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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 540 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANGLETON ISD·NCES 480831005945
Rancho Isabella Elementary School
100 CORRAL LOOP, ANGLETON, TX 77515 · (979) 864-8007 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
285 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ANGLETON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 37.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Rancho Isabella Elementary School
Rancho Isabella Elementary School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rancho Isabella Elementary School this school | 464 | 61.4% | 48.0% |
| Northside Elementary School ANGLETON | 479 | 61.2% | 50.9% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School LIBERTY | 451 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Belton Early Childhood School BELTON | 494 | 59.1% | N/A |
| Milam Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
| Northside Elementary School HENDERSON | 430 | 62.3% | 30.6% |
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 Rancho Isabella Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,624 of 4,401 | #35 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,555 of 4,466 ▲ 119 | #32 of 52 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,489 of 4,466 ▲ 1,035 | #29 of 52 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #417 of 3,998 | #6 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #2,865 of 4,938 | #42 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #362 of 4,622 | #3 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #967 of 4,628 | #19 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #3,050 of 4,789 | #24 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.2% | #268 of 1,307 | #5 of 14 |
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
464
+93 (+25%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 464 | 38.5 | 12.0:1 | 61% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 29.9 | 15.1:1 | 68% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 29.8 | 14.0:1 | 68% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 73% (270) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 65% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 52% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 59% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 37 | 12.7:1 | 49% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 9 | 60.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rancho Isabella Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (359 to 464); teachers up 68% (23 to 38.5).
About Rancho Isabella Elementary School
Rancho Isabella Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in ANGLETON, Texas. The school's 464 students are in pre-K through 5.
ANGLETON ISD runs Rancho Isabella Elementary School along with 9 other schools, enrolling 7,105 students in total.
The most common group at Rancho Isabella Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 45%. Other groups include 34% White, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 32% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Rancho Isabella Elementary School employs 38.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 61% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Brazoria County.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 47.5%. Rancho Isabella Elementary School scores 48.0%.
Within Brazoria County, the median household income is $97,993, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Rancho Isabella Elementary School, Brazoria County has 114 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Rancho Isabella Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Angleton J H School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rancho Isabella Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Rancho Isabella Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Rancho Isabella Elementary School's enrollment grew from 371 in 2020-21 to 464 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Rancho Isabella Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ANGLETON ISD
- Angleton High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
- Angleton J H SchoolMiddle · 1,567 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,029 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Frontier Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Other schools in ANGLETON
- Angleton High SchoolHigh · 2,225 students
- Angleton J H SchoolMiddle · 1,567 students
- Westside Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,029 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Frontier Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
Nearby schools
- Angleton J H School0.5 mi · 1,567
- Frontier Elementary School0.6 mi · 430
- Angleton High School0.7 mi · 2,225
- Northside Elementary School1.5 mi · 479
- Brazoria Co J J Alternative Education Program2.1 mi · 4
- Brazoria Co J J Alternative Education Program2.1 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Rancho Isabella Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rancho Isabella Elementary School?
Rancho Isabella Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-05.
Is Rancho Isabella Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rancho Isabella Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Rancho Isabella Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Rancho Isabella Elementary School.
How diverse is Rancho Isabella Elementary School?
Rancho Isabella Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 45% Hispanic, 15% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rancho Isabella Elementary School in?
Rancho Isabella Elementary School is part of ANGLETON ISD.
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