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Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 61 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 36.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 15.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 25.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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%.
Schools most like Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School
Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School this school | 700 | 35.0% | 63.0% |
| W Lloyd Meador Elementary School WILLIS | 706 | 38.0% | 51.5% |
| Ed H White Elementary School EL LAGO | 644 | 31.4% | 55.3% |
| Decker Prairie Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 643 | 35.0% | 57.8% |
| China Spring Elementary School WACO | 613 | 37.4% | 57.7% |
| Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary School CONROE | 779 | 39.2% | 61.5% |
Where Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #612 of 4,401 | #7 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #628 of 4,466 ▼ 38 | #10 of 45 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #513 of 4,466 ▲ 216 | #6 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,013 of 3,998 | #13 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 700 | #919 of 4,938 | #9 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,076 of 4,622 | #40 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #1,829 of 4,628 | #30 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.0% | #4,096 of 4,789 | #37 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #2,199 of 2,838 | #25 of 29 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 700 | 40 | 17.5:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 688 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 33% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 41 | 17.2:1 | 33% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | 44 | 15.9:1 | 27% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | 43 | 17.7:1 | 16% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 18% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 44 | 16.0:1 | 9% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 56 | 17.8:1 | 6% (64) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 40 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (762 to 700); teachers down 7% (43 to 40).
About Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School
Families in LEAGUE CITY, Texas, are served by Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 700 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Within CLEAR CREEK ISD, Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School is one of 46 schools. The district enrolls 39,684 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School is 62% White. Enrollment also includes 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Galveston County overall, the White share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. A total of 245 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Galveston County is 57%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.0% and a predicted 58.7%.
In Galveston County, home to about 358,990 people, median household income comes to about $86,105, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Galveston County's 95 public schools enroll about 62,767 students and include Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School.
I W and Eleanor Hyde Elementary School is the nearest public school to Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 63.0% is above the 55.5% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Lloyd R Ferguson Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 700, starting from 702. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.9:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
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