Scroggins Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Scroggins Elementary School serves 287 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 4196th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 22.93 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 | 482364002582 |
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 | 287 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Scroggins Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Scroggins Elementary School is the 160th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 318; Scroggins 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 pre-K with 45 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 37, against an average of 41 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 42 in kindergarten and 41 in grade 5. It also enrolls 45 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.9% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD.
99% 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 22.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 287 students, Scroggins Elementary School has 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 287 students would have about 19.4 teachers, so Scroggins Elementary School has 3.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Scroggins Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Eliot Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 196 other elementary schools, 58 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 | 96.9% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| White | 0.7% |
45.6% of students are girls and 54.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 45 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Boyles St, Houston, TX 77020
Phone: (713)671-4130
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scroggins Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eliot Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.5 mi | 464 | 14.1 | 95.5% |
| Martinez R Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 380 | 13.5 | 96.8% |
| Pugh Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 256 | 11.7 | 97.3% |
| Atherton Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 450 | 14.5 | 94.9% |
| Isaacs Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 241 | 12.7 | 98.8% |
| Henderson N Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 251 | 12.6 | 99.6% |
| Port Houston Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 255 | 13.4 | 99.6% |
| Dogan Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 448 | 14 | 98.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.