North Shore Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
North Shore Elementary School serves 965 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 123rd 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 ÷ 56.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001988 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 965 | 20,862 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.5% | 88.8% | 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.
North Shore Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 15 elementary schools in Galena Park ISD, North Shore Elementary School is the largest, with 4.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 682 students, so North Shore Elementary School is larger 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 176 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 90, against an average of 138 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 136 in kindergarten and 135 in grade 5. It also enrolls 90 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
North Shore Elementary School has 56.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 965 students would have about 65.2 teachers, so North Shore Elementary School has 8.8 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 Sam Houston Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 28 elementary schools within 5 miles and 113 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.1% |
| Black | 8.1% |
| White | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 90 |
| Kindergarten | 136 |
| Grade 1 | 165 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 176 |
| Grade 4 | 135 |
| Grade 5 | 135 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14310 Duncannon, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-4660
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Shore Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Houston Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 0.6 mi | 703 | 14.8 | 94% |
| James B Havard Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.0 mi | 694 | 15.2 | 83.9% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.1 mi | 821 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| Green Valley Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.3 mi | 565 | 12.4 | 94% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.5 mi | 634 | 14.6 | 94.3% |
| Cimarron Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 669 | 14.7 | 91% |
| B H Hamblen Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.6 mi | 886 | 15.6 | 84.5% |
| McMullan Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.7 mi | 482 | 13.4 | 90% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.