GORDON-REED EL

Set in MONTGOMERY, Texas, GORDON-REED EL is a mid-tier primary school, run under CONROE ISD. It teaches 705 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 36% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 66 schools in CONROE ISD (72,914 students total), GORDON-REED EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GORDON-REED EL lists that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GORDON-REED EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at GORDON-REED EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, GORDON-REED EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.5%; this one delivers 49.0%.

Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), GORDON-REED EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LONE STAR EL, around 2.0 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GORDON-REED EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 63.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.