DECKER PRAIRIE EL

DECKER PRAIRIE EL, a mid-tier elementary-level community in MAGNOLIA, Texas, overseen by TOMBALL ISD, enrolls 643 students, covering grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DECKER PRAIRIE EL sits 24% bigger than that benchmark.

Within TOMBALL ISD, which oversees 23 schools and 22,913 students, DECKER PRAIRIE EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, DECKER PRAIRIE EL lists that White students make up the majority at 60%. The remainder comes out to 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DECKER PRAIRIE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Montgomery County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DECKER PRAIRIE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Montgomery County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), DECKER PRAIRIE EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: TOMBALL J H, around 2.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DECKER PRAIRIE EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DECKER PRAIRIE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.7%.

DECKER PRAIRIE EL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. DECKER PRAIRIE EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 650 (now 643).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.