Oyster Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sugar Land, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Oyster Creek Elementary School serves 824 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Sugar Land (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 368th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 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 ÷ 52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Oyster Creek 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481965008212 |
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 | 824 | 79,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.3% | 47.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Oyster Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Oyster Creek Elementary School is the 10th largest of Fort Bend ISD's 53 elementary schools; its 824 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 694; Oyster Creek 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 5 with 161 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 5 has 48% more students than kindergarten (161 against 109). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 35.1% here and 28% across Fort Bend ISD. Black students are next, at 22.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.3% 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. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 52 full-time-equivalent teachers for 824 students, Oyster Creek Elementary School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 824 students would have about 55.7 teachers, so Oyster Creek Elementary School has 3.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Oyster Creek 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 Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 134 other elementary schools, 39 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 35.1% |
| Black | 22.7% |
| Hispanic | 22.3% |
| White | 14.7% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 109 |
| Grade 1 | 108 |
| Grade 2 | 126 |
| Grade 3 | 127 |
| Grade 4 | 150 |
| Grade 5 | 161 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16425 Mellow Oaks Ln, Sugar Land, TX 77498
Phone: (281)634-5910
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Oyster Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.4 mi | 924 | 16.1 | 23.2% |
| Sst Sugarland | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.5 mi | 739 | 16 | 71.9% |
| Rita Drabek Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.8 mi | 591 | 14.4 | 57.4% |
| Malala Yousafzai | Fort Bend ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,118 | 17.5 | 26.4% |
| Mary Austin Holley Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.0 mi | 648 | 13.5 | 81% |
| Arizona Fleming Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.5 mi | 462 | 12.2 | 79.4% |
| Mission Bend Glen Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.5 mi | 460 | 13.7 | 82.6% |
| KIPP Journey Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 1,052 | 24 | 89.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.