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Enrollment
791
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240013619
Brookwood Forest Elementary School
25545 SORTERS RD, PORTER, TX 77365 · (281) 577-8600 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL791 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
662 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 | 84 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 117 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 133 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (133).
Student demographics
41%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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Brookwood Forest Elementary School
Brookwood Forest Elementary School's state test result (37.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookwood Forest Elementary School this school | 791 | 83.7% | 37.4% |
| John W and Margie Stipes Elementary School IRVING | 827 | 83.7% | 34.1% |
| Cheney Hills Elementary School HALTOM CITY | 696 | 83.3% | 27.9% |
| Watauga Elementary School WATAUGA | 700 | 82.7% | 41.6% |
| Lively Elementary School IRVING | 794 | 83.4% | 24.3% |
| Ralph Bunche Elementary School MIDLAND | 841 | 86.8% | 23.2% |
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 Brookwood Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #2,897 of 4,401 | #64 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,197 of 4,466 ▲ 679 | #47 of 77 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,968 of 4,466 ▲ 302 | #46 of 77 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #583 of 3,998 | #11 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 791 | #479 of 4,938 | #30 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,786 of 4,622 | #50 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #3,015 of 4,628 | #71 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #1,670 of 4,789 | #10 of 78 |
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
791
+27 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 791 | 51.5 | 15.4:1 | 84% (662) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 52.7 | 15.1:1 | 86% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 942 | 52.9 | 17.8:1 | 85% (796) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 74% (565) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookwood Forest Elementary School.
About Brookwood Forest Elementary School
Brookwood Forest Elementary School is a large elementary school. Its address is in PORTER, Texas. School enrollment was 791 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
In NEW CANEY ISD, 20 schools enroll a combined 19,420 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brookwood Forest Elementary School is 75% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% White, 7% Black, and 2% Asian. In Montgomery County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Brookwood Forest Elementary School comes in at 41%.
With 51.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Brookwood Forest Elementary School was 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 84%. Across public schools in Montgomery County, the average is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Brookwood Forest Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Brookwood Forest Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 37.4% against 38.0%.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, median household income is about $97,701, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 134,595.
Of nearby public schools, Infinity Early College High School is the closest, at about 1.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Brookwood Forest Elementary School's average proficiency of 37.4% compares with 45.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Brookwood Forest Elementary School saw enrollment rise 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Bens Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 812 students
Other Brookwood Forest Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brookwood Forest Elementary. Brookwood Forest Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolMountain Brook, AL · 579 students
Nearby schools
- Infinity Early College High School1.3 mi · 358
- White Oak Middle School1.5 mi · 833
- Bens Branch Elementary School1.5 mi · 812
- Kings Manor Elementary School2.0 mi · 801
- Sorters Mill Elementary School2.2 mi · 838
- Porter Elementary School2.3 mi · 931
Frequently asked questions
About Brookwood Forest Elementary SchoolHow large is Brookwood Forest Elementary School?
Brookwood Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 791 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brookwood Forest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookwood Forest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brookwood Forest Elementary School have?
Brookwood Forest Elementary School employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Brookwood Forest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brookwood Forest Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 75% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brookwood Forest Elementary School?
Brookwood Forest Elementary School is overseen by NEW CANEY ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.