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What's the biggest difference between SORTERS MILL EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
838
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240011455
Sorters Mill Elementary School
23300 SORTERS RD, PORTER, TX 77365 · (281) 577-8780 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL838 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
15.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
657 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 85 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Sorters Mill Elementary School
Sorters Mill Elementary School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorters Mill Elementary School this school | 838 | 78.4% | 39.5% |
| Cullen Place Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 923 | 81.1% | 38.0% |
| Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School PORT LAVACA | 836 | 73.2% | 57.9% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School BASTROP | 765 | 73.9% | 32.2% |
| Calk-Wilson Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 746 | 79.9% | 41.6% |
| Lost Pines Elementary School BASTROP | 896 | 82.3% | 21.7% |
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 Sorters Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #2,662 of 4,401 | #62 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,196 of 4,466 ▲ 679 | #46 of 77 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,546 of 4,466 ▲ 305 | #56 of 77 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,543 of 3,998 | #22 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 838 | #329 of 4,938 | #20 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,035 of 4,622 | #54 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.2% | #3,217 of 4,628 | #75 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #2,062 of 4,789 | #17 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #2,713 of 2,838 | #34 of 37 |
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
838
+124 (+17%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 838 | 53.5 | 15.7:1 | 78% (657) |
| 2023-24 | 847 | 57.6 | 14.7:1 | 80% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 679 | 49.4 | 13.7:1 | 77% (523) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 67% (476) |
| 2017-18 | 854 | 52.2 | 16.4:1 | 63% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 51 | 17.6:1 | 65% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 70% (390) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sorters Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (854 to 838); teachers up 3% (52.2 to 53.5).
About Sorters Mill Elementary School
Sorters Mill Elementary School is a large elementary school in Texas, located in PORTER. The school reports 838 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
Sorters Mill Elementary School is run by NEW CANEY ISD, whose 20 schools enroll 19,420 students.
By race and ethnicity, Sorters Mill Elementary School is 78% Hispanic. The school is also 18% White. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Sorters Mill Elementary School comes in at 36%.
Sorters Mill Elementary School employs 53.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 78% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
The allk12 Grade for Sorters Mill Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sorters Mill Elementary School is -0.8 points: 39.5% actual, 40.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Montgomery County this way: median household income is about $97,701, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 134,595.
The school nearest to Sorters Mill Elementary School is Porter High School, at a distance of about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Sorters Mill Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Sorters Mill Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 714 to 838.
Discussions about Sorters Mill Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 NEW CANEY ISD
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- West Fork High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
Other schools in PORTER
- Porter High SchoolHigh · 2,094 students
- Woodridge Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,371 students
- Porter Elementary SchoolElementary · 931 students
- White Oak Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Bens Branch Elementary SchoolElementary · 812 students
- Robert Crippen Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Porter High School0.7 mi · 2,094
- Bens Branch Elementary School1.3 mi · 812
- White Oak Middle School1.4 mi · 833
- Robert Crippen Elementary School2.0 mi · 809
- Valley Ranch Elementary School2.0 mi · 790
- Pine Valley Middle School2.0 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Sorters Mill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sorters Mill Elementary School?
Sorters Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 838 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sorters Mill Elementary School serve?
Sorters Mill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sorters Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sorters Mill Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sorters Mill Elementary School?
At Sorters Mill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Sorters Mill Elementary School public or private?
Sorters Mill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW CANEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.