Rice School /La Escuela Rice
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades K–8
Rice School /La Escuela Rice serves 1,043 students in grades K–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 76th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.6 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 ÷ 62.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–8 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364016978 |
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 | 1,043 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.8% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
Rice School /La Escuela Rice in context
Size
Rice School /La Escuela Rice is the 4th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 1,043 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 745 students, so Rice School /La Escuela Rice 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 grade 6 with 151 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 71, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 8 has 110% more students than kindergarten (149 against 71). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 50.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.8% 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
Rice School /La Escuela Rice has 62.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,043 students would have about 70.5 teachers, so Rice School /La Escuela Rice has 7.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
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 Longfellow Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 52 elementary schools within 5 miles and 221 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 50.4% |
| Hispanic | 41.8% |
| Asian | 4% |
| White | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 71 |
| Grade 1 | 97 |
| Grade 2 | 103 |
| Grade 3 | 101 |
| Grade 4 | 104 |
| Grade 5 | 119 |
| Grade 6 | 151 |
| Grade 7 | 148 |
| Grade 8 | 149 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7550 Seuss Dr., Houston, TX 77025
Phone: (713)349-1800
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rice School /La Escuela Rice. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 576 | 14.2 | 85.6% |
| Twain Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 924 | 18.5 | 19.3% |
| Roberts Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 721 | 18.1 | 17.6% |
| West University Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,183 | 18.5 | 6.1% |
| Shearn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 470 | 16.8 | 95.3% |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.9 mi | 742 | 15.6 | 75.1% |
| Horn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 750 | 18.4 | 15.5% |
| Poe Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 748 | 18.3 | 35% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.