CREEKSIDE FOREST EL

CREEKSIDE FOREST EL is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in THE WOODLANDS, Texas, part of TOMBALL ISD, with 676 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 23 schools in TOMBALL ISD (22,913 students total), CREEKSIDE FOREST EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CREEKSIDE FOREST EL lists that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, CREEKSIDE FOREST EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 8% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, CREEKSIDE FOREST EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 70.6%; CREEKSIDE FOREST EL posts 90.1%, +19.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. CREEKSIDE FOREST EL is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: FRENCH EL, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CREEKSIDE FOREST EL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 71.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CREEKSIDE FOREST EL has expanded 23%, going from 548 students in 2018 to 676 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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