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What advice would you give to incoming students at RALPH PARR EL?
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Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 646 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428012443
Ralph Parr Elementary School
1315 HWY 3 S, LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573 · (281) 284-4100 · Galveston County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 70% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
17.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
231 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 41 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
63%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 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 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 45.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Ralph Parr Elementary School
Ralph Parr Elementary School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Parr Elementary School this school | 688 | 33.6% | 60.2% |
| Davis Elementary School AUSTIN | 643 | 30.6% | 50.0% |
| Rustic Oak Elementary School PEARLAND | 645 | 30.2% | 65.8% |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School RICHMOND | 639 | 30.7% | 51.0% |
| Crestview Elementary School LUBBOCK | 609 | 29.9% | 71.5% |
| Nottingham Elementary School HOUSTON | 746 | 35.7% | 65.3% |
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 Ralph Parr Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #755 of 4,401 | #11 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,046 of 4,466 ▼ 242 | #20 of 45 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #660 of 4,466 ▲ 68 | #11 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,750 of 3,998 | #28 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #994 of 4,938 | #11 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #4,116 of 4,622 | #42 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #1,156 of 4,628 | #16 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #4,134 of 4,789 | #38 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #1,287 of 2,838 | #17 of 29 |
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
688
-71 (-9%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 688 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 34% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 35% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 37% (263) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 47 | 16.1:1 | 27% (206) |
| 2017-18 | 845 | 50.1 | 16.9:1 | 27% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | 43 | 18.7:1 | 22% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 30 | 24.9:1 | 18% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralph Parr Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (845 to 688); teachers down 22% (50.1 to 39).
About Ralph Parr Elementary School
Ralph Parr Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in LEAGUE CITY, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 688 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 33% larger than that.
CLEAR CREEK ISD has 39,684 students in 46 schools, and Ralph Parr Elementary School is one of those schools.
Ralph Parr Elementary School is 53% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 28% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Ralph Parr Elementary School was 17.6:1. This ratio sits 2.5 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 34%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Galveston County is 57%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Ralph Parr Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Ralph Parr Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 59.4%. Ralph Parr Elementary School scores 60.2%, within a point of that line.
Across Galveston County, the median household income is $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Galveston County is home to 95 public schools and about 62,767 public school students.
The next-closest public school is League City Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Ralph Parr Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment dropped 9% from its 2020-21 level of 759. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 students
Other schools in LEAGUE CITY
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- League City Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Bayside Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 978 students
- Victory Lakes Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 944 students
Nearby schools
- League City Elementary School1.0 mi · 692
- Victory Lakes Intermediate School1.4 mi · 944
- League City Intermediate School1.6 mi · 1,046
- Dunbar Middle School1.8 mi · 558
- Art and Pat Goforth Elementary School1.8 mi · 765
- Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School2.0 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Ralph Parr Elementary SchoolHow large is Ralph Parr Elementary School?
Ralph Parr Elementary School enrolls approximately 688 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ralph Parr Elementary School serve?
Ralph Parr Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Ralph Parr Elementary School have?
Ralph Parr Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Ralph Parr Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ralph Parr Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ralph Parr Elementary School in?
Ralph Parr Elementary School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.