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Sandra Mossman Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 31.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 13.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 52.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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%.
Schools most like Sandra Mossman Elementary School
Sandra Mossman Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandra Mossman Elementary School this school | 789 | 16.3% | 58.4% |
| Hill Elementary School AUSTIN | 811 | 15.7% | 70.6% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Central Elementary School LUBBOCK | 763 | 17.2% | 68.7% |
| Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 737 | 18.3% | 63.7% |
| Travis Elementary School HOUSTON | 762 | 13.5% | 70.1% |
| Bush Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 881 | 17.4% | 77.7% |
Where Sandra Mossman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #852 of 4,401 | #17 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #755 of 4,466 ▲ 298 | #12 of 45 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #512 of 4,466 ▲ 450 | #5 of 45 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,368 of 3,998 | #18 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #488 of 4,938 | #3 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #4,193 of 4,622 | #43 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #1,727 of 4,628 | #27 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #4,519 of 4,789 | #46 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #1,300 of 2,838 | #18 of 29 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 789 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 16% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 764 | 43 | 17.8:1 | 19% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 769 | 42 | 18.3:1 | 21% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 776 | 43 | 18.1:1 | 16% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 52 | 18.6:1 | 18% (174) |
| 2015-16 | 917 | 45 | 20.4:1 | 10% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 33 | 25.1:1 | 17% (141) |
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (967 to 789); teachers down 15% (52 to 44).
About Sandra Mossman Elementary School
In LEAGUE CITY, Texas, Sandra Mossman Elementary School is a large elementary school. The school's 789 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 52% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
In CLEAR CREEK ISD, 46 schools enroll a combined 39,684 students.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Sandra Mossman Elementary School combined. Other students are 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 60% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Sandra Mossman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
Dividing enrollment by its 44 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Sandra Mossman Elementary School reports 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Galveston County average 57%.
allk12 grades Sandra Mossman Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Sandra Mossman Elementary School is 8.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Galveston County this way: median household income is about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Galveston County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,767.
The closest public school, Bayside Intermediate School, is about 0.1 miles from Sandra Mossman Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Sandra Mossman Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
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).
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (776) to 2024-25 (789).
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