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Enrollment
811
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965011961
Jan Schiff Elementary School
7400 DISCOVERY LN, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 · (281) 634-9451 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
16.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
296 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 160 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (140).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Jan Schiff Elementary School
Jan Schiff Elementary School's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Schiff Elementary School this school | 811 | 36.5% | 49.0% |
| Byrd Elementary School CYPRESS | 1,138 | 33.0% | 77.6% |
| H F McNeill Elementary School RICHMOND | 926 | 37.6% | 70.3% |
| Don Carter Elementary School RICHMOND | 758 | 38.0% | 69.2% |
| James C Neill Elementary School RICHMOND | 1,253 | 35.5% | 51.2% |
| Lizzie Curtis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 783 | 37.9% | 43.9% |
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 Jan Schiff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,524 of 4,401 | #74 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,044 of 4,466 ▲ 78 | #84 of 113 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,250 of 4,466 ▲ 166 | #76 of 113 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #343 of 3,998 | #6 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #408 of 4,938 | #42 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #3,702 of 4,622 | #82 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #215 of 4,628 | #29 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #4,054 of 4,789 | #75 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #2,510 of 2,838 | #51 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
811
-71 (-8%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 811 | 48.7 | 16.7:1 | 36% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 53.4 | 15.5:1 | 36% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 48.9 | 17.8:1 | 30% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 882 | 58 | 15.2:1 | 23% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 847 | 50.1 | 16.9:1 | 18% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 1,161 | 66 | 17.6:1 | 8% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 11% (68) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jan Schiff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (847 to 811); teachers down 3% (50.1 to 48.7).
About Jan Schiff Elementary School
Jan Schiff Elementary School, located in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, is a high-enrollment elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 811 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 56% higher.
FORT BEND ISD runs Jan Schiff Elementary School along with 82 other schools, enrolling 79,663 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Jan Schiff Elementary School, 35%, is Asian. The rest of enrollment is 33% Black, 13% White, 12% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the Asian share of Fort Bend County's population at about 22%. The diversity index for Jan Schiff Elementary School is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Jan Schiff Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1, with 48.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 36% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Jan Schiff Elementary School outscored 36%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Jan Schiff Elementary School are 9.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (49.0% actual, 58.1% predicted).
The school is in Fort Bend County, where median household income comes to about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Fort Bend County counts 217 public schools with about 191,372 students.
The closest school to Jan Schiff Elementary School is Lawrence E Elkins High School, located about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 49.0% is below the 57.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.2 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Jan Schiff Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,760 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,698 students
- Billy Baines Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence E Elkins High School0.8 mi · 2,848
- Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School1.0 mi · 752
- Lake Olympia Middle School1.6 mi · 1,078
- Palmer Elementary School1.7 mi · 802
- Billy Baines Middle School1.9 mi · 1,383
- Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Jan Schiff Elementary SchoolHow large is Jan Schiff Elementary School?
Jan Schiff Elementary School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Jan Schiff Elementary School serve?
Jan Schiff Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jan Schiff Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jan Schiff Elementary School is approximately 16.7:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Jan Schiff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Jan Schiff Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 12% Hispanic, 33% Black, 35% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Jan Schiff Elementary School in?
Jan Schiff Elementary School is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.