Shearn Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Shearn Elementary School serves 470 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2819th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 28 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 | 482364002585 |
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 | 470 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.3% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
Shearn Elementary School in context
Size
Shearn Elementary School is the 87th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 470 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 721 students, so Shearn 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 2 with 81 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 44, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (68 against 56). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 75 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 27.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.3% of students qualify 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
Shearn Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 470 students would have about 31.8 teachers, so Shearn Elementary School has 3.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Longfellow Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 56 elementary schools within 5 miles and 205 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.5% |
| Black | 27.9% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| White | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 75 |
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 68 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9802 Stella Link Rd, Houston, TX 77025
Phone: (713)295-5236
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Shearn Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 576 | 14.2 | 85.6% |
| Red Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 530 | 15.1 | 67.4% |
| Horn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 750 | 18.4 | 15.5% |
| Twain Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 924 | 18.5 | 19.3% |
| Lovett Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 700 | 16.7 | 40.4% |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.8 mi | 742 | 15.6 | 75.1% |
| Rice School /La Escuela Rice | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 1,043 | 16.6 | 61.8% |
| Varnett Charter School | The Varnett Public School | 2.1 mi | 530 | 19.1 | 95.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.