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Enrollment
593
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001012
RUNYAN EL
1101 FOSTER DR, CONROE, TX 77301 · (936) 709-2800 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
479 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
46.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
593
-13 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.3:1
% White
18%
was 19%
% Hispanic
68%
was 71%
% Black
9%
was 7%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About RUNYAN EL
RUNYAN EL is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in CONROE, Texas, part of CONROE ISD, with 593 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4.
CONROE ISD runs 66 schools in total, collectively educating 72,914 students. RUNYAN EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, RUNYAN EL records that 68% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RUNYAN EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting RUNYAN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 81% of students at RUNYAN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, RUNYAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.5%.
Across the wider county, Montgomery County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,701, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), of which RUNYAN EL is one.
BOOKER T WASHINGTON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, RUNYAN EL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at RUNYAN EL has held roughly steady, going from 606 students in 2018 to 593 in 2025.
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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 H SHigh · 5,252 students
- THE WOODLANDS H SHigh · 4,444 students
- GRAND OAKS H SHigh · 3,836 students
- COLLEGE PARK H SHigh · 3,313 students
- CANEY CREEK H SHigh · 2,783 students
- OAK RIDGE H SHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in CONROE
- CONROE H SHigh · 5,252 students
- CANEY CREEK H SHigh · 2,783 students
- OAK RIDGE H SHigh · 2,758 students
- SUCHMA ELElementary · 1,428 students
- MOORHEAD J HMiddle · 1,379 students
- DONALD J STOCKTON JHMiddle · 1,367 students
Nearby schools
- BOOKER T WASHINGTON H S0.9 mi · 189
- ARMSTRONG EL1.3 mi · 616
- WILKINSON EL1.4 mi · 755
- HOUSTON EL1.9 mi · 741
- TRAVIS INT2.0 mi · 488
- RICE EL2.1 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About RUNYAN ELHow many students attend RUNYAN EL?
RUNYAN EL enrolls approximately 593 students in grades PK-04.
Is RUNYAN EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
RUNYAN EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at RUNYAN EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at RUNYAN EL is approximately 13.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at RUNYAN EL?
Student demographics at RUNYAN EL are roughly 18% White, 68% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees RUNYAN EL?
RUNYAN EL is overseen by CONROE ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.