Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School serves 329 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3957th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 23 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002505 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 329 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.5% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School in context
Size
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is the 142nd largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 329 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 417; Kashmere Gardens 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 pre-K with 61 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 39, against an average of 47 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 39 in kindergarten and 40 in grade 5. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 82.7% here and 20.8% across Houston ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 16.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston 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 23 full-time-equivalent teachers for 329 students, Kashmere Gardens Elementary School has 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 329 students would have about 22.2 teachers, so Kashmere Gardens Elementary 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
Kashmere Gardens Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Isaacs Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 197 other elementary schools, 54 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 82.7% |
| Hispanic | 16.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| White | 0.3% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 54 |
| Grade 4 | 39 |
| Grade 5 | 40 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4901 Lockwood Dr., Houston, TX 77026
Phone: (713)671-4160
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kashmere Gardens Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaacs Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 241 | 12.7 | 98.8% |
| Cook Jr. Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 453 | 15.2 | 98% |
| Ross Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 262 | 12 | 96.2% |
| Dogan Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 448 | 14 | 98.7% |
| McGowen Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 386 | 14.8 | 96.9% |
| Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood School | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 1.7 mi | 48 | 11.3 | 95.8% |
| Atherton Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 450 | 14.5 | 94.9% |
| Eliot Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 464 | 14.1 | 95.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.