Sneed Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Sneed Elementary School serves 922 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 179th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 68.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783006817 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 922 | 38,610 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.2% | 86.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Sneed Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 24 elementary schools in Alief ISD, Sneed Elementary School is the largest, with 2.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 784 students, so Sneed 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 3 with 174 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 85, against an average of 154 per grade. This year grade 4 has 12% more students than kindergarten (174 against 156). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 85 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71% of enrollment, a higher share than across Alief ISD (63.2%). Black students are next, at 17.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sneed Elementary School has 68.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 922 students would have about 62.3 teachers, so Sneed Elementary School has 6.3 more.
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 Westchase Neighborhood School, 0.6 miles away in Texas College Preparatory Academies. There are 76 elementary schools within 5 miles and 181 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71% |
| Black | 17.5% |
| Asian | 5.5% |
| White | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 85 |
| Kindergarten | 156 |
| Grade 1 | 164 |
| Grade 2 | 169 |
| Grade 3 | 174 |
| Grade 4 | 174 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9855 Pagewood Ln, Houston, TX 77042
Phone: (713)789-6979
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sneed Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westchase Neighborhood School | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 0.6 mi | 595 | 16.9 | 88.2% |
| Emerson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 990 | 19.8 | 97.4% |
| Collins Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 788 | 13.1 | 93.5% |
| Piney Point Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,286 | 20.9 | 98% |
| Bush Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 780 | 13.9 | 90.5% |
| Neff Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 709 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| Briarmeadow Charter | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 591 | 16.9 | 42.8% |
| KIPP Sharp Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 1,078 | 23.7 | 90.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.