GRISSOM EL

Located at 4900 SIMSBROOK DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, GRISSOM EL is a modestly sized elementary-level community that works with 424 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under HOUSTON ISD.

GRISSOM EL is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.

On demographics, GRISSOM EL lists that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 26% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, GRISSOM EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 32.4%; this one delivers 29.7%.

Around the school, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), GRISSOM EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LAWSON MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GRISSOM EL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 37.9%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GRISSOM EL has declined 24%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 424 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.