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If you could change one rule at IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 668 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658010666
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL
3602 WILLIAMS WAY, RICHMOND, TX 77469 · (832) 223-1700 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
261 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
543
-122 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.1:1
% White
11%
was 17%
% Hispanic
31%
was 25%
% Black
31%
was 29%
% Asian
23%
was 23%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in RICHMOND, Texas, run under LAMAR CISD. Current enrollment sits at 543 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Within LAMAR CISD, which oversees 49 schools and 46,786 students, IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 31%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 31% Black, 23% Asian, 11% White, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 49.5%.
In the broader community, census data for Fort Bend County shows median household income runs about $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is PHELAN EL, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL. On composite proficiency, IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL's enrollment has ticked down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 665 (now 543). White enrollment moved from 17% to 11% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 H SHigh · 3,401 students
- DEAN LEAMAN JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Other schools in RICHMOND
- WILLIAM B TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,114 students
- FOSTER H SHigh · 2,747 students
- GEORGE BUSH H SHigh · 2,428 students
- GEORGE RANCH H SHigh · 2,337 students
- BRISCOE JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- DR THOMAS E RANDLE H SHigh · 1,966 students
Nearby schools
- PHELAN EL1.2 mi · 743
- MANFORD WILLIAMS EL1.6 mi · 683
- JUVENILE DETENT CTR1.8 mi · 49
- SUSANNA DICKINSON EL2.4 mi · 616
- TRINITY CHARTER SCHOOLS - RICHMOND CAMPUS2.6 mi · 7
- BRAZOS BEND EL2.6 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About IRMA DRU HUTCHISON ELHow many students attend IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL?
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL serve?
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL is approximately 16.5:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL?
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL reports a student body of 11% White, 31% Hispanic, 31% Black, 23% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL in?
IRMA DRU HUTCHISON EL is part of LAMAR CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.