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Enrollment
859
Elementary
DISTRICT 831 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW CANEY ISD·NCES 483240012930
Tavola Elementary School
18885 WINDING SUMMIT DR, NEW CANEY, TX 77357 · (281) 577-2900 · Montgomery County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL859 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
503 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 | 66 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
66%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Tavola Elementary School
Tavola Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tavola Elementary School this school | 859 | 58.6% | 33.3% |
| Rosamond-Sherley Elementary School ANNA | 793 | 62.2% | 27.9% |
| C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 847 | 61.6% | 45.6% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School KATY | 728 | 60.0% | 46.4% |
| Clark Elementary School BAYTOWN | 712 | 60.7% | 40.4% |
| Evers Park Elementary School DENTON | 732 | 61.7% | 37.4% |
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 Tavola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,333 of 4,401 | #70 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,132 of 4,466 ▼ 54 | #68 of 77 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,788 of 4,466 ▲ 64 | #57 of 77 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #386 of 3,998 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 859 | #278 of 4,938 | #17 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,088 of 4,622 | #56 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #889 of 4,628 | #13 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #3,191 of 4,789 | #32 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +68.1% | #57 of 1,307 | #1 of 28 |
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
859
+191 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 859 | 54.6 | 15.7:1 | 59% (503) |
| 2023-24 | 1,038 | 57.1 | 18.2:1 | 70% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 50.3 | 17.4:1 | 68% (599) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | 45 | 14.8:1 | 66% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 511 | 36.9 | 13.9:1 | 64% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 861 | 48 | 17.9:1 | 75% (644) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tavola Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (511 to 859); teachers up 48% (36.9 to 54.6).
About Tavola Elementary School
Tavola Elementary School, located in NEW CANEY, Texas, is a large elementary school. Its 859 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
The NEW CANEY ISD system has 20 schools and 19,420 students.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Tavola Elementary School is Hispanic (49%). Other students are 25% White, 19% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Montgomery County residents. Tavola Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Tavola Elementary School was 15.7:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 59%. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 48%.
Tavola Elementary School is a bottom-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.3% against a predicted 48.7%.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $97,701, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 160 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,595.
Nearest public school: New Caney Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 33.7%; Tavola Elementary School's is 33.3%, ranking 4th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Tavola Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Tavola Elementary School saw enrollment rise 29% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 NEW CANEY
- New Caney High SchoolHigh · 2,226 students
- Keefer Crossing Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,271 students
- Timber Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 947 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 911 students
- Oakley Elementary SchoolElementary · 816 students
- New Caney Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
Nearby schools
- New Caney Elementary School1.6 mi · 787
- The Learning Center1.7 mi · 102
- Dogwood Elementary School2.5 mi · 911
- New Caney High School2.9 mi · 2,226
- Oakley Elementary School3.5 mi · 816
- Keefer Crossing Middle School3.9 mi · 1,271
Frequently asked questions
About Tavola Elementary SchoolHow large is Tavola Elementary School?
Tavola Elementary School enrolls approximately 859 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Tavola Elementary School serve?
Tavola Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Tavola Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Tavola Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tavola Elementary School?
At Tavola Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 49% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Tavola Elementary School public or private?
Tavola 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.