Rucker Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rucker Elementary School serves 434 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3169th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 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 ÷ 31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002573 |
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 | 434 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Rucker Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Rucker Elementary School is the 100th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 544; Rucker 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 106 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 42, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% more students than kindergarten (59 against 53). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 106 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.3% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94% of its students are eligible 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
With 31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 434 students, Rucker Elementary School has 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 434 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Rucker 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
Rucker Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Patterson Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 175 other elementary schools, 61 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 | 93.3% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 106 |
| Kindergarten | 53 |
| Grade 1 | 54 |
| Grade 2 | 67 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 42 |
| Grade 5 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5201 Vinett St, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713)845-7467
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rucker Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 811 | 16.9 | 94% |
| Williams Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.9 mi | 455 | 11.4 | 92.1% |
| Richey Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 505 | 12.6 | 96.8% |
| Bonner Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 561 | 14.4 | 96.8% |
| Morales Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.7 mi | 379 | 11.5 | 93.9% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
| South Shaver Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.1 mi | 527 | 13 | 95.3% |
| KIPP Climb Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.1 mi | 679 | 19 | 71% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.