Jessup Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Jessup Elementary School serves 326 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 3979th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 9.9 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003831 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 326 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 9.9 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.6% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Jessup Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 36 elementary schools in Pasadena ISD, Jessup Elementary School is the smallest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 496; Jessup 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 4 with 63 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 45, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 4 has 37% more students than kindergarten (63 against 46). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 81% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Black students are next, at 13.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
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 326 students, Jessup Elementary School has 9.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 326 students would have about 22 teachers, so Jessup Elementary School has 11 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jessup Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Beta Academy, 0.4 miles away in Beta Academy. Within 10 miles there are 152 other elementary schools, 46 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 | 81% |
| Black | 13.8% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
42.9% of students are girls and 57.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 46 |
| Grade 1 | 52 |
| Grade 2 | 62 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9301 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77075
Phone: (713)740-0616
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jessup Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Academy | Beta Academy | 0.4 mi | 1,032 | 22.8 | 74% |
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.6 mi | 736 | 14.9 | 87.6% |
| Thomas Hancock Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.7 mi | 336 | 12.1 | 94.3% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.8 mi | 555 | 13.2 | 67.9% |
| Garfield Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 537 | 12.5 | 87.5% |
| Atkinson Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.5 mi | 454 | 11.6 | 81.7% |
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Freeman Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 382 | 10.6 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.