Hopper Primary School
Public elementary school in Highlands, Texas · Goose Creek CISD · Grades Pre-K–K
Hopper Primary School serves 239 students in grades Pre-K–K in Highlands (Harris County). It is one of 33 schools in Goose Creek CISD. By enrollment it is the 4390th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 17.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–K |
| District | Goose Creek CISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482115005479 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goose Creek CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 239 | 24,032 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 15.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.5% | 74.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hopper Primary School in context
Size
Hopper Primary School is the smallest of Goose Creek CISD's 17 elementary schools; its 239 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 675; Hopper Primary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 158 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 81, against an average of 120 per grade. It also enrolls 81 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 69.9% here and 65.7% across Goose Creek CISD. White students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74.3% across Goose Creek CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 17.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 239 students, Hopper Primary School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 239 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Hopper Primary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hopper Primary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Highlands Elementary School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 52 other elementary schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.9% |
| White | 22.2% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 81 |
| Kindergarten | 158 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
405 E Houston, Highlands, TX 77562
Phone: (281)420-4685
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hopper Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 0.2 mi | 868 | 15.6 | 79.6% |
| Harlem Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.0 mi | 575 | 14.6 | 87.1% |
| Drew Elementary School | Crosby ISD | 3.1 mi | 602 | 14.9 | 81.1% |
| Travis Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 3.4 mi | 709 | 16 | 77.9% |
| Crenshaw Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 3.8 mi | 482 | 14.2 | 95% |
| Jessie Lee Pumphrey Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.0 mi | 749 | 17 | 64.6% |
| Barrett Elementary School | Crosby ISD | 4.1 mi | 640 | 16.4 | 59.8% |
| Banuelos Elementary School | Goose Creek CISD | 4.1 mi | 769 | 16.2 | 72.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.