South Belt Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
South Belt Elementary School serves 690 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 980th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 49.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432010780 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 690 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.3% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
South Belt Elementary School in context
Size
South Belt Elementary School is the 4th largest of Pasadena ISD's 36 elementary schools; its 690 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 576 students, so South Belt 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 4 with 138 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 69, against an average of 115 per grade. This year grade 4 has 22% more students than kindergarten (138 against 113). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 69 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 55.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Pasadena ISD (82.8%). Asian students are next, at 18.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
48.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena 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
South Belt Elementary School has 49.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 690 students would have about 46.6 teachers, so South Belt Elementary School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Moore Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 29 elementary schools within 5 miles and 125 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.9% |
| Asian | 18.4% |
| Black | 14.5% |
| White | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 69 |
| Kindergarten | 113 |
| Grade 1 | 128 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 132 |
| Grade 4 | 138 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1801 Riverstone Ranch Rd, Houston, TX 77089
Phone: (713)740-5276
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: South Belt Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.3 mi | 356 | 10.8 | 67.4% |
| Arlyne & Alan Weber Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.4 mi | 742 | 17.7 | 49.6% |
| Frazier Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 439 | 11.9 | 71.3% |
| C J Harris Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 1.7 mi | 549 | 14.2 | 49.2% |
| Iltexas Pearland Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.7 mi | 602 | 14 | 60.3% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 1.9 mi | 741 | 15.6 | 43.2% |
| Shadycrest Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 2.0 mi | 512 | 15.3 | 23% |
| Stuchbery Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 2.2 mi | 604 | 12.3 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.