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Lantern Lane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lantern Lane Elementary in Missouri City, TX, serves 434 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), but it is currently one of the lowest-performing schools in this high-performing district, with a state ranking that has dropped sharply to the 5th percentile (0 stars) in the 2025-2026 school year.

The school faces significant challenges, with about 75-78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, a high level of economic disadvantage that strongly predicts lower test scores. Despite spending $14,506 per student—more than nearby Palmer Elementary ($10,671)—and having a lower student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, academic outcomes are alarmingly low. For example, only 30.36% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading, and just 14.29% in math, compared to Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary, just 2.58 miles away, where 93.07% of 3rd graders are proficient in reading and 87.13% in math. The contrast is stark: Sonal S Bhuchar has only 21.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch and ranks in the 99th percentile. This shows that the school’s struggles are not due to a lack of funding or larger class sizes, but rather the overwhelming impact of poverty on learning.

The decline has been rapid and accelerating, with the school dropping from the 37th percentile in 2021 to the 5th percentile in 2026. A particularly concerning area is 5th grade science, where only 4.76% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average of 34.36%. While the school once showed relative strength in serving Hispanic and English Language Learner students, those gains have collapsed, with Hispanic student performance now in the 3rd percentile. This school requires urgent, targeted intervention to reverse these trends, especially in foundational reading, math, and science instruction.

434

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,006

Per pupil spending ?

74.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3323 Mission Valley Dr
Missouri City, TX 77459-3740

(281) 634-4680

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lantern Lane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Quail Valley Middle
High:	Lawrence E Elkins High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

Hispanic:

28.1%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

4,399^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

291^st of 947Fort Bend 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
2026	13.1	4399 of 4643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	3352 of 4651	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	3967 of 4710	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3811 of 4647	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3446 of 4581	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2900 of 4578	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	3622 of 4479	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	4039 of 4359	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	3466 of 4329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.3	3226 of 4286	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.1	3289 of 4320	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	2870 of 4221	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	38.9	2942 of 4206	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.8	2698 of 4095	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.9	3165 of 3937	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.5	3009 of 3884	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	42.7	2543 of 3768	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.4	2330 of 3724	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.1	2922 of 3476	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.6	2451 of 3475	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	53.9	1819 of 3465	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	2041 of 2414	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1844 of 2443	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1764 of 2443	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	1667 of 2421	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1435 of 2444	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1521 of 2515	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1880 of 2483	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	3955 of 4461	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	3396 of 4331	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	4139 of 4295	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4080 of 4240	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	2265 of 3668	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	2581 of 3556	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	2856 of 3487	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4174 of 4588	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3421 of 4658	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	3874 of 4588	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	2604 of 4561	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3050 of 4499	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	3414 of 4348	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	4151 of 4306	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	40.7	2228 of 2980	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	4287 of 4425	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3205 of 4465	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2762 of 4401	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	2381 of 4376	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	2251 of 4329	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2681 of 4188	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3486 of 4168	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	4405 of 4535	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3298 of 4594	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3587 of 4521	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3218 of 4477	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2923 of 4451	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3655 of 4309	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3920 of 4264	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.7	4386 of 4597	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	3945 of 4647	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	3629 of 4585	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3988 of 4563	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2753 of 4498	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	3652 of 4357	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3739 of 4319	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3288 of 4308	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	4055 of 4292	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3427 of 4086	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	2830 of 3952	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1906 of 3799	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3478 of 3684	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2433 of 3558	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	2034 of 3106	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	1647 of 3082	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	3007 of 3142	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2987 of 3127	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile+22 vs school

White (2023)35th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)25th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)24th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading35%-19 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Lantern Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Mission Valley Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4680	434	32	13.6	74.7%	32 (7.4%)	235 (54.1%)	122 (28.1%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	13.1	4399^th of 4643 public elementary schools	5.3%		31.2	3352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.9%	1047								30.4	36.1	37.7	14.3	30.6	18.8	$13,006
Palmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Crow Valley Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4760	802	53	15.2	54.2%	67 (8.4%)	408 (50.9%)	132 (16.5%)	135 (16.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.9%)	63.3	1450^th of 4643 public elementary schools	68.8%		64	1384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.2%	66							0.0	59.3	64.4	68.3	43.3	49.3	44.8	$8,378
El Daep	Public	1-5	1510 Columbia Blue Dr	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4920	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$127,972
Edgar Glover Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Columbia Blue Dr	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4920	338	28	11.9	83.1%	7 (2.1%)	243 (71.9%)	62 (18.3%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	23.3	3875^th of 4643 public elementary schools	16.5%		25.5	3698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.5%	177								37.5	46.9	37.7	35.9	21.9	28.6	$13,193
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Quail Village Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5040	584	42	13.8	58.2%	85 (14.6%)	229 (39.2%)	183 (31.3%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.8%)	47.3	2260^th of 4643 public elementary schools	51.3%		43	2568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	308								46.0	48.1	60.3	31.5	48.7	50.0	$13,486
Hunters Glen Elementary	Public	2-5	695 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4640	249	20	12.5	81.9%	5 (2.0%)	196 (78.7%)	37 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	31.8	3328^th of 4643 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.2	3541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	213								34.6	43.1	67.9	18.5	23.5	43.4	$17,026
Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center	Public	PK, KG-1	695 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-5671	218	18	12.2	84.4%	5 (2.3%)	165 (75.7%)	29 (13.3%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)								(n/a)														$10,966
Stafford Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9229	938	49	19.2	83.9%	25 (2.7%)	362 (38.6%)	492 (52.5%)	43 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	29.1	3501^st of 4643 public elementary schools	24.6%		25.2	3716^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	215	18.2			18.2				46.5	22.8	41.2	46.8	27.2	38.1	$7,044
Stafford Ecc	Public	PK-K	1350 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9203	423	25	16.9	89.6%	9 (2.1%)	211 (49.9%)	183 (43.3%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)														$8,470
Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5503 Thompson Ferry Rd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	752	43	17.4	21.8%	47 (6.3%)	104 (13.8%)	52 (6.9%)	502 (66.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.2%)	98.4	39^th of 4643 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.9	56^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.8%	17								93.1	91.4	94.4	87.1	81.0	81.8	$9,437

Frequently Asked Questions about Lantern Lane Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lantern Lane Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lantern Lane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Quail Valley Middle
High : Lawrence E Elkins High School

What is the racial makeup of Lantern Lane Elementary?

Students at Lantern Lane Elementary are 54% African American, 28% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lantern Lane Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Lantern Lane Elementary.

What district is Lantern Lane Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Is Lantern Lane Elementary a good school?

Lantern Lane Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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