Sanchez Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sanchez Elementary School serves 378 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3637th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 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 ÷ 26 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 | 482364006119 |
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 | 378 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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.
Sanchez Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Sanchez Elementary School is the 122nd largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 555; Sanchez 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 grade 4 with 70 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 5 has 56% more students than kindergarten (70 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.4% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.5% 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 26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 378 students, Sanchez Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 378 students would have about 25.5 teachers, so Sanchez 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
Sanchez Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Crespo Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 186 other elementary schools, 64 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 | 97.4% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| White | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 51 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2700 Berkley St, Houston, TX 77012
Phone: (713)845-7472
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sanchez Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crespo Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 526 | 16.4 | 94.1% |
| Pstem Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 0.5 mi | 482 | 19.2 | 96.3% |
| Southmayd Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 321 | 12.3 | 96.3% |
| Houston Gateway Academy | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 0.8 mi | 613 | 18 | 85.6% |
| Davila Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 398 | 13.8 | 99.5% |
| Houston Gateway Academy Inc Elite College Prep | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 0.9 mi | 583 | 21.5 | 84.9% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
| YES Prep East End Elementary School | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.1 mi | 607 | 16.3 | 89.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.