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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ISD·NCES 482874012105
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School
11745 FM 1488, MAGNOLIA, TX 77354 · (281) 252-7440 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- AThree-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
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
350 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 81 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +50.0pp 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 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 50 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% |
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% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Magnolia Parkway Elementary School
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Parkway Elementary School this school | 680 | 51.5% | 57.5% |
| A G Elder Elementary School JOSHUA | 670 | 51.6% | 64.3% |
| Peach Creek Elementary School SPLENDORA | 692 | 52.7% | 26.9% |
| Greenleaf Elementary School SPLENDORA | 689 | 54.6% | 34.1% |
| Newport Elementary School CROSBY | 701 | 53.9% | 51.8% |
| Goodwin Frazier Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 662 | 55.0% | 48.3% |
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 Magnolia Parkway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #896 of 4,401 | #29 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,159 of 4,466 ▲ 672 | #29 of 77 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,276 of 4,466 ▲ 251 | #27 of 77 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #364 of 3,998 | #8 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #1,046 of 4,938 | #52 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,333 of 4,622 | #18 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #1,862 of 4,628 | #49 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.5% | #3,524 of 4,789 | #42 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #2,495 of 2,838 | #29 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
680
+115 (+20%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 626
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 680 | 49.4 | 13.8:1 | 51% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 859 | 52.7 | 16.3:1 | 44% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 776 | 55.3 | 14.0:1 | 45% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 713 | 46.1 | 15.5:1 | 41% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 704 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 37% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 626 | 48 | 13.0:1 | 47% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Magnolia Parkway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (713 to 680); teachers up 7% (46.1 to 49.4).
About Magnolia Parkway Elementary School
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of MAGNOLIA, Texas. The school enrolls 680 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
MAGNOLIA ISD is the district for Magnolia Parkway Elementary School. It has 17 schools and 14,916 students.
Roughly 51% of students at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 43% White, 3% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Montgomery County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. Magnolia Parkway Elementary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 49.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.8:1. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Magnolia Parkway Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Magnolia Parkway Elementary School is +5.8 points: 57.5% actual, 51.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. There are 160 public schools in Montgomery County, enrolling about 134,595 students in all.
Thrive Center for Success is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles away. The five-mile area around Magnolia Parkway Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Magnolia Parkway Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 57.5% versus a 66.0% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 20% enrollment rise, from 565 in 2020-21 to 680 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 MAGNOLIA ISD
- Magnolia West High SchoolHigh · 2,356 students
- Magnolia High SchoolHigh · 2,292 students
- Magnolia Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,154 students
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Bear Branch Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Bear Branch Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
Other schools in MAGNOLIA
- Magnolia West High SchoolHigh · 2,356 students
- Magnolia High SchoolHigh · 2,292 students
- Magnolia Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,154 students
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Bear Branch Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Bear Branch Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,082 students
Nearby schools
- Thrive Center for Success1.9 mi · 150
- Magnolia High School2.3 mi · 2,292
- Bear Branch Elementary School3.1 mi · 489
- Audubon Elementary School3.9 mi · 509
- Brookesmith Artemis4.0 mi · 10
- Cedric C Smith4.1 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Magnolia Parkway Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Magnolia Parkway Elementary School?
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Magnolia Parkway Elementary School serve?
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School?
Student demographics at Magnolia Parkway Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Magnolia Parkway Elementary School?
Magnolia Parkway Elementary School is overseen by MAGNOLIA ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.