Enrollment
752
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965013913
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School
5503 THOMPSON FERRY RD, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77459 · (281) 634-2000 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL752 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
164 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 97 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
93.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 71.0% | 22.0% | 7.0% | 0.0% |
| Mathematics | 62.0% | 22.0% | 14.0% | 2.0% |
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 | 93.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School's state test result (79.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School this school | 752 | 21.8% | 79.5% |
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School RICHMOND | 924 | 23.2% | 75.5% |
| Freeman Elementary School IRVING | 651 | 29.2% | 59.6% |
| La Villita Elementary School IRVING | 702 | 25.4% | 61.5% |
| Taylor Elementary School PLANO | 744 | 11.4% | 77.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park AUSTIN | 742 | 18.5% | 70.7% |
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 Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #95 of 4,401 | #9 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #71 of 4,466 ▲ 46 | #7 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #13 of 4,466 ▲ 29 | #2 of 113 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 752 | #628 of 4,938 | #52 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,073 of 4,622 | #101 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #2,193 of 4,628 | #93 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.8% | #4,397 of 4,789 | #97 of 117 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 752 | 43 | 17.5:1 | 22% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 40.3 | 17.5:1 | 19% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School.
About Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in MISSOURI CITY, Texas. The school's enrollment of 752 students covers pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 45% higher than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School falls under FORT BEND ISD, which has 83 schools enrolling 79,663 students.
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School is 67% Asian by enrollment. Smaller groups are 14% Black, 7% Hispanic, 6% White, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 22% of Fort Bend County residents are Asian. Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School is 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 22% of students, or 164, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Fort Bend County averages 42%, higher than here.
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School outperforms its prediction by 15.2 points. The model expects 64.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 79.5%.
Within Fort Bend County, the median household income is $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School, Fort Bend County has 216 other public schools.
Lawrence E Elkins High School is the public school closest to Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,760 students
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,698 students
- Billy Baines Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Lawrence E Elkins High School0.2 mi · 2,848
- Jan Schiff Elementary School1.0 mi · 811
- Lake Olympia Middle School1.0 mi · 1,078
- Palmer Elementary School1.3 mi · 802
- Quail Valley Middle School1.9 mi · 1,002
- Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School2.0 mi · 1,053
Frequently asked questions
About Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School?
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School enrolls approximately 752 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School serve?
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School have?
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 7% Hispanic, 14% Black, 67% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School?
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary School is overseen by FORT BEND ISD in Fort Bend County.
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