James H Ross Elementary School
Public elementary school in League City, Texas · Clear Creek ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
James H Ross Elementary School serves 510 students in grades Pre-K–5 in League City (Galveston County). It is one of 45 schools in Clear Creek ISD. By enrollment it is the 2419th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Clear Creek ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481428000910 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Clear Creek ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 510 | 39,684 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.2% | 39% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
James H Ross Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 27 elementary schools in Clear Creek ISD, James H Ross Elementary School is the 26th largest, with 1.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 682; James H Ross Elementary 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 grade 2 with 89 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 25, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (84 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 45.7% here and 43.1% across Clear Creek ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 37.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39% across Clear Creek ISD 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 33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 510 students, James H Ross Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 510 students would have about 34.5 teachers, so James H Ross Elementary School has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
James H Ross Elementary 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 Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 56 other elementary schools, 21 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 45.7% |
| Hispanic | 37.3% |
| Black | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 79 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 82 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2401 W Main St, League City, TX 77573
Phone: (281)284-4500
Website: ccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: James H Ross Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.1 mi | 737 | 17.5 | 18.3% |
| Darwin L Gilmore Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.5 mi | 676 | 16.5 | 19.5% |
| League City Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.2 mi | 692 | 14.9 | 57.5% |
| Walter Hall Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.2 mi | 554 | 16.4 | 24.2% |
| Ralph Parr Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.3 mi | 688 | 17.6 | 33.6% |
| Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.4 mi | 810 | 15.6 | 75.7% |
| P H Greene Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.2 mi | 545 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
| Calder Road Elementary School | Dickinson ISD | 3.2 mi | 534 | 15 | 54.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.