Oak Forest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Oak Forest Elementary School serves 950 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 133rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 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 ÷ 53.49 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 | 482364002544 |
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 | 950 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 11.4% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Oak Forest Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Oak Forest Elementary School is the 6th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 552 students, so Oak Forest 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 2 with 170 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 136 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 156 in kindergarten and 146 in grade 5. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (10%). Hispanic students are next, at 24.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
11.4% of students qualify 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
Oak Forest Elementary School has 53.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 950 students would have about 64.2 teachers, so Oak Forest Elementary School has 10.7 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Stevens Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 209 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.2% |
| Hispanic | 24.5% |
| Asian | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Black | 3.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 156 |
| Grade 1 | 168 |
| Grade 2 | 170 |
| Grade 3 | 162 |
| Grade 4 | 147 |
| Grade 5 | 146 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 W 43rd St, Houston, TX 77018
Phone: (713)613-2536
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oak Forest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 556 | 15 | 90.6% |
| Durham Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 547 | 15.7 | 58% |
| Brazos School for Inquiry and Creativity Tidwell | Brazos School for Inquiry & Creativity | 1.4 mi | 151 | 13.9 | 100% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 763 | 17.2 | 42.7% |
| KIPP Nexus Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 739 | 21.3 | 91.5% |
| Smith Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 730 | 15.9 | 96.8% |
| Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 487 | 81.2 | 96.5% |
| Highland Hts Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 441 | 15.2 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.