JAMES PATTERSON EL

JAMES PATTERSON EL is a heavily attended primary school in RICHMOND, Texas, part of FORT BEND ISD. The school serves 782 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

FORT BEND ISD comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 79,663 students; JAMES PATTERSON EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, JAMES PATTERSON EL reports that the largest single group is Black at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 23% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JAMES PATTERSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.5%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), JAMES PATTERSON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JUAN SEGUIN EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES PATTERSON EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JAMES PATTERSON EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 47.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. JAMES PATTERSON EL's enrollment has ticked up 31% since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 782). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 today.

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