Phelan Elementary School
Public elementary school in Richmond, Texas · Lamar CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Phelan Elementary School serves 743 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Richmond (Fort Bend County). It is one of 49 schools in Lamar CISD. By enrollment it is the 662nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.8 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 ÷ 37.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lamar CISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482658014240 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lamar CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 743 | 46,786 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.8 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.8% | 43% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% 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.
Phelan Elementary School in context
Size
Phelan Elementary School is the 13th largest of Lamar CISD's 33 elementary schools; its 743 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 611; Phelan 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 kindergarten with 119 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 81, against an average of 106 per grade. This year grade 5 has 32% fewer students than kindergarten (81 against 119). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 113 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 34.2% here and 23.8% across Lamar CISD. Hispanic students are next, at 30%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43% across Lamar CISD 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
With 37.53 full-time-equivalent teachers for 743 students, Phelan Elementary School has 19.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 743 students would have about 50.2 teachers, so Phelan Elementary School has 12.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Phelan 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 Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 58 other elementary schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 34.2% |
| Hispanic | 30% |
| Asian | 18.8% |
| White | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 113 |
| Kindergarten | 119 |
| Grade 1 | 119 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 119 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
| Grade 5 | 81 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1600 Great Blue Heron Ln, Richmond, TX 77469
Phone: (832)223-4500
Website: lcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Phelan Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.2 mi | 543 | 16.5 | 48.1% |
| Smith Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.5 mi | 307 | 12.3 | 76.2% |
| Jane Long Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.7 mi | 443 | 12.8 | 78.3% |
| Manford Williams Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.8 mi | 683 | 17.5 | 47.4% |
| John Arredondo Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.2 mi | 678 | 17 | 45.9% |
| T L Pink Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.5 mi | 490 | 14.6 | 83.1% |
| Iltexas Richmond Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 3.2 mi | 704 | 15.1 | 57% |
| Cora Thomas Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.4 mi | 678 | 16.5 | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.