Houston Lower Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Houston, Mississippi
Houston Lower Elementary in Houston, Mississippi enrolled 472 students in 2024-25 with 31.8 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 24%
485 students in 2022-23, 483 students in 2023-24, 472 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.1 to 31.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 485 | 42.1 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 42.6 | 11.3 |
| 2024-25 | 472 | 31.8 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 52 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Houston Lower Elementary reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent15.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.4% of students were White, 38.3% Black, 10.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White49.4%
- Black38.3%
- Hispanic10.2%
- Two or more races1.9%
- Asian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Houston
2 public elementary schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment; Houston Lower Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Lower Elementary | 472 | 14.8 | 69.3% |
| Houston Upper Elementary | 387 | 13.3 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Houston Lower Elementary
- Houston Upper ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 387 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Okolona Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 16 miles away: 238 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
- Compare Houston Lower Elementary with Houston Upper ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chickasaw Co School Dist spends per student$11,195 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,195
- The largest public schools in MississippiHouston Lower Elementary is the number 161 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#161 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Houston Lower Elementary
How many students attend Houston Lower Elementary?
472 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 485 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Houston, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Houston Lower Elementary?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Houston Lower Elementary a Title I school?
Houston Lower Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Houston Lower Elementary in?
Chickasaw Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2800200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280020001535 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.