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Tough Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tough Elementary is a highly successful public elementary school located in The Woodlands, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 997 students. It is part of the Conroe Independent School District, which is ranked 205 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tough Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Texas, ranking within the top 100 schools for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school is projected to rank 122 out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance consistently outpaces the Conroe ISD and the state of Texas in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in mathematics, where 6th-grade proficiency rates are projected to be 84.95%, compared to 59.94% for Conroe ISD and 37.68% for the state.

While Tough Elementary outperforms nearby schools in the Conroe ISD, such as Powell Elementary, Galatas Elementary, and Buckalew Elementary, its performance is more comparable to schools in the Tomball ISD and Magnolia ISD, which are also high-performing districts. Tough Elementary's consistent high performance and investment in educational resources contribute to its reputation as one of the top elementary schools in Texas.

988

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,089

Per pupil spending ?

6.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11660 Crane Brook Dr
The Woodlands, TX 77382

(281) 465-5900

District: Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tough Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McCullough J H
High:	The Woodlands High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.9%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Asian:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (81% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg60%

Texas avg47%

122^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 37Elementary Schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

205^th of 961Conroe Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	122 of 4651	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	85 of 4710	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	88 of 4647	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	80 of 4581	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	98.4	77 of 4578	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.2	119 of 4479	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	80 of 4359	98.2%	★★★★★
2017	98.2	74 of 4329	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	93.3	49 of 4286	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	92.6	79 of 4320	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	94.1	30 of 4260	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	94.5	33 of 4221	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	94.6	27 of 4206	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.8	12 of 4095	99.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.2	10 of 3937	99.7%	★★★★★
2009	88.7	20 of 3884	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	88.6	44 of 3768	98.8%	★★★★★
2007	87.6	26 of 3724	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	88.5	12 of 3476	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	85.7	176 of 3475	94.9%	★★★★★
2004	88.0	40 of 3465	98.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	95.7	33 of 2443	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	49 of 2443	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	13 of 2421	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	35 of 2444	98.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	69 of 814	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	47 of 1045	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.8	48 of 1015	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	15 of 957	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	114 of 967	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.1	65 of 1009	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	75.9	165 of 1005	83.6%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	92.4	129 of 4461	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	80 of 4331	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.1	448 of 4295	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	110 of 4240	97.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.6	101 of 2918	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	117 of 3668	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	183 of 3556	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	186 of 3487	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.3	270 of 3446	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.8	405 of 3333	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	224 of 3226	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	103 of 3744	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	117 of 4658	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	96 of 4588	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	87 of 4561	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	74 of 4499	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	75 of 4348	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	55 of 4306	98.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	145 of 2619	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	75.0	408 of 2980	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	424 of 2958	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	78.9	405 of 3006	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	401 of 3184	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	413 of 3106	86.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	83 of 3644	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	49 of 4465	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	121 of 4401	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	102 of 4376	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	112 of 4329	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.0	156 of 4188	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	77 of 4168	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	534 of 3705	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	172 of 4594	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	313 of 4521	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	75.7	627 of 4477	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	397 of 4451	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	217 of 4309	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	51 of 4264	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	65 of 3739	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	64 of 4647	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	89 of 4585	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	72 of 4563	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.7	75 of 4498	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	192 of 4357	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	118 of 4319	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	14 of 975	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	29 of 1128	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	111 of 1099	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	150 of 1004	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	149 of 961	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	365 of 1112	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.6	247 of 1046	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	77 of 3549	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	125 of 4292	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	598 of 4086	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	660 of 3952	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.1	623 of 3799	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	981 of 3684	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	821 of 3558	76.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	90 of 2612	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	116 of 3108	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	83 of 3106	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	104 of 3082	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	52 of 3082	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	88.1	175 of 3142	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	107 of 3127	96.6%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading85%+30 vs state

Mathematics79%+35 vs state

Science73%+44 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Coulson Tough is a dream school. We've been at the school for 6 years. Our oldest child started at Tough in 2nd grade and our youngest started in Kindergarten. Coulson Tough has provided them with not only an excellent academic education (their teachers went above and beyond to meet our children's learning needs), but also a wonderful social/emotional education. We love our Coulson Tough family! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 16, 2018

I moved from NJ to The Woodlands. I have a special needs son. I have never had so much problems in my life till I got here. All the care about is the money and the numbers, NOT the kids. The kids are last on their. It's like why are you even doing the job. The kids should come first always. But, not here. So, now for the first time ever I'm having to homeschool my 10 year old son. If i could I would have never come here. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 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
Tough Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11660 Crane Brook Dr	The Woodlands	77382	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 465-5900	988	62	15.9	6.6%	463 (46.9%)	26 (2.6%)	269 (27.2%)	159 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (7.1%)	96.6	122^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.5	85^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.2%	37					79.5	85.2	84.1	89.8			69.2	77.3	82.2	85.0			73.3			$8,089
Deretchin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11000 Merit Oaks Dr	The Woodlands	77382	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-8700	1,209	76	15.9	16.1%	486 (40.2%)	63 (5.2%)	425 (35.2%)	165 (13.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.4%)	94.1	219^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.3%		95.3	172^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	96.3%	47					74.5	75.6	77.7	86.5			68.2	79.4	76.7	76.7			62.4			$7,719
Buckalew Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4909 W Alden Bridge Dr	The Woodlands	77382	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 465-3400	823	48	17.2	18.1%	428 (52.0%)	35 (4.3%)	202 (24.5%)	86 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (8.5%)	97.2	96^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.9%		97.5	81^st of 4710 public elementary schools	98.3%	15					80.1	84.7					81.8	83.9								$8,387
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
Sst The Woodlands	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	27440 Kuykendahl Rd	Tomball	77375	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 255-0483	559	35	15.9	43.8%	65 (11.6%)	91 (16.3%)	353 (63.1%)	36 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.3%)	84.1	608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.9%		84.2	604^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.2%	4					68.9	65.6	82.1	83.0	72.2	83.3	60.7	50.0	63.2	55.3	50.0	66.7	61.8	50.0	33.3	$12,150
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
Galatas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	9001 Cochrans Crossing Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-5000	792	49	16.1	10.1%	512 (64.6%)	15 (1.9%)	147 (18.6%)	73 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.6%)	97.7	64^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.8	68^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.6%	4					84.2	86.7					84.3	79.9								$7,891
Creekview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8877 W New Harmony	The Woodlands	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3070	937	60	15.6	13.7%	383 (40.9%)	45 (4.8%)	442 (47.2%)	37 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.0%)	96.9	108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.8	65^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.6%	43					84.0	82.3	81.5				80.8	86.0	80.1				62.2			$7,680
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
Timber Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8455 Creekside Green Dr	The Woodlands	77389	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3060	970	60	16.0	12.9%	391 (40.3%)	18 (1.9%)	405 (41.8%)	106 (10.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.5%)	95.1	181^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.2	176^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.3%	5					82.9	78.2	84.7				76.4	77.6	70.4				56.8			$7,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Tough Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tough Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tough Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McCullough J H
High : The Woodlands High School

What district is Tough Elementary in?

Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Tough Elementary?

Students at Tough Elementary are 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Tough Elementary a good school?

Yes! Tough Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 122^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Tough Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended Tough Elementary.

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