Ride Elementary School
Public elementary school in The Woodlands, Texas · Conroe ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Ride Elementary School serves 508 students in grades Pre-K–4 in The Woodlands (Montgomery County). It is one of 65 schools in Conroe ISD. By enrollment it is the 2451st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 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 ÷ 39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Conroe ISD |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481500005858 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Conroe ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 508 | 72,914 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 15.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 29.3% | 43.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Ride Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 38 elementary schools in Conroe ISD, Ride Elementary School is the smallest, with 0.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 718 students, so Ride Elementary School is smaller 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 94 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 61, against an average of 85 per grade. This year grade 4 has 51% more students than kindergarten (92 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 94 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 55.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Conroe ISD (38.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 20.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
29.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43.7% across Conroe ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ride Elementary School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 508 students would have about 34.3 teachers, so Ride Elementary School has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is David Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 21 elementary schools within 5 miles and 63 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 55.1% |
| Hispanic | 20.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.6% |
| Black | 9.3% |
| Asian | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 94 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 86 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 92 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4920 W Panther Creek Dr., The Woodlands, TX 77381
Phone: (281)465-2800
Website: conroeisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ride Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 0.8 mi | 585 | 16.3 | 9.4% |
| Glen Loch Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 1.1 mi | 555 | 12.9 | 54.4% |
| Creekside Forest Elementary School | Tomball ISD | 1.9 mi | 676 | 14.5 | 7.5% |
| Powell Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.2 mi | 830 | 15.4 | 20.8% |
| Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 2.6 mi | 406 | 15.5 | 29.3% |
| Galatas Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.6 mi | 792 | 16.2 | 10.1% |
| French Elementary School | Klein ISD | 2.8 mi | 786 | 16.1 | 24% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Conroe ISD | 2.8 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 48.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.