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If you had an hour of school board time for LAWRENCE E ELKINS H S, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,848
High
DISTRICT 1,925 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965000894
Lawrence E Elkins High School
7007 KNIGHTS CT, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 · (281) 634-2600 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,848 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
151 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
833 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 786 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 726 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 669 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 667 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%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
Feeds from
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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 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 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 52.0% | 13.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 58.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Lawrence E Elkins High School
Lawrence E Elkins High School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence E Elkins High School this school | 2,848 | 29.2% | 69.1% |
| Stephen F Austin High School SUGAR LAND | 2,655 | 36.6% | 71.8% |
| Dulles High School SUGAR LAND | 2,165 | 43.7% | 65.9% |
| Lebanon Trail High School FRISCO | 2,173 | 16.4% | 79.6% |
| Heritage High School FRISCO | 1,996 | 13.5% | 75.8% |
| Emerson High School MCKINNEY | 1,844 | 17.1% | 71.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Lawrence E Elkins High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #258 of 1,385 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #191 of 1,425 ▲ 92 | #13 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #306 of 1,425 ▲ 24 | #14 of 30 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #372 of 1,184 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,848 | #101 of 2,107 | #8 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #1,243 of 1,344 | #22 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #125 of 1,346 | #14 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.2% | #1,370 of 1,522 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #173 of 672 | #6 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,848
+292 (+11%) vs 2020
+34% since 2000-01, when it was 2,132
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 2,848 | 150.9 | 18.9:1 | 29% (833) |
| 2023-24 | 2,718 | 140.4 | 19.4:1 | 30% (816) |
| 2022-23 | 2,654 | 137.1 | 19.4:1 | 30% (808) |
| 2020-21 | 2,556 | 131 | 19.5:1 | 27% (678) |
| 2017-18 | 2,307 | 122 | 18.9:1 | 25% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 2,111 | 110 | 19.2:1 | 22% (474) |
| 2010-11 | 2,042 | 111 | 18.4:1 | 22% (442) |
| 2000-01 | 2,132 | 139 | 15.3:1 | 7% (142) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lawrence E Elkins High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (2,307 to 2,848); teachers up 24% (122 to 150.9).
About Lawrence E Elkins High School
Lawrence E Elkins High School is one of the public schools in MISSOURI CITY, Texas. It is a high-enrollment high school. School enrollment was 2,848 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 258% bigger than that.
The district, FORT BEND ISD, has 79,663 students enrolled across 83 schools.
At Lawrence E Elkins High School, the largest share of students is Asian, at 45%. The next largest groups are 26% Black, 15% Hispanic, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Asian share is 23 points above the 22% share among Fort Bend County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Lawrence E Elkins High School counts 150.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.9 students for each one. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 18.9:1 here. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Fort Bend County is 42%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Lawrence E Elkins High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lawrence E Elkins High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (69.1%) and its predicted rate (61.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Fort Bend County has these Census figures: the median household income is $114,041, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Fort Bend County has 217 public schools and roughly 191,372 students.
The shortest distance from Lawrence E Elkins High School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 55.3%, lower than Lawrence E Elkins High School's 69.1%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Lawrence E Elkins High School's enrollment grew from 2,556 in 2020-21 to 2,848 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- 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
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- 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
- Lake Olympia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
Nearby schools
- Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School0.2 mi · 752
- Jan Schiff Elementary School0.8 mi · 811
- Lake Olympia Middle School0.9 mi · 1,078
- Palmer Elementary School1.2 mi · 802
- Quail Valley Middle School2.0 mi · 1,002
- Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School2.2 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHow many students attend Lawrence E Elkins High School?
Lawrence E Elkins High School enrolls approximately 2,848 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lawrence E Elkins High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lawrence E Elkins High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Lawrence E Elkins High School?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Lawrence E Elkins High School.
How diverse is Lawrence E Elkins High School?
Lawrence E Elkins High School reports a student body of 9% White, 15% Hispanic, 26% Black, 45% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lawrence E Elkins High School in?
Lawrence E Elkins High School is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.