Meyer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Meyer Elementary School serves 680 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 1044th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 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 ÷ 44.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122004714 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 680 | 33,590 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 17.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.4% | 80.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
Meyer Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 25 elementary schools in Spring ISD, Meyer Elementary School is the 13th largest, with 2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 658 students, so Meyer 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 grade 2 with 121 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 77, against an average of 97 per grade. This year grade 5 has 44% more students than kindergarten (112 against 78). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Spring ISD (54%). Black students are next, at 39%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring 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
Meyer Elementary School has 44.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 680 students would have about 45.9 teachers, so Meyer Elementary School has 1.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 37 elementary schools within 5 miles and 129 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.2% |
| Black | 39% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| White | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 103 |
| Grade 2 | 121 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16330 Forest Way Dr., Houston, TX 77090
Phone: (281)891-8270
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Meyer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Eickenroht Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.3 mi | 574 | 16 | 91.8% |
| Bammel Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.3 mi | 697 | 18.2 | 90.5% |
| Carolee Booker Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.4 mi | 726 | 16.4 | 87.2% |
| Helen Major Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.4 mi | 567 | 17 | 94.4% |
| Ponderosa Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.6 mi | 740 | 17.6 | 87.2% |
| Hoyland Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.8 mi | 617 | 14.3 | 92.1% |
| Lemm Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.4 mi | 618 | 14.9 | 47.6% |
| Clark Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.4 mi | 828 | 19.9 | 86.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.