Sam Houston Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sam Houston Elementary School serves 703 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 899th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 47.48 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 | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025011866 |
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 | 703 | 20,862 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 88.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% 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 3rd largest of Galena Park ISD's 15 elementary schools; its 703 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 682; 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 2 with 119 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 60, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (106 against 96). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 60 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94.5% here and 82.1% across Galena Park 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 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
With 47.48 full-time-equivalent teachers for 703 students, Sam Houston Elementary School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 703 students would have about 47.5 teachers, so Sam Houston Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is North Shore Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 116 other elementary schools, 25 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 | 94.5% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 60 |
| Kindergarten | 96 |
| Grade 1 | 104 |
| Grade 2 | 119 |
| Grade 3 | 109 |
| Grade 4 | 109 |
| Grade 5 | 106 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4101 E Sam Houston Pkwy N, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-4430
Website: galenaparkisd.com
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 0.6 mi | 965 | 17.1 | 90.5% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.1 mi | 634 | 14.6 | 94.3% |
| Cloverleaf Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.1 mi | 821 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| B H Hamblen Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.2 mi | 886 | 15.6 | 84.5% |
| McMullan Elementary School | Channelview ISD | 1.4 mi | 482 | 13.4 | 90% |
| James B Havard Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.5 mi | 694 | 15.2 | 83.9% |
| Green Valley Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.8 mi | 565 | 12.4 | 94% |
| Cimarron Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.9 mi | 669 | 14.7 | 91% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.