Pyburn Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Pyburn Elementary School serves 454 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 2967th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 35.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001991 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 454 | 20,862 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.9% | 88.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% 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.
Pyburn Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 15 elementary schools in Galena Park ISD, Pyburn Elementary School is the 14th largest, with 2.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 430 students, so Pyburn 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 4 with 79 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 65 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (70 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 96.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%).
91.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
Pyburn Elementary School has 35.26 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 454 students would have about 30.7 teachers, so Pyburn Elementary School has 4.6 more.
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 Harris R P Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 167 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 96.7% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| White | 1.1% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12302 Coulson, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-3150
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pyburn Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris R P Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 383 | 13.6 | 97.7% |
| Jacinto City Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.0 mi | 689 | 14.1 | 89.4% |
| The Varnett School - East | The Varnett Public School | 1.0 mi | 275 | 15.1 | 73.1% |
| Woodland Acres Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.3 mi | 458 | 14.1 | 84.5% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 326 | 15.5 | 85.6% |
| Normandy Crossing Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.5 mi | 596 | 14 | 91.8% |
| Macarthur Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 556 | 13.8 | 89.9% |
| Robinson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 401 | 14.4 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.