Wedgewood Elementary School
Public elementary school in Friendswood, Texas · Clear Creek ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wedgewood Elementary School serves 637 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Friendswood (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Clear Creek ISD. By enrollment it is the 1346th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.8 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 ÷ 37.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Clear Creek ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481428004066 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Clear Creek ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 637 | 39,684 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 16.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.4% | 39% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
Wedgewood Elementary School in context
Size
Wedgewood Elementary School is the 15th largest of Clear Creek ISD's 27 elementary schools; its 637 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 624; Wedgewood 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 4 with 111 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 54, against an average of 91 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (108 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 54 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 45.7% here and 35.2% across Clear Creek ISD. White students are next, at 36.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39% across Clear Creek ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 37.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 637 students, Wedgewood Elementary School has 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 637 students would have about 43 teachers, so Wedgewood Elementary School has 5.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Wedgewood Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is C D Landolt Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 84 other elementary schools, 23 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 | 45.7% |
| White | 36.6% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 54 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 93 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 103 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4000 Friendswood Link Rd, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: (281)284-5700
Website: ccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wedgewood Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C D Landolt Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 0.9 mi | 736 | 16.5 | 52.7% |
| P H Greene Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 1.0 mi | 545 | 14.3 | 57.8% |
| Westwood Elementary School | Friendswood ISD | 1.9 mi | 497 | 13.8 | 17.5% |
| Zue S Bales Intermediate School | Friendswood ISD | 1.9 mi | 640 | 16 | 16.9% |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School | Pearland ISD | 3.1 mi | 645 | 15.6 | 30.2% |
| C W Cline Elementary School | Friendswood ISD | 3.2 mi | 906 | 16.5 | 4.3% |
| Walter Hall Elementary School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.5 mi | 554 | 16.4 | 24.2% |
| Windsong Elementary School | Friendswood ISD | 3.5 mi | 607 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.