Tinsley Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 1–5
Tinsley Elementary School serves 590 students in grades 1–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1685th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.9 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 ÷ 33 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364008614 |
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 | 590 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.9 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.5% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Tinsley Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Tinsley Elementary School is the 59th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1 miles away with a median enrollment of 518; Tinsley 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 138 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 105, against an average of 118 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 106 in grade 1 and 105 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.8% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.5% 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 33 full-time-equivalent teachers for 590 students, Tinsley Elementary School has 17.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 590 students would have about 39.9 teachers, so Tinsley Elementary School has 6.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Tinsley Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Halpin Early Childhood Center, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 186 other elementary schools, 76 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 | 89.8% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| White | 1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 106 |
| Grade 2 | 130 |
| Grade 3 | 138 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11035 Bob White, Houston, TX 77096
Phone: (713)778-8400
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tinsley Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halpin Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 302 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
| Elrod Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 742 | 17.7 | 98% |
| Milne Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 498 | 15.6 | 95.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 585 | 15.8 | 97.6% |
| Parker Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 924 | 16.5 | 41.3% |
| Foerster Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 531 | 14.8 | 98.9% |
| Valley West Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 505 | 13.3 | 90.9% |
| Meyerpark Elementary School | Meyerpark Charter | 1.6 mi | 296 | 14.3 | 95.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.