BUSH EL

BUSH EL is one of the expansive elementary campuss in THE WOODLANDS, Texas, one of the schools within CONROE ISD, with 881 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 70% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 66 schools in CONROE ISD (72,914 students total), BUSH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, BUSH EL shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, BUSH EL shows 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BUSH EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 17% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BUSH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) logs that median household earnings sit near $97,701, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), of which BUSH EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MITCHELL INT, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BUSH EL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 76.9%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BUSH EL has increased 20%, going from 732 students in 2018 to 881 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 57% across the same window.

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