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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965007606
Commonwealth Elementary School
4909 COMMONWEALTH BLVD, SUGAR LAND, TX 77479 · (281) 634-5120 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
77 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Commonwealth Elementary School→Fort Settlement Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
93.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
89.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 75.0% | 18.0% | 5.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 74.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 93.0% | 89.0% |
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2022-23 | 90.0% | 89.0% |
| 2021-22 | 93.0% | 86.0% |
| 2020-21 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Commonwealth Elementary School
Commonwealth Elementary School's state test result (86.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth Elementary School this school | 667 | 11.5% | 86.7% |
| Gulledge Elementary School PLANO | 692 | 13.3% | 77.5% |
| Anderson Elementary School PLANO | 748 | 10.7% | 78.7% |
| Taylor Elementary School PLANO | 744 | 11.4% | 77.2% |
| Isbell Elementary School FRISCO | 612 | 6.5% | 74.8% |
| Brenda Calhoun Early Childhood School MCKINNEY | 744 | 9.3% | N/A |
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 Commonwealth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #18 of 4,401 | #1 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.0% | #21 of 4,466 ▲ 16 | #1 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #12 of 4,466 ▲ 29 | #1 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,615 of 3,998 | #61 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #1,144 of 4,938 | #67 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #655 of 4,622 | #18 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #2,007 of 4,628 | #92 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.5% | #4,623 of 4,789 | #114 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.0% | #554 of 2,838 | #13 of 61 |
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
667
-346 (-34%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 667 | 52.4 | 12.7:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 46.6 | 14.0:1 | 11% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 954 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 11% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 1,013 | 60 | 16.9:1 | 6% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 939 | 53 | 17.7:1 | 2% (20) |
| 2015-16 | 893 | 58 | 15.4:1 | 1% (13) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 39 | 17.5:1 | 1% (10) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 2% (12) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Commonwealth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (939 to 667); teachers down 1% (53 to 52.4).
About Commonwealth Elementary School
Commonwealth Elementary School is a public medium-sized elementary school in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The school enrolls 667 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Commonwealth Elementary School is among 83 schools run by FORT BEND ISD, which serves 79,663 students.
By race and ethnicity, Commonwealth Elementary School is 65% Asian. Beyond that, enrollment is 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Fort Bend County overall, about 22% of residents are Asian. By the diversity index, Commonwealth Elementary School comes in at 54%.
Teacher staffing is 52.4 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 12% of students, or 77, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Fort Bend County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
A school in Texas with Commonwealth Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 68.8%. Commonwealth Elementary School scores 86.7%.
Fort Bend County census figures show that median household income is about $114,041, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 217 public schools operate in Fort Bend County, serving about 191,372 students.
Fort Settlement Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Commonwealth Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Commonwealth Elementary School is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 1,013 to 667. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.9:1 to 12.7:1.
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.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in SUGAR LAND
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- Dulles High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Kempner High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Fort Settlement Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,504 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar LandElementary · 1,471 students
Other Commonwealth Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Commonwealth Elementary. Commonwealth Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Commonwealth ElementaryFullerton, CA · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Fort Settlement Middle School0.9 mi · 1,504
- First Colony Middle School1.3 mi · 1,270
- Clements High School1.5 mi · 2,641
- Colony Bend Elementary School1.6 mi · 526
- Settlers Way Elementary School1.7 mi · 698
- Colony Meadows Elementary School1.8 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About Commonwealth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Commonwealth Elementary School?
Commonwealth Elementary School enrolls approximately 667 students in grades PK-05.
Is Commonwealth Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Commonwealth Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Commonwealth Elementary School have?
Commonwealth Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Commonwealth Elementary School?
Student demographics at Commonwealth Elementary School are roughly 16% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 65% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Commonwealth Elementary School?
Commonwealth Elementary School is overseen by FORT BEND ISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.