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Don Jeter Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 74 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 47.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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%.
Schools most like Don Jeter Elementary School
Don Jeter Elementary School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Don Jeter Elementary School this school | 800 | 71.6% | 47.0% |
| Andre Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,014 | 69.3% | 38.9% |
| Mayde Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 816 | 76.1% | 38.4% |
| Iltexas Saginaw Elementary School SAGINAW | 881 | 66.6% | 32.5% |
| Gloria Marshall Elementary School SPRING | 876 | 75.1% | 26.8% |
| Harmony School of Fine Arts and Technology-Houston HOUSTON | 742 | 75.1% | 50.3% |
Where Don Jeter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,730 of 4,401 | #36 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,726 of 4,466 ▲ 163 | #36 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,886 of 4,466 ▲ 202 | #41 of 52 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,693 of 3,998 | #22 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 800 | #448 of 4,938 | #4 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,761 of 4,622 | #36 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #1,143 of 4,628 | #26 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #2,472 of 4,789 | #10 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #2,600 of 2,838 | #32 of 34 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 800 | 52.1 | 15.3:1 | 72% (573) |
| 2023-24 | 713 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 72% (511) |
| 2022-23 | 822 | 53.5 | 15.4:1 | 70% (579) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 60% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 826 | 56.8 | 14.6:1 | 57% (469) |
| 2015-16 | 929 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 62% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 789 | 49 | 16.1:1 | 73% (573) |
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (826 to 800); teachers down 8% (56.8 to 52.1).
About Don Jeter Elementary School
Don Jeter Elementary School is a large elementary school in ROSHARON, Texas. It serves 800 students in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 54% larger than that.
Within ALVIN ISD, Don Jeter Elementary School is one of 37 schools. The district enrolls 30,038 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Don Jeter Elementary School, at 47%. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Black, 7% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 32%. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 72%. The 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County is 22 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Don Jeter Elementary School is 3.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.0%. Predicted: 43.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Brazoria County, the median household income is $97,993, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 115 public schools in Brazoria County, enrolling about 75,767 students in all.
Rodeo Palms Junior High School is located about 0.5 miles from Don Jeter Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Don Jeter Elementary School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Don Jeter Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 708. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 15.3:1 over the same years.
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