Willow Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kingwood, Texas · Humble ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Willow Creek Elementary School serves 581 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kingwood (Harris County). It is one of 49 schools in Humble ISD. By enrollment it is the 1756th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 38.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Humble ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482391006567 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Humble ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 581 | 48,502 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 9.1% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Willow Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Willow Creek Elementary School is the 26th largest of Humble ISD's 30 elementary schools; its 581 students are 1.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 617 students, so Willow Creek 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 123 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 4, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (109 against 79). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 4 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 74.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Humble ISD (26.2%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
9.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Humble 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
Willow Creek Elementary School has 38.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 581 students would have about 39.3 teachers, so Willow Creek Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Deerwood Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 15 elementary schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 74.2% |
| Hispanic | 16.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.5% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Black | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 79 |
| Grade 1 | 78 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 103 |
| Grade 4 | 123 |
| Grade 5 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2002 Willow Ter, Kingwood, TX 77345
Phone: (281)641-2300
Website: humbleisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Willow Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deerwood Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.3 mi | 641 | 16 | 23.7% |
| Shadow Forest Elementary School | Humble ISD | 1.4 mi | 584 | 15.9 | 20% |
| Greentree Elementary School | Humble ISD | 2.1 mi | 706 | 15.4 | 29% |
| Hidden Hollow Elementary School | Humble ISD | 2.4 mi | 433 | 13.3 | 32.8% |
| Huffman Elementary School | Huffman ISD | 3.0 mi | 915 | 14.3 | 44.8% |
| Bear Branch Elementary School | Humble ISD | 3.1 mi | 623 | 15.2 | 19.3% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | Humble ISD | 3.1 mi | 608 | 13.7 | 57.4% |
| Pineforest Elementary School | Humble ISD | 3.4 mi | 610 | 14.4 | 48.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.