Post Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Post Elementary School serves 798 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 91 schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. By enrollment it is the 457th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481611001191 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 798 | 117,927 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.1% | 58.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Post Elementary School in context
Size
Post Elementary School is the 42nd largest of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's 59 elementary schools; its 798 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 860; Post 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 135 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 70, against an average of 114 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (135 against 112). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 55.9% here and 45.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Black students are next, at 21.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks 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
With 55.6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 798 students, Post Elementary School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 798 students would have about 53.9 teachers, so Post Elementary School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Post 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 Harmony School of Excellence-Houston, 0.7 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Houston North. Within 10 miles there are 144 other elementary schools, 29 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.9% |
| Black | 21.7% |
| White | 12.2% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 112 |
| Grade 1 | 123 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 130 |
| Grade 4 | 120 |
| Grade 5 | 135 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7600 Equador St, Houston, TX 77040
Phone: (713)896-3488
Website: cfisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Post Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Excellence-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 0.7 mi | 1,165 | 16.3 | 62% |
| Gleason Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.4 mi | 940 | 17 | 64.1% |
| Reed Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.7 mi | 847 | 14.1 | 84.7% |
| Bang Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.9 mi | 949 | 14 | 77.3% |
| Frazier Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.3 mi | 601 | 11.6 | 89.2% |
| Bane Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.5 mi | 872 | 14.3 | 95% |
| Willbern Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.8 mi | 831 | 14.7 | 76.3% |
| Lee Elementary School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 3.3 mi | 780 | 13.7 | 76.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.