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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICE ISD·NCES 483696004114
Rice Elementary School
1500 SW MCKINNEY, RICE, TX 75155 · (903) 326-4151 · Navarro County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
362 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 23% smaller than its 4th grade class (90).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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 RICE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Rice Elementary School
Rice Elementary School's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Elementary School this school | 444 | 81.5% | 46.4% |
| Fannin Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 436 | 81.0% | 22.7% |
| Smith STEM Academy VICTORIA | 447 | 79.2% | 33.5% |
| Gonzales Elementary School ODESSA | 424 | 80.4% | 26.9% |
| Central Elementary School PLAINVIEW | 505 | 80.8% | 43.7% |
| Nixon Smiley Elementary School SMILEY | 438 | 80.4% | 44.1% |
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 Rice Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Navarro County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #1,800 of 4,401 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,655 of 4,466 ▼ 278 | #2 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,174 of 4,466 ▼ 418 | #4 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,651 of 3,998 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #3,081 of 4,938 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #3,467 of 4,622 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #3,215 of 4,628 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.5% | #1,825 of 4,789 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +122.0% | #11 of 1,307 | #1 of 7 |
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
444
+89 (+25%) vs 2020
+88% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 444 | 27.3 | 16.3:1 | 82% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 81% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 24.8 | 16.4:1 | 79% (322) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 23 | 15.4:1 | 76% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 16.3 | 12.3:1 | 79% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 199 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 77% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 205 | 13 | 15.8:1 | 80% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 52% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 15 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rice Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 122% (200 to 444); teachers up 68% (16.3 to 27.3).
About Rice Elementary School
Rice Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in RICE, Texas, administered by RICE ISD. School enrollment was 444 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4.
The district, RICE ISD, operates 3 schools serving 1,105 students.
Roughly 77% of students at Rice Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% White. Among all residents of Navarro County, the Hispanic share is about 32%. Rice Elementary School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Rice Elementary School employs 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 16.3:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 82% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Navarro County averages 71%, lower than here.
Rice Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Rice Elementary School is 7.5 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.4% actual, 38.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for Navarro County show that the median household income is $63,111, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in Navarro County, enrolling about 10,681 students in all.
The nearest public school is Rice Intermediate/Middle School, at about 0.4 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Rice Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Rice Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment grew 25% from its 2020-21 level of 355.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Navarro County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,711
Census ACS
Median income
$63,111
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
10,681 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RICE ISD
- Rice High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Rice Intermediate/Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other schools in RICE
- Rice High SchoolHigh · 340 students
- Rice Intermediate/Middle SchoolMiddle · 321 students
Other Rice Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Rice Elementary. Rice Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 7.
- Rice Elementary SchoolTYLER, TX · 613 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 602 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolMountain Top, PA · 735 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolSan Carlos, AZ · 673 students
- Rice Elementary SchoolWELLINGTON, CO · 401 students
Nearby schools
- Rice Intermediate/Middle School0.4 mi · 321
- Rice High School0.6 mi · 340
- Fannin Elementary School7.0 mi · 376
- Collins Intermediate School8.0 mi · 891
- Bowie Elementary School8.3 mi · 494
- Two Dimensions at Corsicana9.1 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Rice Elementary SchoolHow large is Rice Elementary School?
Rice Elementary School enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Rice Elementary School serve?
Rice Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Rice Elementary School have?
Rice Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Rice Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rice Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 77% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Rice Elementary School in?
Rice Elementary School is part of RICE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.