Walnut Bend Elementary School
Public elementary school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Walnut Bend Elementary School serves 587 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1713th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.9 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 ÷ 34.72 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 | 482364002603 |
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 | 587 | 176,727 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.9 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.6% | 79.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Walnut Bend Elementary School in context
Size
Walnut Bend Elementary School is the 60th largest of Houston ISD's 178 elementary schools; its 587 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 694; Walnut Bend 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 2 with 96 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 68, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (86 against 78). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 49.9% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 38.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.6% 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 34.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 587 students, Walnut Bend Elementary School has 16.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 587 students would have about 39.7 teachers, so Walnut Bend Elementary School has 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
Walnut Bend Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Askew Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 177 other elementary schools, 57 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 | 49.9% |
| Black | 38.5% |
| White | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 96 |
| Grade 3 | 95 |
| Grade 4 | 93 |
| Grade 5 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10620 Briar Forest, Houston, TX 77042
Phone: (713)917-3540
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Walnut Bend Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askew Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.8 mi | 873 | 16.2 | 85.8% |
| Frostwood Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.7 mi | 838 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| Westchase Neighborhood School | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 1.7 mi | 595 | 16.9 | 88.2% |
| Rummel Creek Elementary School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.9 mi | 793 | 16 | 6.6% |
| Sneed Elementary School | Alief ISD | 2.0 mi | 922 | 13.5 | 90.2% |
| Bendwood School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.0 mi | 41 | 10.3 | 58.5% |
| Ashford Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 582 | 14.9 | 88.1% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 334 | 11.9 | 86.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.