Mission Bend Glen Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Mission Bend Glen Elementary School serves 460 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 2893rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 33.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Mission Bend Glen Elementary School follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481965023000 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 460 | 79,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.6% | 47.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Mission Bend Glen Elementary School in context
Size
Mission Bend Glen Elementary School is the 42nd largest of Fort Bend ISD's 53 elementary schools; its 460 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 582; Mission Bend Glen 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 83 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 39, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% more students than kindergarten (75 against 60). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 39 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 55% here and 26.6% across Fort Bend ISD. Black students are next, at 27%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend 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 33.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 460 students, Mission Bend Glen Elementary School has 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 460 students would have about 31.1 teachers, so Mission Bend Glen Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Mission Bend Glen Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Mary Austin Holley Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 142 other elementary schools, 36 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 | 55% |
| Black | 27% |
| Asian | 10% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
52.2% of students are girls and 47.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 39 |
| Kindergarten | 60 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 62 |
| Grade 3 | 82 |
| Grade 4 | 83 |
| Grade 5 | 75 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16003 Mission Glen, Houston, TX 77083
Phone: (281)634-4280
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mission Bend Glen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Austin Holley Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 0.6 mi | 648 | 13.5 | 81% |
| Sst Sugarland | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.1 mi | 739 | 16 | 71.9% |
| Arizona Fleming Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.2 mi | 462 | 12.2 | 79.4% |
| Mission West Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.3 mi | 513 | 12.8 | 79.9% |
| KIPP Unity Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 1,050 | 22.8 | 89.6% |
| Iltexas Westpark Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.4 mi | 852 | 15.2 | 85.4% |
| Petrosky Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 515 | 10.8 | 84.9% |
| Houston Classical | Houston Classical Charter School | 1.8 mi | 342 | 19.7 | 73.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.