Law Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Law Elementary School serves 426 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3246th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 24.9 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 | 482364002516 |
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 | 426 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.8% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Law Elementary School in context
Size
Law Elementary School is the 103rd largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 426 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 372; Law Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 80 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 47, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (56 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 80 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 60.3% here and 20.8% across Houston ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 33.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.8% 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 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 426 students, Law Elementary School has 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 426 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so Law Elementary School has 3.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Law Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Reve Preparatory Charter School, 0.6 miles away in Reve Preparatory Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 175 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 60.3% |
| Hispanic | 33.8% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 80 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 62 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12401 S Coast Dr., Houston, TX 77047
Phone: (713)732-3630
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Law Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reve Preparatory Charter School | Reve Preparatory Charter School | 0.6 mi | 237 | 289 | 100% |
| KIPP Zenith Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.7 mi | 780 | 23.7 | 94% |
| Bloom Academy Charter School | Bloom Academy Charter School | 0.8 mi | 302 | 21.3 | 79.1% |
| Woodson School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 457 | 14.3 | 98.5% |
| Codwell Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 342 | 14.6 | 95.3% |
| Frost Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 402 | 13.4 | 98% |
| Reynolds Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 301 | 13.7 | 93.4% |
| Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.8 mi | 837 | 16.8 | 90% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.