22 public K-12 schools in Tomball from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Tomball has more public-school enrollment than 93% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Tomball is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 4 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
13 of Tomball's 22 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
The 61-point gap between Canyon Pointe El and Ischool-Creekside shows the range hidden by Tomball's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
That concentration means Tomball-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Tomball school enrollment ranges from 34 students (lowest) to 3,227 students (highest), a spread of 3,193 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Tomball is typically wider than the Tomball-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Canyon Pointe El | 61 |
| 2. | Kohrville El | 61 |
| 3. | Tomball Star Academy | 60 |
| 4. | Willow Creek El | 48 |
| 5. | Willow Wood J H | 47 |
| 6. | Mahaffey El | 47 |
| 7. | Northpointe Int | 46 |
| 8. | Grand Oaks El | 46 |
| 9. | Wildwood El | 45 |
| 10. | Lakewood El | 45 |
| 11. | Blackshear El | 45 |
| 12. | Grand Lakes J H | 43 |
| 13. | Rosehill El | 43 |
| 14. | Schultz El | 43 |
| 15. | Tomball Memorial H S | 42 |
| 16. | Tomball Int | 42 |
| 17. | Bernshausen El | 39 |
| 18. | Tomball J H | 37 |
| 19. | Tomball El | 37 |
| 20. | Tomball H S | 35 |
| 21. | Comquest Academy | 34 |
| 22. | Ischool-Creekside | - |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Canyon Pointe El has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Tomball schools in this federal-data comparison at 61/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Tomball has 22 public schools with a total enrollment of 20,513 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
