Tijerina Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Tijerina Elementary School serves 333 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 3940th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 20 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 | 482364005500 |
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 | 333 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.1% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Tijerina Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Tijerina Elementary School is the 140th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 285; Tijerina 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 64 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 36, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (43 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 49 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 96.7% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.1% of its students are eligible 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
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers for 333 students, Tijerina Elementary School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 333 students would have about 22.5 teachers, so Tijerina Elementary School has 2.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Tijerina Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Burnet Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 200 other elementary schools, 68 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 | 96.7% |
| Black | 1.8% |
| White | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
51.4% of students are girls and 48.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 49 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 38 |
| Grade 3 | 64 |
| Grade 4 | 47 |
| Grade 5 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6501 Sherman St, Houston, TX 77011
Phone: (713)924-1790
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tijerina Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnet Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.6 mi | 324 | 18 | 90.1% |
| Franklin Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 218 | 12.8 | 98.2% |
| Laurenzo Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 240 | 18.7 | 90.8% |
| Carrillo Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 346 | 18.2 | 82.9% |
| Briscoe Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 177 | 10.4 | 93.2% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 351 | 13.1 | 99.7% |
| KIPP Explore Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 756 | 20.5 | 92.1% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 246 | 13.7 | 95.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.