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Enrollment
931
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240003599
Porter Elementary School
24400 LOOP 494, PORTER, TX 77365 · (281) 577-2920 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL931 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
777 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 85 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 138 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Porter Elementary School
Porter Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Elementary School this school | 931 | 83.5% | 36.8% |
| Highlands Elementary School HIGHLANDS | 868 | 79.6% | 33.8% |
| Hope Elementary School CONROE | 764 | 83.1% | 41.7% |
| New Caney Elementary School NEW CANEY | 787 | 86.3% | 31.6% |
| Northside Elementary School CLEVELAND | 1,073 | 88.8% | 20.1% |
| Austin Elementary School CONROE | 896 | 84.7% | 37.7% |
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 Porter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,983 of 4,401 | #67 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,261 of 4,466 ▼ 83 | #70 of 77 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,423 of 4,466 ▼ 31 | #55 of 77 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,507 of 3,998 | #41 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 931 | #161 of 4,938 | #7 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,227 of 4,622 | #59 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #2,008 of 4,628 | #51 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,694 of 4,789 | #11 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.0% | #140 of 1,307 | #3 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
931
+296 (+47%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 901
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 931 | 58.5 | 15.9:1 | 83% (777) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 52.4 | 15.3:1 | 86% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 792 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 89% (708) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 83% (526) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 75% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 683 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 73% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 719 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 76% (549) |
| 2000-01 | 736 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 46% (339) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 54 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Porter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (651 to 931); teachers up 33% (44 to 58.5).
About Porter Elementary School
Porter Elementary School is a large elementary school located in PORTER, Texas. The school's 931 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 79% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Porter Elementary School reports to NEW CANEY ISD, which has 20 schools and 19,420 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Porter Elementary School, at 63%. It is also 24% White, 9% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 28% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 58.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Porter Elementary School and a ratio of 15.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 83% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Montgomery County averages 48%, lower than here.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.0%. Porter Elementary School scores 36.8%.
Porter Elementary School is located in Montgomery County, where the median household income is $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Porter Elementary School, Montgomery County has 159 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, White Oak Middle School, is about 1.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Porter Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
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 records show 635 in 2020-21 and 931 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Porter Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 NEW CANEY ISD
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
Other schools in PORTER
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- Sorters Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 838 students
- White Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Bens Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 812 students
- Robert Crippen Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
Other Porter Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Porter Elementary. Porter Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESQUITE, TX · 445 students
- Porter ElementarySan Diego, CA · 590 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 453 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolHagerhill, KY · 431 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolMacon, GA · 400 students
Nearby schools
- White Oak Middle School1.1 mi · 833
- Woodridge Forest Middle School1.2 mi · 1,371
- Bens Branch Elementary School1.2 mi · 812
- Pine Valley Middle School1.7 mi · 741
- Kingwood Park High School1.9 mi · 1,884
- Valley Ranch Elementary School2.0 mi · 790
Frequently asked questions
About Porter Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Porter Elementary School?
Porter Elementary School enrolls approximately 931 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Porter Elementary School serve?
Porter Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Porter Elementary School have?
Porter Elementary School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Porter Elementary School?
Porter Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 63% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Porter Elementary School in?
Porter Elementary School is part of NEW CANEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.