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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at GALATAS EL this year?
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Enrollment
792
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001763
Galatas Elementary School
9001 COCHRANS CROSSING DR, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 · (936) 709-5000 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL792 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
16.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
80 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 152 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 194 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 175 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (175).
Student demographics
54%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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 50.0% | 29.0% | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 94.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 89.0% |
| 2020-21 | 65.0% | 82.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Galatas Elementary School
Galatas Elementary School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatas Elementary School this school | 792 | 10.1% | 83.8% |
| Wilchester Elementary School HOUSTON | 854 | 10.7% | 87.1% |
| Valley Oaks Elementary School HOUSTON | 894 | 9.2% | 80.4% |
| Hilltop Elementary School ARGYLE | 788 | 8.4% | 59.9% |
| Mills Elementary School AUSTIN | 703 | 7.5% | 79.3% |
| C W Cline Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 906 | 4.3% | 72.4% |
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 Galatas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #42 of 4,401 | #3 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #230 of 4,466 ▼ 157 | #10 of 77 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #287 of 4,466 ▼ 168 | #4 of 77 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.5pp | #268 of 3,998 | #4 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 792 | #473 of 4,938 | #29 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,400 of 4,622 | #66 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #2,084 of 4,628 | #52 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #4,651 of 4,789 | #74 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #337 of 1,307 | #10 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
792
+47 (+6%) vs 2020
+24% since 2000-01, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 792 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 10% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 810 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 9% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 8% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 7% (52) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 37 | 17.3:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 3% (21) |
| 2000-01 | 641 | 40 | 16.0:1 | 0% (2) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Galatas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (639 to 792); teachers up 32% (37 to 49).
About Galatas Elementary School
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Galatas Elementary School serves students in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 792 students in pre-K through 4. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 53% higher.
Galatas Elementary School is part of CONROE ISD, where 66 schools serve 72,914 students.
At Galatas Elementary School, White students make up 65% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Montgomery County is about 67% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Galatas Elementary School is 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.2:1. This ratio sits 1.1 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 10%. That is 38 points below the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Galatas Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 90% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Galatas Elementary School scores 14.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 83.8% actual versus 69.4% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 160 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 134,595 students in all.
Powell Elementary School is the public school closest to Galatas Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Galatas Elementary School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 83.8% versus a 77.8% average.
The federal government classifies Galatas Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 47 more students in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in THE WOODLANDS
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- McCullough Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,195 students
- Knox Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,395 students
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,253 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
Nearby schools
- Powell Elementary School1.0 mi · 830
- Buckalew Elementary School1.1 mi · 823
- Bush Elementary School1.2 mi · 881
- The Woodlands High School1.5 mi · 4,444
- Mitchell Intermediate School1.6 mi · 1,253
- David Elementary School2.0 mi · 585
Frequently asked questions
About Galatas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Galatas Elementary School?
Galatas Elementary School enrolls approximately 792 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Galatas Elementary School serve?
Galatas Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Galatas Elementary School have?
Galatas Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Galatas Elementary School?
At Galatas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Galatas Elementary School public or private?
Galatas Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CONROE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.