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Enrollment
911
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240013442
Dogwood Elementary School
600 DOGWOOD, NEW CANEY, TX 77357 · (281) 577-2960 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.4:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
771 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 79 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 139 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Dogwood Elementary School
Dogwood Elementary School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dogwood Elementary School this school | 911 | 84.6% | 30.3% |
| Cullen Place Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 923 | 81.1% | 38.0% |
| Lost Pines Elementary School BASTROP | 896 | 82.3% | 21.7% |
| Austin Elementary School CONROE | 896 | 84.7% | 37.7% |
| Lively Elementary School IRVING | 794 | 83.4% | 24.3% |
| Red Rock Elementary School RED ROCK | 777 | 87.4% | 21.4% |
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 Dogwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,634 of 4,401 | #73 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,857 of 4,466 ▼ 16 | #74 of 77 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,936 of 4,466 ▼ 170 | #71 of 77 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,160 of 3,998 | #34 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #200 of 4,938 | #10 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,915 of 4,622 | #32 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #3,418 of 4,628 | #77 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #1,587 of 4,789 | #7 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.0% | #254 of 1,307 | #5 of 28 |
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
911
+205 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 911 | 63.2 | 14.4:1 | 85% (771) |
| 2023-24 | 846 | 58.4 | 14.5:1 | 87% (732) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 50.2 | 15.5:1 | 88% (684) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 47 | 15.0:1 | 86% (609) |
| 2017-18 | 701 | 45 | 15.6:1 | 85% (593) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dogwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (701 to 911); teachers up 40% (45 to 63.2).
About Dogwood Elementary School
The public elementary school Dogwood Elementary School is located in NEW CANEY, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 911 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
NEW CANEY ISD is responsible for 20 schools, Dogwood Elementary School included, with 19,420 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Dogwood Elementary School is 82% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 15% White. The school's Hispanic share is 54 points above the 28% share among Montgomery County residents. A diversity index of 30% means there is a 30% chance two randomly chosen students at Dogwood Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dogwood Elementary School is 14.4:1, based on 63.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Dogwood Elementary School counts 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Montgomery County is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Dogwood Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.5% for Dogwood Elementary School. The school posts 30.3%, 7.3 points below the prediction.
The school is in Montgomery County, where the median household earns about $97,701 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Montgomery County, 160 public schools serve about 134,595 students.
About 2.5 miles separate Dogwood Elementary School from the closest public school, Tavola Elementary School. The five-mile area around Dogwood Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Dogwood Elementary School at 6th of 8.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 911, compared with 706 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 NEW CANEY ISD
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Other schools in NEW CANEY
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Timber Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Tavola Elementary SchoolElementary · 859 students
- Oakley Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
- New Caney Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
Other Dogwood Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Dogwood Elementary. Dogwood Elementary School is the largest of the 9.
- Dogwood ElementaryReston, VA · 745 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolGermantown, TN · 663 students
- Dogwood ElementaryHeber, CA · 606 students
- DOGWOOD ELEMENTARYCAMDENTON, MO · 592 students
- Dogwood ElementaryKnoxville, TN · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Tavola Elementary School2.5 mi · 859
- Peach Creek Elementary School4.0 mi · 692
- Greenleaf Elementary School4.1 mi · 689
- New Caney Elementary School4.1 mi · 787
- The Learning Center4.2 mi · 102
- Cottonwood Elementary School4.4 mi · 1,023
Frequently asked questions
About Dogwood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dogwood Elementary School?
Dogwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 911 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dogwood Elementary School serve?
Dogwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Dogwood Elementary School have?
Dogwood Elementary School employs 63 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
How diverse is Dogwood Elementary School?
Dogwood Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Dogwood Elementary School?
Dogwood Elementary School is overseen by NEW CANEY ISD in Montgomery County.
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