Petersen Elementary

Houston ISD · Harris County

Petersen Elementary is a public elementary school in Houston ISD, serving 361 students in grades EE-05 in Harris County. It holds a Texas Education Agency rating of B (86 out of 100), with a 14.8:1 student-to-teacher ratio. View the Petersen Elementary 2026–2027 school calendar, key dates, academic ratings, demographics, and staff below.

361
Students
EE-05
Grades
Elementary School
Type
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Texas Education Agency

School Report Card

Official A–F accountability rating and profile for Petersen Elementary · Prekindergarten - Grade 5.

TEA A–F
B
86out of 100
Overall rating
354Students
14.8Students / teacher
24Full-time teachers
$76,604Avg teacher salary

Student population & indicators

Economically disadvantaged 96.6%
Emergent bilingual / EL 50.8%
Special education 19.5%
Attendance rate 95.0%
Chronic absenteeism 12.1%

Distinction designations (6)

Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps Postsecondary Readiness

Texas School Report Card

Full official report from the Texas Education Agency.

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School Calendar

Official Calendar
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Interactive calendar

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    Attendance zone

    Attendance zone boundaries determine which students are eligible to attend Petersen Elementary. Enter your address below to check whether it falls inside.

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    NCES · Common Core of Data

    Students & Community

    Enrollment and demographics for Petersen Elementary (2024-2025), from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

    NCES CCD
    357Total students
    14.88:1Student / teacher ratio
    24Teachers (FTE)
    City, LargeLocale

    Enrollment by race & ethnicity

    Hispanic / Latino 72.5% (259)White 0.3% (1)Black / African American 24.9% (89)Asian 1.4% (5)Two or more races 0.3% (1)American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6% (2)

    Enrollment by gender

    Male 54.9% (196) Female 45.1% (161)

    Free / reduced-price lunch

    96%

    343 of 357 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

    NCES school report (2024-2025)

    Full Common Core of Data profile from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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    People

    Staff & Faculty 38

    Sourced from the school's official staff directory · emails link to the district address.