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Enrollment
671
Elementary
DISTRICT 636 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ISD·NCES 482874009357
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School
28750 NICHOLS SAWMILL RD, MAGNOLIA, TX 77355 · (281) 252-2133 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL671 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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
14.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
309 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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 19% smaller than its 4th grade class (145).
Student demographics
48%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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Nichols Sawmill Elementary School
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Sawmill Elementary School this school | 671 | 46.1% | 58.6% |
| Curtis Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 585 | 46.8% | 46.1% |
| Reeves-Hinger Elementary School CANYON | 669 | 42.0% | 66.2% |
| Rebecca Creek Elementary School SPRING BRANCH | 578 | 47.1% | 68.5% |
| Bridge City Elementary School BRIDGE CITY | 813 | 45.9% | N/A |
| Smithville Elementary School SMITHVILLE | 694 | 45.5% | 42.0% |
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 Nichols Sawmill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #839 of 4,401 | #25 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,414 of 4,466 ▼ 584 | #34 of 77 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,375 of 4,466 ▼ 167 | #29 of 77 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #268 of 3,998 | #7 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 671 | #1,113 of 4,938 | #55 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,671 of 4,622 | #27 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #2,561 of 4,628 | #62 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #3,737 of 4,789 | #48 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #884 of 1,307 | #18 of 28 |
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
671
+140 (+26%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 702
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 671 | 47.4 | 14.2:1 | 46% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 37.2 | 14.9:1 | 46% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 562 | 42.1 | 13.3:1 | 44% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 43% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 38.9 | 16.1:1 | 41% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 33% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 702 | 47 | 14.9:1 | 32% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols Sawmill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (626 to 671); teachers up 22% (38.9 to 47.4).
About Nichols Sawmill Elementary School
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in MAGNOLIA. The school offers pre-K through 4 and enrolls 671 students. The school is 29% above the average for elementary schools in Texas.
Within MAGNOLIA ISD, Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is one of 17 schools. The district enrolls 14,916 students.
The share of White students at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is 67%, a majority. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Montgomery County at about 67% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School has 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.2:1. The school's 14.2:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 46%. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 86% of Texas public elementary schools.
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 58.6%, compared with a predicted 54.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Montgomery County area, the median household earns about $97,701 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Montgomery County, 160 public schools serve about 134,595 students.
Of the public schools around it, Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is closest to J L Lyon Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. Nichols Sawmill Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Nichols Sawmill Elementary School at 3rd of 8.
NCES describes the area around Nichols Sawmill Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 26%.
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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
- J L Lyon Elementary School1.9 mi · 762
- Magnolia Intermediate School2.2 mi · 1,154
- Magnolia Junior High School2.2 mi · 1,120
- Stephens Academy2.6 mi · 65
- Magnolia Elementary School2.7 mi · 502
- Willie E Williams Elementary School3.4 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols Sawmill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nichols Sawmill Elementary School?
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School enrolls approximately 671 students in grades PK-04.
Is Nichols Sawmill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Nichols Sawmill Elementary School have?
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Nichols Sawmill Elementary School public or private?
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAGNOLIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.