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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500007046
Powell Elementary School
7332 COCHRANS CROSSING DR, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 · (936) 709-1700 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
15.4:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
173 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 151 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 162 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 156 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 176 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 172 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 12% smaller than its 4th grade class (172).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 33.0% | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Powell Elementary School
Powell Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Elementary School this school | 830 | 20.8% | 75.3% |
| Buckalew Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 823 | 18.1% | 84.3% |
| West Elementary School CYPRESS | 740 | 20.9% | 76.7% |
| Sampson Elementary School CYPRESS | 900 | 17.1% | 78.1% |
| North Elementary School LEANDER | 737 | 18.3% | 47.9% |
| Campbell Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 791 | 16.3% | 60.9% |
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 Powell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #180 of 4,401 | #10 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #174 of 4,466 ▲ 35 | #7 of 77 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #414 of 4,466 ▼ 9 | #8 of 77 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,015 of 3,998 | #20 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #355 of 4,938 | #22 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,782 of 4,622 | #49 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #894 of 4,628 | #14 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #4,420 of 4,789 | #68 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #2,256 of 2,838 | #23 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
830
+48 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 830 | 54 | 15.4:1 | 21% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 876 | 56 | 15.6:1 | 22% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 890 | 51.8 | 17.2:1 | 23% (209) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 897 | 48.8 | 18.4:1 | 19% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 772 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 823 | 46 | 17.9:1 | 5% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 748 | 43 | 17.4:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Powell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (897 to 830); teachers up 11% (48.8 to 54).
About Powell Elementary School
The public elementary school Powell Elementary School is located in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. The school had 830 students in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
CONROE ISD counts 72,914 students in its 66 schools, and Powell Elementary School is one of them.
Powell Elementary School's enrollment is 51% White. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, 67% of Montgomery County residents are White. By the diversity index, Powell Elementary School comes in at 66%.
Staffing totals 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Powell Elementary School is 21%. That is 27 points below the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Powell Elementary School is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 89% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Powell Elementary School is 10.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 75.3% actual, 64.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that median household income is about $97,701, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Powell Elementary School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 134,595 students.
The Woodlands High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Powell Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 782 in 2020-21 and 830 in 2024-25, a gain of 48 students.
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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 CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in THE WOODLANDS
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- McCullough Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,195 students
- Knox Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,395 students
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,253 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
Other Powell Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Powell Elementary. Powell Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Powell Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 418 students
- Powell ElementaryCentreville, VA · 872 students
- Powell ElementaryPowell, TN · 852 students
- Powell Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 514 students
- Powell ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 335 students
Nearby schools
- The Woodlands High School0.6 mi · 4,444
- Bush Elementary School0.9 mi · 881
- Galatas Elementary School1.0 mi · 792
- Collins Intermediate School1.5 mi · 719
- David Elementary School1.5 mi · 585
- Mitchell Intermediate School1.6 mi · 1,253
Frequently asked questions
About Powell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Powell Elementary School?
Powell Elementary School enrolls approximately 830 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Powell Elementary School serve?
Powell Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Powell Elementary School have?
Powell Elementary School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Powell Elementary School?
Powell Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Powell Elementary School in?
Powell Elementary School is part of CONROE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.