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Enrollment
758
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658013552
Don Carter Elementary School
8500 A MEYERS RD, RICHMOND, TX 77469 · (832) 223-5500 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL758 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
288 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 68 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 46.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Don Carter Elementary School
Don Carter Elementary School's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Carter Elementary School this school | 758 | 38.0% | 69.2% |
| Lizzie Curtis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 783 | 37.9% | 43.9% |
| Oakland Elementary School RICHMOND | 811 | 41.3% | 58.9% |
| H F McNeill Elementary School RICHMOND | 926 | 37.6% | 70.3% |
| Silverlake Elementary School PEARLAND | 691 | 29.2% | 76.5% |
| Iltexas Keller Elementary School FORT WORTH | 935 | 42.7% | 52.6% |
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 Don Carter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #329 of 4,401 | #33 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #212 of 4,466 ▲ 28 | #23 of 113 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #387 of 4,466 ▲ 68 | #36 of 113 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,935 of 3,998 | #37 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 758 | #603 of 4,938 | #51 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,675 of 4,622 | #80 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 77.3% | #18 of 4,628 | #3 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #4,006 of 4,789 | #72 of 117 |
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
758
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 758 | 45.7 | 16.6:1 | 38% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 998 | 56.2 | 17.8:1 | 39% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 55.5 | 16.4:1 | 36% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 801 | 51 | 15.7:1 | 34% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Don Carter Elementary School.
About Don Carter Elementary School
Don Carter Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in RICHMOND, Texas. It reported 758 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 46% higher.
Don Carter Elementary School is in LAMAR CISD, a district with 46,786 students across 49 schools.
About 26% of students at Don Carter Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 26% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% White, and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Don Carter Elementary School are from different groups.
Don Carter Elementary School has 45.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. The school's 16.6:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.5% for Don Carter Elementary School. The school posts 69.2%, 11.7 points above the prediction.
Looking at the county, Fort Bend County, the median household earns about $114,041 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Fort Bend County has 217 public schools with about 191,372 students, including Don Carter Elementary School.
Cora Thomas Elementary School is about 1.6 miles from Don Carter Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Don Carter Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Don Carter Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 43 students, from 801 to 758.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Don Carter Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- Cora Thomas Elementary School1.6 mi · 678
- Reading JH1.7 mi · 1,603
- George Ranch High School1.7 mi · 2,337
- Manford Williams Elementary School2.1 mi · 683
- Dr Thomas E Randle High School2.2 mi · 1,966
- Harry Wright JH2.3 mi · 1,444
Frequently asked questions
About Don Carter Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Don Carter Elementary School?
Don Carter Elementary School enrolls approximately 758 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Don Carter Elementary School serve?
Don Carter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Don Carter Elementary School have?
Don Carter Elementary School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Don Carter Elementary School?
Don Carter Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 22% Hispanic, 26% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Don Carter Elementary School?
Don Carter Elementary School is overseen by LAMAR CISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.