Enrollment
548
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Tomball, TX
Grand Oaks El
Federal NCES profile for Grand Oaks El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484296013743
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 49
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Grand Oaks El earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.
- #5 of 13
- schools in Tomball · Resource Index
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 25.5%
- free-lunch eligible
Grand Oaks El has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Grand Oaks El ranks #5 of 13 schools in Tomball, TX.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
64.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-41% 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
What stands out at Grand Oaks El
Teacher staffing is the clearest operational strength
Grand Oaks El's enrollment is not at an extreme, but its student-teacher ratio is: it reports fewer students per teacher than most Texas schools. This is the most distinctive scale-adjusted signal in the federal record. It should be read as staffing capacity, not class size or an academic outcome; the page separately reports attendance, program access, demographics, and district finance so a single favorable ratio does not become an unsupported overall rating.
Need and resources require a component-level read
Grand Oaks El falls within the wide middle of the Texas distribution on both free-meal eligibility and the Resource Investment Index. Neither measure supplies an honest headline by itself. The useful distinctions are in the components: classroom staffing, counselor availability, attendance, gifted-program access, and district spending. Those fields can pull in opposite directions even when the overall percentile looks ordinary.
Student support operates inside a leaner district budget
Grand Oaks El's district reports $9,471 in per-pupil expenditure, at least 15% below the Texas average of $13,644. That district-wide constraint gives the campus-level support fields added meaning: counselor loads, specialist staffing, and program access are being reported within a comparatively lean spending environment. F-33 does not publish this school's own budget, so the comparison describes district context rather than dollars assigned to this building.
Grand Oaks El is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Tomball, Texas, enrolling 548 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Grand Oaks El is leaner than roughly 94% of Texas schools and 41% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 25.5% free-meal eligibility runs 59% below the Texas average.
With 548 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 759 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #340.
Its student body is led by White (43%) and Hispanic or Latino (33%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 68/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 548 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Tomball Isd spends $9,471 per pupil, 31% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Tomball Isd also operates Tomball H S (3,227 students) and Tomball Memorial H S (3,213 students) alongside Grand Oaks El.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Grand Oaks El compares
Grand Oaks El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.6:1 | ▼ 41% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 25.5% | ▼ 59% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 548 | top 43% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
548
Bigger than 67% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
25.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 59% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 6% in Texas - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,471
per pupil, district-wide
- below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that 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.
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.
Student-body diversity index 68.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 68.3, Grand Oaks El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
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.
How Grand Oaks El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball H S | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Tomball Memorial H S | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Creekside Park J H | Larger | Lower economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Tomball Int | Larger | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
| Grand Lakes J H | Larger | Similar economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Grand Oaks El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 3,227
- Students per teacher
- 20.7:1
- Resource Index
- 35/100
- Enrollment
- 3,213
- Students per teacher
- 19:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 1,219
- Students per teacher
- 20.3:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 1,179
- Students per teacher
- 16.8:1
- Resource Index
- 42/100
- Enrollment
- 1,015
- Students per teacher
- 16.9:1
- Resource Index
- 43/100
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~548 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.6:1)
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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 public school in Tomball, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grand Oaks El?
The student-teacher ratio at Grand Oaks El is 8.6:1, which is 41% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
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% of enrollment, in Tomball, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 68.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Grand Oaks El?
Grand Oaks El has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Grand Oaks El rank among schools in Tomball?
By Resource Investment Index, Grand Oaks El ranks #5 of 13 schools in Tomball, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Tomball on the city page.
What other schools are in Tomball Isd?
Besides Grand Oaks El, Tomball Isd also operates Tomball H S (3,227 students), Tomball Memorial H S (3,213 students), and Creekside Park J H (1,219 students). See the Tomball Isd district page for the complete list.
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