Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Magnolia Independent School District (ISD) in Texas operates 15 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative high school. The district as a whole is ranked 216 out of 961 school districts in Texas and is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few standout schools emerge. Bear Branch Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating and over 70% proficiency in reading and math for 3rd and 4th grades. Another high-performing elementary school is Cedric C. Smith Elementary, which has a 4-star rating and ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools. At the high school level, Magnolia West High School and Magnolia High School perform well above the state average on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams and have a 4-star rating.

The district as a whole outperforms the state average on most STAAR tests, with higher proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies. However, there is some variability in performance, with a few schools, such as Alpha and some of the elementary schools, lagging behind the district and state averages. The district also demonstrates significant socioeconomic diversity, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 30.46% at Bear Branch Elementary to 67.85% at Willie E. Williams Elementary.

District Detail

31141 Nichols Sawmill Rd
Magnolia, TX 77355-8547

(281) 356-3571

SchoolDigger Rank:
216^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 14,916

Primary Schools: 9
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 2

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	31900 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-6434	502	39	13.0	55.8%	316 (62.9%)	14 (2.8%)	148 (29.5%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	65.6	1322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	71.6%		62.1	1495^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.3%	173										60.5	59.4					49.3	49.0								$8,292
Magnolia High School	Public	9-12	14250 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-3572	2,292	135	17.0	30.0%	1,255 (54.8%)	102 (4.5%)	824 (36.0%)	39 (1.7%)	8 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (2.7%)	64.1	573^rd of 1974 public high schools	71.0%		65.4	546^th of 1990 public high schools	72.6%	27					33.3	67.8	61.8	70.4	82.7																$7,156
J L Lyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	27035 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-8115	762	53	14.3	65.2%	288 (37.8%)	11 (1.4%)	451 (59.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.3%)	72.2	1038^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.7%		62.6	1469^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.8%	431										60.0	61.1					56.1	53.9								$8,469
Magnolia J H	Public	7-8	31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-1327	1,120	70	16.0	55.4%	542 (48.4%)	27 (2.4%)	504 (45.0%)	15 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	65.3	654^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.1%		68.2	583^rd of 2372 public middle schools	75.4%	71					94.6									52.9	55.4					40.8	52.4		60.4	35.4	$7,181
Bear Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8909 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-4771	489	37	13.3	29.4%	342 (69.9%)	12 (2.5%)	88 (18.0%)	14 (2.9%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.5%)	92.6	285^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.9%		92.3	284^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.0%	1										75.7	79.3					69.1	70.1								$10,463
Willie E Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	18101 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 356-6866	807	57	14.0	71.7%	238 (29.5%)	28 (3.5%)	517 (64.1%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	54.2	1893^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.3%		60.3	1588^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.3%	305		66.7								53.4	51.7					37.4	53.6								$8,075
Bear Branch J H	Public	7-8	31310 F M 2978	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-6088	1,119	67	16.6	33.2%	600 (53.6%)	47 (4.2%)	407 (36.4%)	22 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.4%)	67.4	587^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.0%		69.4	552^nd of 2372 public middle schools	76.7%	35					95.0									59.5	62.9					47.8	24.9		67.5	32.9	$6,798
Cedric C Smith	Public	PK, KG-4	28747 Hardin Store Rd	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-2300	738	52	14.3	57.0%	235 (31.8%)	35 (4.7%)	431 (58.4%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.1%)	85.5	548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.2%		87.9	461^st of 4710 public elementary schools	90.2%	87	22.2	50.0	0.0	20.0						74.1	63.3					69.9	63.2								$8,401
Aep	Public, Alternative	4-12	110 S Magnolia Blvd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2006	0	5	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Stephens Academy	Public	9-12	919 Cloyd St	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2265	65	8	8.4	60.0%	36 (55.4%)	1 (1.5%)	23 (35.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (7.7%)	8.4	1810^th of 1974 public high schools	8.3%		10.5	1778^th of 1990 public high schools	10.7%	32							25.0	26.1	29.2																$13,795
Project Restore	Public, Alternative	9	2235 N 1st St	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 538-8168	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Nichols Sawmill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	28750 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2133	671	47	14.1	46.1%	447 (66.6%)	16 (2.4%)	181 (27.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.4%)	78.1	832^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	82.1%		67.6	1229^th of 4710 public elementary schools	73.9%	397										59.9	65.3					57.9	62.1								$8,823
Tom R Ellisor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	33040 Egypt Ln	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-7400	569	39	14.4	32.7%	362 (63.6%)	27 (4.7%)	143 (25.1%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	78.8	797^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.9%		60.3	1585^th of 4710 public elementary schools	66.3%	788										60.0	68.4					52.9	66.7								$9,398
Magnolia West High School	Public	9-12	42202 Fm 1774	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2550	2,356	154	15.3	52.4%	1,133 (48.1%)	69 (2.9%)	1,081 (45.9%)	19 (0.8%)	10 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (1.9%)	56.8	752^nd of 1974 public high schools	61.9%		56	791^st of 1990 public high schools	60.3%	39					30.0	73.5	58.1	58.8	73.3																$7,683
Magnolia Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	11745 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-7440	680	49	13.7	51.5%	294 (43.2%)	18 (2.6%)	344 (50.6%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	17 (2.5%)	58.1	1665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.2%		80.5	737^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.4%	928	0.0									58.3	58.5					41.3	45.5								$7,323
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	5-6	31164 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-2033	1,154	76	15.1	56.6%	562 (48.7%)	36 (3.1%)	517 (44.8%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)								(n/a)												57.4	56.8					53.6	47.0			43.0			$7,343
Bear Branch Intermediate	Public	5-6	8040 Ken Lake Dr	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2031	1,082	69	15.6	38.0%	567 (52.4%)	47 (4.3%)	410 (37.9%)	22 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.9%)								(n/a)												63.2	60.6					57.2	47.7			46.1			$7,928
Audubon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	40205 Audubon Pkwy	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 252-7333	509	34	14.9	38.1%	292 (57.4%)	22 (4.3%)	163 (32.0%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.7%)								(n/a)										61.7	71.8					47.4	63.8								$00
Magnolia Parkway J H	Public		11750 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 356-3571	0																		(n/a)
Magnolia Parkway Intermediate	Public		11735 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77354	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 356-3571	0																		(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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