Patterson Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Patterson Elementary School serves 811 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 409th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 48 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 | 482364002550 |
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 | 811 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Patterson Elementary School in context
Size
Patterson Elementary School is the 19th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 811 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 492 students, so Patterson 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 pre-K with 157 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 87, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (108 against 97). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 157 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94% 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
Patterson Elementary School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 811 students would have about 54.8 teachers, so Patterson Elementary School has 6.8 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Rucker Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 61 elementary schools within 5 miles and 172 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92% |
| Black | 5.7% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 157 |
| Kindergarten | 97 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 87 |
| Grade 3 | 138 |
| Grade 4 | 114 |
| Grade 5 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5302 Allendale Rd, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713)943-5750
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Patterson Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rucker Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 434 | 14 | 94% |
| Williams Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.9 mi | 455 | 11.4 | 92.1% |
| Bonner Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 561 | 14.4 | 96.8% |
| South Houston Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 422 | 12.4 | 94.5% |
| KIPP Climb Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 679 | 19 | 71% |
| Matthys Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 457 | 12.7 | 89.7% |
| South Shaver Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.9 mi | 527 | 13 | 95.3% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.