Sam Houston State University Charter School
Public elementary school (charter) in Spring, Texas · Sam Houston State University Charter School · Grades K–6
Sam Houston State University Charter School serves 437 students in grades K–6 in Spring (Harris County). It is the only school in Sam Houston State University Charter School. By enrollment it is the 3140th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.5 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 ÷ 25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Sam Houston State University Charter School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480145413263 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sam Houston State University Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 437 | 437 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 17.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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 State University Charter School in context
Size
Sam Houston State University Charter School is the only school in Sam Houston State University Charter School, so its 437 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 614; Sam Houston State University Charter School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 77 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 26, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 6 has 60% fewer students than kindergarten (26 against 65). 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
The largest group is White students: 38.7% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 30%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 437 students, Sam Houston State University Charter School has 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 437 students would have about 29.5 teachers, so Sam Houston State University Charter School has 4.5 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 State University Charter 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 Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Spring ISD. Within 10 miles there are 104 other elementary schools, 24 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 | 38.7% |
| Hispanic | 30% |
| Black | 20.6% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Asian | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 73 |
| Grade 2 | 77 |
| Grade 3 | 69 |
| Grade 4 | 67 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
| Grade 6 | 26 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
22801 Aldine Westfield Rd, Spring, TX 77373
Phone: (936)294-1103
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sam Houston State University Charter School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl M Hirsch Elementary School | Spring ISD | 0.6 mi | 630 | 15.2 | 81.1% |
| Gloria Marshall Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.3 mi | 876 | 15.9 | 75.1% |
| Mildred Jenkins Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.6 mi | 603 | 15.5 | 83.9% |
| Ogden Elementary School | Aldine ISD | 1.7 mi | 584 | 14.2 | 84.6% |
| Smith Elementary School | Spring ISD | 1.9 mi | 624 | 14 | 80.1% |
| Magrill EC/PK/K | Aldine ISD | 2.0 mi | 589 | 15.9 | 90.7% |
| John Winship Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.0 mi | 524 | 16.9 | 70% |
| Chet Burchett Elementary School | Spring ISD | 2.0 mi | 982 | 18.1 | 73.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.