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Enrollment
695
Elementary
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY ISD·NCES 483126011310
Lone Star Elementary School
16600 FM 2854, MONTGOMERY, TX 77316 · (936) 276-4500 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL695 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
99 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Lone Star Elementary School
Lone Star Elementary School's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Elementary School this school | 695 | 14.2% | 60.4% |
| Academy at Nola Dunn BURLESON | 668 | 14.8% | 59.4% |
| Annetta Elementary School ALEDO | 689 | 17.9% | 65.4% |
| Vandagriff Elementary School ALEDO | 640 | 10.9% | 72.6% |
| Bill Brown Elementary School SPRING BRANCH | 799 | 12.9% | 76.5% |
| Casis Elementary School AUSTIN | 652 | 8.7% | 72.5% |
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 Lone Star Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #750 of 4,401 | #23 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #889 of 4,466 ▲ 121 | #24 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #435 of 4,466 ▲ 70 | #11 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,672 of 3,998 | #25 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 695 | #953 of 4,938 | #48 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,377 of 4,622 | #65 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #3,211 of 4,628 | #74 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.2% | #4,553 of 4,789 | #73 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #2,588 of 2,838 | #32 of 37 |
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
695
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 695 | 43.1 | 16.1:1 | 14% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 46.7 | 16.1:1 | 20% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 766 | 44.6 | 17.2:1 | 16% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 17% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 719 | 41.5 | 17.3:1 | 15% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 883 | 52 | 17.0:1 | 14% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 39 | 16.6:1 | 23% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lone Star Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (719 to 695); teachers up 4% (41.5 to 43.1).
About Lone Star Elementary School
In MONTGOMERY, Texas, Lone Star Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 695 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Lone Star Elementary School sits within MONTGOMERY ISD, which has 12 schools and 9,889 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lone Star Elementary School is 78% White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Montgomery County's population at about 67%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lone Star Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 36%.
Lone Star Elementary School counts 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.1 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County, the school's rate is lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.6% at Lone Star Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.4%.
Federal survey data for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 160 public schools operate in Montgomery County, serving about 134,595 students.
Nearby, Gordon-Reed Elementary School is about 2.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.5%; Lone Star Elementary School's is 60.4%, ranking 5th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 706 to 695.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONTGOMERY ISD
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Montgomery Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,083 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Keenan Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
Other schools in MONTGOMERY
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Montgomery Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,083 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 914 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
Other Lone Star Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lone Star Elementary. Lone Star Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Lone Star Elementary SchoolKELLER, TX · 569 students
- Lone Star ElementaryFresno, CA · 672 students
- LONE STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 318 students
- Lone Star Elementary SchoolOTIS, CO · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Gordon-Reed Elementary School2.0 mi · 705
- Oak Hills Junior High School2.6 mi · 1,311
- Keenan Elementary School2.7 mi · 713
- Stewart Elementary School3.1 mi · 914
- Lake Creek High School3.5 mi · 1,692
- Creekside Elementary School4.1 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Lone Star Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lone Star Elementary School?
Lone Star Elementary School enrolls approximately 695 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lone Star Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lone Star Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lone Star Elementary School have?
Lone Star Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lone Star Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lone Star Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lone Star Elementary School in?
Lone Star Elementary School is part of MONTGOMERY ISD.
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