Moore Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Moore Elementary School serves 356 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 3786th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.8 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 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432005568 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 356 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.4% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Moore Elementary School in context
Size
Moore Elementary School is the 33rd largest of Pasadena ISD's 36 elementary schools; its 356 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 527 students, so Moore 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 3 with 69 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 59 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 54 in kindergarten and 59 in grade 4. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Pasadena ISD (82.8%). Black students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena 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
Moore Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 356 students would have about 24.1 teachers, so Moore Elementary School has 8.9 more.
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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Atkinson Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 33 elementary schools within 5 miles and 134 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.6% |
| Black | 10.4% |
| White | 9% |
| Asian | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
| Grade 1 | 59 |
| Grade 2 | 65 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8880 S Bluff, Houston, TX 77089
Phone: (713)740-0656
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Moore Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinson Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.1 mi | 454 | 11.6 | 81.7% |
| Frazier Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 439 | 11.9 | 71.3% |
| South Belt Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 690 | 14.1 | 48.3% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 555 | 13.2 | 67.9% |
| Stuchbery Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 604 | 12.3 | 84.4% |
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.8 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 2.0 mi | 741 | 15.6 | 43.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 498 | 13.8 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.