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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240011438
Bens Branch Elementary School
24160 BRIAR BERRY LN, PORTER, TX 77365 · (281) 577-8700 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
419 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 144 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (144).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 36.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bens Branch Elementary School
Bens Branch Elementary School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bens Branch Elementary School this school | 812 | 51.6% | 44.0% |
| Colony Oaks Elementary School BASTROP | 824 | 51.6% | 36.3% |
| Metzler Elementary School KLEIN | 846 | 47.0% | 55.5% |
| Mahaffey Elementary School KLEIN | 860 | 48.0% | 63.9% |
| Blanton Elementary School AUSTIN | 748 | 46.4% | 50.3% |
| Newton Rayzor Elementary School DENTON | 674 | 50.4% | 42.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bens Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,080 of 4,401 | #51 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,262 of 4,466 ▼ 650 | #71 of 77 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,300 of 4,466 ▼ 565 | #51 of 77 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #920 of 3,998 | #17 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #405 of 4,938 | #25 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,301 of 4,622 | #63 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #1,099 of 4,628 | #22 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #3,518 of 4,789 | #41 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #1,668 of 2,838 | #16 of 37 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
812
+174 (+27%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 812 | 50.7 | 16.0:1 | 52% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 51.5 | 15.1:1 | 53% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 44.8 | 16.2:1 | 52% (376) |
| 2020-21 | 638 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 43% (275) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 52.5 | 18.0:1 | 55% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 52 | 16.1:1 | 52% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 65% (434) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bens Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (947 to 812); teachers down 3% (52.5 to 50.7).
About Bens Branch Elementary School
Bens Branch Elementary School is a large elementary school in NEW CANEY ISD, located in PORTER, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 812 students in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 56% above that mark.
The district, NEW CANEY ISD, operates 20 schools serving 19,420 students.
No group is above 50% at Bens Branch Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 49%. Other reported shares: 34% White, 10% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 21 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
The school had 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 52%.
Bens Branch Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.0% is 7.7 points below the 51.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $97,701 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 160 public schools serve about 134,595 students.
Measured in a straight line, White Oak Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Bens Branch Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bens Branch Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Bens Branch Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 812, up from 638 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.5 to 16.0 over 4 years.
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Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW CANEY ISD
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Other schools in PORTER
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
- Sorters Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 838 students
- White Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Robert Crippen Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- White Oak Middle School0.2 mi · 833
- Porter Elementary School1.2 mi · 931
- Sorters Mill Elementary School1.3 mi · 838
- Brookwood Forest Elementary School1.5 mi · 791
- Pine Valley Middle School1.8 mi · 741
- Porter High School1.9 mi · 2,094
Frequently asked questions
About Bens Branch Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bens Branch Elementary School?
Bens Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 812 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bens Branch Elementary School serve?
Bens Branch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bens Branch Elementary School have?
Bens Branch Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Bens Branch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bens Branch Elementary School are roughly 34% White, 49% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bens Branch Elementary School in?
Bens Branch Elementary School is part of NEW CANEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.