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What's the most underrated thing about SUGAR MILL EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965005987
Sugar Mill Elementary School
13707 JESS PIRTLE BLVD, SUGAR LAND, TX 77498 · (281) 634-4440 · Fort Bend County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
15.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
299 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
72%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Sugar Mill Elementary School
Sugar Mill Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Mill Elementary School this school | 577 | 51.8% | 45.3% |
| Wallace Elementary School DALLAS | 654 | 55.7% | 49.0% |
| Daffron Elementary School PLANO | 604 | 51.0% | 39.1% |
| R V Groves Elementary School WYLIE | 680 | 49.0% | 69.1% |
| Ryan Elementary School DENTON | 551 | 47.2% | 53.4% |
| Herfurth Elementary School ROWLETT | 590 | 46.6% | 53.7% |
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 Sugar Mill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,925 of 4,401 | #83 of 113 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,846 of 4,466 ▼ 633 | #80 of 113 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,724 of 4,466 ▼ 219 | #83 of 113 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,123 of 3,998 | #28 of 104 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,796 of 4,938 | #81 of 119 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,744 of 4,622 | #61 of 116 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #349 of 4,628 | #43 of 116 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #3,505 of 4,789 | #52 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #2,708 of 2,838 | #61 of 61 |
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
577
+24 (+4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 577 | 37.6 | 15.3:1 | 52% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 644 | 43.2 | 14.9:1 | 58% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 640 | 41.9 | 15.3:1 | 56% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 50% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 36% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 685 | 44 | 15.6:1 | 31% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 696 | 41 | 17.0:1 | 25% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 3% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 790 | 43 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sugar Mill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (588 to 577); teachers down 4% (39 to 37.6).
About Sugar Mill Elementary School
Students in SUGAR LAND, Texas, attend Sugar Mill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 577 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
FORT BEND ISD runs Sugar Mill Elementary School along with 82 other schools, enrolling 79,663 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Sugar Mill Elementary School; the largest is Hispanic, at 40%. The school is also 30% White, 14% Asian, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sugar Mill Elementary School scores 72%.
The school lists 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 52% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in Fort Bend County average 42%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Sugar Mill Elementary School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
A school with Sugar Mill Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 51.6%. Sugar Mill Elementary School scores 45.3%, 6.3 points below that line.
In the wider Fort Bend County area, the median household earns about $114,041 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Sugar Mill Elementary School shares Fort Bend County with 216 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Sugar Land Middle School is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Sugar Mill Elementary School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Sugar Mill Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 577, up from 553 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Sugar Mill Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 SUGAR LAND
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- Dulles High SchoolHigh · 2,165 students
- Kempner High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Fort Settlement Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,504 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar LandElementary · 1,471 students
Other Sugar Mill Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sugar Mill Elementary. Sugar Mill Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- SUGAR MILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPORT ORANGE, FL · 526 students
Nearby schools
- Sugar Land Middle School0.3 mi · 936
- Lakeview Elementary School0.7 mi · 340
- Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land0.8 mi · 1,471
- M R Wood Center for Learning0.9 mi · 134
- Kempner High School1.4 mi · 1,850
- Rita Drabek Elementary School1.6 mi · 591
Frequently asked questions
About Sugar Mill Elementary SchoolHow large is Sugar Mill Elementary School?
Sugar Mill Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sugar Mill Elementary School serve?
Sugar Mill Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Mill Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sugar Mill Elementary School is approximately 15.3:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sugar Mill Elementary School?
At Sugar Mill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 40% Hispanic, 9% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sugar Mill Elementary School in?
Sugar Mill Elementary School is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.