Total enrollment
19,420
+3,146 (+19%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in NEW CANEY ISD
Texas · 19,420 students · 3 cities
NEW CANEY ISD runs 23 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 19,420 (14 elementary, 4 middle, and 4 high).
4-year change in NEW CANEY ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
20
+1 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NEW CANEY ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #496 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,420 | #74 of 760 | #418 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 20 | #98 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #578 of 758 | #5,896 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.5% | #232 of 750 | #1,823 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #265 of 557 | #2,475 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside NEW CANEY ISD
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Infinity Early College High School at 76.7% proficient to Keefer Crossing Middle School at 27.6%, a gap of 49.1 points. That is the 73rd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 18 district schools that reported both years went from 15,035 to 17,350 students (up 15%) and from 1,002 to 1,115 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEW CANEY H S | New Caney | High | 09-12 | 2,226 |
| PORTER H S | Porter | High | 09-12 | 2,094 |
| WOODRIDGE FOREST MIDDLE | Porter | Middle | 06-08 | 1,371 |
| WEST FORK H S | Kingwood | High | 09-11 | 1,279 |
| KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE | New Caney | Middle | 06-08 | 1,271 |
| PORTER EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 931 |
| DOGWOOD EL | New Caney | Elementary | PK-05 | 911 |
| TAVOLA EL | New Caney | Elementary | PK-05 | 859 |
| SORTERS MILL EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 838 |
| WHITE OAK MIDDLE | Porter | Middle | 06-08 | 833 |
| OAKLEY EL | New Caney | Elementary | PK-05 | 816 |
| BENS BRANCH EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 812 |
| ROBERT CRIPPEN EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 809 |
| KINGS MANOR EL | Kingwood | Elementary | PK-05 | 801 |
| BROOKWOOD FOREST EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 791 |
| VALLEY RANCH EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 790 |
| NEW CANEY EL | New Caney | Elementary | PK-05 | 787 |
| PINE VALLEY MIDDLE | Porter | Middle | 06-08 | 741 |
| INFINITY EARLY COLLEGE H S | Porter | High | 09-12 | 358 |
| THE LEARNING CTR | New Caney | Combined | 01-12 | 102 |
| HIGHLANDS EL | Porter | Elementary | PK-05 | 0 |
| HIGHLANDS MIDDLE | New Caney | Elementary | M-M | · |
| PROJECT RESTORE | New Caney | Elementary | M-M | · |
About NEW CANEY ISD
As a low-population district in Texas, NEW CANEY ISD serves 19,420 students across 23 schools.
In terms of grade levels, NEW CANEY ISD spans 14 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 844 in this district, higher than the Texas typical of 606.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 19%: 16,274 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,420 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, NEW CANEY ISD added 1 school, going from 19 to 20.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for NEW CANEY ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.