STAFFORD EL

STAFFORD EL operates as a large elementary campus in STAFFORD, Texas, run under STAFFORD MSD. Current enrollment sits at 938 students spanning grades 1 through 5. That puts it 81% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 5 schools in STAFFORD MSD (3,492 students total), STAFFORD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STAFFORD EL lists that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 39% Black, 5% Asian, 3% White. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, STAFFORD EL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STAFFORD EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STAFFORD EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.3%; this one delivers 35.5%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household earnings sit near $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), STAFFORD EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: STAFFORD STEM MAGNET ACADEMY, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STAFFORD EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STAFFORD EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STAFFORD EL has rose 17%, going from 799 students in 2018 to 938 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

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