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T L PINK EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About T L PINK EL
T L PINK EL is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in RICHMOND, Texas, run under LAMAR CISD, with 490 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
Across the 49 schools in LAMAR CISD (46,786 students total), T L PINK EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, T L PINK EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, T L PINK EL lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, T L PINK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.2%.
Across the wider county, Fort Bend County reports that median household income runs about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which T L PINK EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: JUAN SEGUIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts T L PINK EL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 43.6%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 575 students in 2018 compared to 490 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 80% to 75% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.
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