Valley West Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Valley West Elementary School serves 505 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2480th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 37.89 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 | 482364007324 |
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 | 505 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.9% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Valley West Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 178 elementary schools in Houston ISD, Valley West Elementary School is the 78th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 411 students, so Valley West 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 88 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 58, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% more students than kindergarten (74 against 58). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 60 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 63.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 30.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.9% 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
Valley West Elementary School has 37.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 505 students would have about 34.1 teachers, so Valley West Elementary School has 3.8 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Milne Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 74 elementary schools within 5 miles and 183 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 63.4% |
| Black | 30.9% |
| White | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 60 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10707 S Gessner Dr., Houston, TX 77071
Phone: (713)773-6151
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley West Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milne Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 498 | 15.6 | 95.6% |
| Southwest Public Schools Int'l Leadership Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 526 | 77 | 97.3% |
| Step Charter II | Step Charter School | 1.1 mi | 324 | 16.1 | 88% |
| Halpin Early Childhood Center | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 302 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
| Step Charter III | Step Charter School | 1.5 mi | 76 | 10.3 | 77.6% |
| Elrod Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 742 | 17.7 | 98% |
| Etoile Academy Charter School-Bissonnet | Etoile Academy Charter School | 1.6 mi | 303 | 16.2 | 95.7% |
| Tinsley Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 590 | 17.9 | 98.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.