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McDougle Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 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 up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 McDougle Elementary School
McDougle Elementary School's state test result (37.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McDougle Elementary School this school | 612 | 85.9% | 37.6% |
| Walzem Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 625 | 87.4% | 31.4% |
| Genoa Elementary School HOUSTON | 535 | 89.0% | 28.4% |
| Frazier Elementary School HOUSTON | 601 | 89.2% | 37.6% |
| Hobbs Williams Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 632 | 89.6% | 25.4% |
| Lakeview Elementary School PORT ARTHUR | 535 | 88.2% | 26.9% |
Where McDougle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #2,872 of 4,401 | #398 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,070 of 4,466 ▼ 247 | #290 of 625 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,474 of 4,466 ▲ 128 | #493 of 625 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #907 of 3,998 | #121 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 612 | #1,524 of 4,938 | #336 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #992 of 4,622 | #141 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #3,216 of 4,628 | #451 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.9% | #1,484 of 4,789 | #338 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #906 of 1,307 | #91 of 148 |
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 | 612 | 46.1 | 13.3:1 | 86% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 538 | 41.6 | 12.9:1 | 89% (480) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 44.5 | 11.3:1 | 88% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 49 | 10.6:1 | 87% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 55.8 | 10.3:1 | 76% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | 61 | 11.1:1 | 79% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 60 | 13.4:1 | 78% (630) |
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (573 to 612); teachers down 17% (55.8 to 46.1).
About McDougle Elementary School
McDougle Elementary School is an elementary school in KLEIN, Texas, reachable at (832) 484-7550. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 612 students.
Federal data list 50 schools in KLEIN ISD, with 52,437 students enrolled.
At McDougle Elementary School, 79% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 12% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. The diversity index for McDougle Elementary School is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
McDougle Elementary School has 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.3:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 86% at McDougle Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
In Texas, McDougle Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 37.6% actual against a predicted 37.0%.
The school is in Harris County, where the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. McDougle Elementary School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
The Grace England Early Childhood/Pre-K Center sits less than a tenth of a mile from McDougle Elementary School. Within five miles of McDougle Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. McDougle Elementary School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased 17% over 4 years, reaching 612 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.6:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
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