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Enrollment
995
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517012839
James E Randolph Elementary School
5303 FLEWELLEN OAKS LN, FULSHEAR, TX 77441 · (281) 234-3800 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL995 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
82 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 31 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 116 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 180 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 197 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 220 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 47% smaller than its 5th grade class (220).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
James E Randolph Elementary School→Adams Junior High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
81.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 62.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 49.0% | 32.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 81.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 83.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 85.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 James E Randolph Elementary School
James E Randolph Elementary School's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E Randolph Elementary School this school | 995 | 8.2% | 79.3% |
| Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer Elementary School PROSPER | 974 | 5.2% | 72.7% |
| Windsong Ranch Elementary School PROSPER | 887 | 4.1% | 72.0% |
| Frostwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 838 | 7.6% | 81.8% |
| Argyle South Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 783 | 10.1% | 77.2% |
| Pope Elementary School CYPRESS | 997 | 12.9% | 82.1% |
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 James E Randolph Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #98 of 4,401 | #10 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #125 of 4,466 ▼ 2 | #12 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #117 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #11 of 113 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,425 of 3,998 | #52 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 995 | #102 of 4,938 | #20 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,842 of 4,622 | #47 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #888 of 4,628 | #69 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.2% | #4,692 of 4,789 | #117 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #1,038 of 2,838 | #24 of 61 |
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
995
-79 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 995 | 69.4 | 14.3:1 | 8% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 1,032 | 70.1 | 14.7:1 | 11% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 72.8 | 14.8:1 | 8% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 1,074 | 77 | 13.9:1 | 7% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 1,272 | 79.2 | 16.1:1 | 3% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 977 | 65 | 15.0:1 | 2% (19) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James E Randolph Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,272 to 995); teachers down 12% (79.2 to 69.4).
About James E Randolph Elementary School
James E Randolph Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in FULSHEAR, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 995 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 92% higher.
The district, KATY ISD, has 96,111 students enrolled across 78 schools.
No group is above 50% at James E Randolph Elementary School; the largest is White, at 50%. The school is also 25% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 34%. The diversity index for James E Randolph Elementary School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 69.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 8%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County, the school's rate is lower.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for James E Randolph Elementary School is 70.2%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.3%.
The school's county is Fort Bend County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $114,041 a year, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Fort Bend County number 217, with about 191,372 students.
James E Randolph Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, James E Randolph Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes James E Randolph Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
The school's student count decreased 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. 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 KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in FULSHEAR
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Dean Leaman JHMiddle · 2,888 students
- Adams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,963 students
- Huggins Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Fletcher Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 817 students
- Viola Gilmore Randle Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School0.5 mi · 935
- Jordan High School0.8 mi · 3,330
- Adams Junior High School0.9 mi · 1,963
- Stanley C Stanley Elementary School1.0 mi · 835
- Keiko Davidson Elementary School1.3 mi · 922
- Campbell Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,173
Frequently asked questions
About James E Randolph Elementary SchoolHow large is James E Randolph Elementary School?
James E Randolph Elementary School enrolls approximately 995 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does James E Randolph Elementary School serve?
James E Randolph Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at James E Randolph Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at James E Randolph Elementary School.
How diverse is James E Randolph Elementary School?
James E Randolph Elementary School reports a student body of 50% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 25% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is James E Randolph Elementary School in?
James E Randolph Elementary School is part of KATY ISD.
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