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Enrollment
643
Elementary
DISTRICT 711 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMBALL ISD·NCES 484296004893
Decker Prairie Elementary School
27427 DECKER PRAIRIE-ROSEHILL, MAGNOLIA, TX 77355 · (281) 357-3134 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 78% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- A+Three-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
13.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
225 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 5 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 5% smaller than its 4th grade class (120).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +63.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 63 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Decker Prairie Elementary School
Decker Prairie Elementary School's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decker Prairie Elementary School this school | 643 | 35.0% | 57.8% |
| China Spring Elementary School WACO | 613 | 37.4% | 57.7% |
| Tom R Ellisor Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 569 | 32.7% | 56.3% |
| Ed H White Elementary School EL LAGO | 644 | 31.4% | 55.3% |
| Richard Bransom Elementary School BURLESON | 566 | 36.2% | 58.6% |
| Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 700 | 35.0% | 63.0% |
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 Decker Prairie Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #883 of 4,401 | #28 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #971 of 4,466 ▲ 520 | #26 of 77 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #699 of 4,466 ▲ 442 | #17 of 77 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #134 of 3,998 | #4 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #1,300 of 4,938 | #57 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,271 of 4,622 | #16 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #1,848 of 4,628 | #47 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #4,097 of 4,789 | #57 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #2,776 of 2,838 | #35 of 37 |
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
643
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 35% (225) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 48.3 | 14.8:1 | 38% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 755 | 53.9 | 14.0:1 | 40% (305) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 47 | 13.2:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2017-18 | 650 | 48.4 | 13.4:1 | 41% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 42% (252) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 43 | 13.7:1 | 39% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 654 | 44 | 14.9:1 | 10% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 897 | 51 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Decker Prairie Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (650 to 643); teachers down 3% (48.4 to 47).
About Decker Prairie Elementary School
A medium-sized elementary school in MAGNOLIA, Texas, Decker Prairie Elementary School is part of TOMBALL ISD. The school's 643 students are in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Decker Prairie Elementary School is in TOMBALL ISD, a district with 22,913 students across 23 schools.
Roughly 60% of students at Decker Prairie Elementary School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Decker Prairie Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Decker Prairie Elementary School is 35%. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 48%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Decker Prairie Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 78% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Decker Prairie Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 58.8%. Decker Prairie Elementary School scores 57.8%, within a point of that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Montgomery County, the median household income is $97,701, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Montgomery County is home to 160 public schools and about 134,595 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Tomball Junior High School, about 2.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Decker Prairie Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment is up 4% from 2020-21, when Decker Prairie Elementary School had 620 students, to 2024-25, when it had 643.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Decker Prairie Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 TOMBALL ISD
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 970 students
Other schools in MAGNOLIA
- Magnolia West High SchoolHigh · 2,356 students
- Magnolia High SchoolHigh · 2,292 students
- Magnolia Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,154 students
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Bear Branch Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Bear Branch Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
Nearby schools
- Tomball Junior High School2.2 mi · 948
- Tomball High School2.3 mi · 3,227
- Tomball Elementary School2.7 mi · 668
- Early Excellence Academy3.0 mi · 219
- Tomball Intermediate School3.3 mi · 1,179
- Comquest Academy3.4 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Decker Prairie Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Decker Prairie Elementary School?
Decker Prairie Elementary School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Decker Prairie Elementary School serve?
Decker Prairie Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Decker Prairie Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Decker Prairie Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Decker Prairie Elementary School?
At Decker Prairie Elementary School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Decker Prairie Elementary School public or private?
Decker Prairie Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TOMBALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.