The Varnett School - East
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · The Varnett Public School · Grades Pre-K–6
The Varnett School - East serves 275 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 3 schools in The Varnett Public School. By enrollment it is the 4244th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 18.26 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | The Varnett Public School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480007309646 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | The Varnett Public School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 275 | 1,159 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 17 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.1% | 91.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
The Varnett School - East in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in The Varnett Public School, The Varnett School - East is the smallest, with 23.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 456; The Varnett School - East is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 44 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 22, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 6 has 48% fewer students than kindergarten (22 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91.6% here and 75.8% across The Varnett Public School.
73.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 91.5% across The Varnett Public School 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 18.26 full-time-equivalent teachers for 275 students, The Varnett School - East has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 275 students would have about 18.6 teachers, so The Varnett School - East has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
The Varnett School - East is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Harris R P Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Houston ISD. Within 10 miles there are 163 other elementary schools, 33 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 | 91.6% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 35 |
| Grade 3 | 41 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 31 |
| Grade 6 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
804A Maxey Rd, Houston, TX 77013
Phone: (713)637-6574
Website: varnett.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The Varnett School - East. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris R P Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 383 | 13.6 | 97.7% |
| Normandy Crossing Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 0.7 mi | 596 | 14 | 91.8% |
| Robinson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 401 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Pyburn Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.0 mi | 454 | 12.9 | 91.9% |
| Jacinto City Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.3 mi | 689 | 14.1 | 89.4% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 326 | 15.5 | 85.6% |
| Woodland Acres Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.5 mi | 458 | 14.1 | 84.5% |
| Cimarron Elementary School | Galena Park ISD | 1.7 mi | 669 | 14.7 | 91% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in The Varnett Public School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Varnett School - Northeast | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 354 |
| Varnett Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 530 |