Sam Houston Elementary School
Public elementary school in Bryan, Texas · Bryan ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Sam Houston Elementary School serves 494 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Bryan (Brazos County). It is one of 25 schools in Bryan ISD. By enrollment it is the 2592nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Bryan ISD |
| County | Brazos County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481179006226 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bryan ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 494 | 16,044 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 14 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.2% | 77.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Sam Houston Elementary School in context
Size
Sam Houston Elementary School is the 5th largest of Bryan ISD's 14 elementary schools; its 494 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 444; Sam Houston 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 3 with 99 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 45, against an average of 82 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 85 in kindergarten and 80 in grade 4. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 62.8% here and 17.7% across Bryan ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 29.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.5% across Bryan 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 32.31 full-time-equivalent teachers for 494 students, Sam Houston Elementary School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 494 students would have about 33.4 teachers, so Sam Houston Elementary School has 1.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Sam Houston Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Alton Bowen Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 26 other elementary schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.8% |
| Hispanic | 29.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 91 |
| Grade 3 | 99 |
| Grade 4 | 80 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4501 Canterbury, Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: (979)209-1360
Website: houston.bryanisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sam Houston Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alton Bowen Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 1.1 mi | 440 | 12.5 | 60% |
| Johnson Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 2.3 mi | 445 | 14.5 | 53.5% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 2.4 mi | 426 | 14.7 | 61% |
| College Hills Elementary School | College Station ISD | 3.3 mi | 600 | 15.3 | 73% |
| Sul Ross Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 3.4 mi | 476 | 14.8 | 74.6% |
| Henderson Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 3.8 mi | 533 | 14.1 | 83.5% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Bryan ISD | 3.9 mi | 442 | 12.8 | 89.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Bryan | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 3.9 mi | 395 | 12.5 | 84.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.