Enrollment
548
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 484296013743
Grand Oaks El — Tomball, TX
Federal NCES profile for Grand Oaks El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 39/100.
👥 Class size 39
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 49
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Grand Oaks El earns an F Resource Investment Index (39/100), with class sizes near the Texas median.
- F
- Resource Index · 39/100
- 15.3:1
- students per teacher
- 25.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 548
- students enrolled
School address
District: Tomball Isd · Texas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
64.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.3:1
vs 14.6:1 Texas avg
+5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
25.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-59% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Grand Oaks El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Grand Oaks El reports 548 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 64.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 15.3:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 5% above the Texas state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 3% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 25.5% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 59% below the Texas average and 51% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 548 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 20.6% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Tomball Isd spends $9,471 per pupil district-wide, below the Texas average of $13,644 and below the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 67.8% from local sources (property taxes), 23.1% from the state, and 9.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Grand Oaks El compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Texas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.3:1 | ▲ 5% | 14.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.5% | ▼ 59% | 61.9% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 548 | top 57% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
15 smaller classes than 46% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
548 larger than 67% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
25.5%
free-lunch eligible
— 59% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.3:1
students per teacher
— 5% above state mean
Top 61% in Texas — lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
20.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,471
per pupil, district-wide
— below Texas avg of $13,644
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 548 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 548 Top 57% in Texas — larger than 43% of 9,061 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 64.0
Students per teacher 15.3:1 +5% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 25.5% -59% vs state
NCES ID 484296013743
Student demographics
White 43.1%
Hispanic or Latino 33.4%
African American 9.9%
Asian 8.8%
Two or More 4.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Largest group: White at 43.1% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 548:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 20.6%
In-school suspensions 6
Out-of-school suspensions 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tomball Isd, which includes Grand Oaks El.
$9,471
Per student
-31%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 67.8%
State 23.1%
Federal 9.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 3,227
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Enrollment
- 3,213
- Students per teacher
- 17.7:1
- Enrollment
- 1,219
- Students per teacher
- 19.4:1
- Enrollment
- 1,179
- Students per teacher
- 14.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,015
- Students per teacher
- 16.2:1
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
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Frequently asked questions about Grand Oaks El
How many students attend Grand Oaks El?
Grand Oaks El has 548 students enrolled. It is a other school in Tomball, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Oaks El?
The student-teacher ratio at Grand Oaks El is 15.3:1, which is 5% higher than the Texas average of 14.6:1 and 3% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Grand Oaks El?
25.5% of students at Grand Oaks El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grand Oaks El?
The largest demographic group at Grand Oaks El is White at 43.1%. The school serves a diverse student body in Tomball, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grand Oaks El?
Grand Oaks El has a Resource Investment Index of 39/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Grand Oaks El a good school?
Grand Oaks El earns an F Resource Investment Index (39/100), with class sizes near the Texas median. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.