Love Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Love Elementary School serves 340 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3897th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 25 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 | 482364002525 |
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 | 340 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.4% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Love Elementary School in context
Size
Love Elementary School is the 136th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 340 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 504; Love 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 1 with 65 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 28, against an average of 49 per grade. This year grade 5 has 47% fewer students than kindergarten (29 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74.7% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. White students are next, at 14.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.4% 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 25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 340 students, Love Elementary School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 340 students would have about 23 teachers, so Love Elementary School has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Love Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Helms Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 222 other elementary schools, 51 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 | 74.7% |
| White | 14.1% |
| Black | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 28 |
| Grade 5 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1120 W 13th St, Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713)867-0840
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Love Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helms Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 501 | 17.3 | 48.9% |
| Harvard Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 657 | 16.9 | 11.1% |
| Sinclair Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.2 mi | 728 | 17.1 | 32.8% |
| Field Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 507 | 17.5 | 41.6% |
| Browning Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 348 | 12.7 | 88.8% |
| Memorial Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 474 | 16.3 | 35.2% |
| Burrus Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 198 | 11.7 | 96.5% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 763 | 17.2 | 42.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.