Sutton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sutton Elementary School serves 833 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 345th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 51 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 | 482364002596 |
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 | 833 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.4% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Sutton Elementary School in context
Size
Sutton Elementary School is the 17th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 833 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.8 miles away and have a median of 765 students, so Sutton 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 140 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 71, against an average of 119 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 127 in kindergarten and 121 in grade 5. It also enrolls 71 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 83.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.4% 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
Sutton Elementary School has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 833 students would have about 56.3 teachers, so Sutton Elementary School has 5.3 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 KIPP Connect Houston Primary School, 0.6 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 69 elementary schools within 5 miles and 200 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.8% |
| Black | 6.8% |
| Asian | 4.9% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 71 |
| Kindergarten | 127 |
| Grade 1 | 114 |
| Grade 2 | 122 |
| Grade 3 | 140 |
| Grade 4 | 138 |
| Grade 5 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7402 Albacore Dr., Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (713)778-3400
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sutton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Connect Houston Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.6 mi | 1,056 | 23.6 | 76.7% |
| Mistral Center for Early Childhood | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 329 | 18.3 | 92.4% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 857 | 27.7 | 98% |
| Etoile Academy Charter School | Etoile Academy Charter School | 0.8 mi | 676 | 16.7 | 94.7% |
| Braeburn Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 853 | 17.1 | 98.8% |
| Baker-Ripley Charter School | Bakerripley Community Schools | 0.9 mi | 398 | 15.7 | 97.2% |
| McNamara Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 916 | 17.3 | 98.1% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 1.2 mi | 246 | 22.5 | 98.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.