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NEEDVILLE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NEEDVILLE EL
NEEDVILLE EL, a well-populated elementary campus in NEEDVILLE, Texas, overseen by NEEDVILLE ISD, works with 1,121 students, covering grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 116% above the state mean of about 519.
Across the 4 schools in NEEDVILLE ISD (3,650 students total), NEEDVILLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, NEEDVILLE EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 40% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, NEEDVILLE EL lists 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, NEEDVILLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.8%; this one delivers 64.5%.
In the area at large, census data for Fort Bend County shows median household earnings sit near $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. NEEDVILLE EL is one of 217 public schools in Fort Bend County (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students).
Nearest neighbor: NEEDVILLE MIDDLE, around 2.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, NEEDVILLE EL comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.
NEEDVILLE EL operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. NEEDVILLE EL's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 1,255 (now 1,121). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 47% to 40% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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