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Townewest Elementary

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Townewest Elementary ranks 3085 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3085^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Townewest Elementary in Sugar Land, TX, is a public PK-5 school serving 462 students within the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district that generally performs well above average. However, Townewest itself has historically struggled, ranking in the 33rd percentile statewide in the most recent data. This is a significant gap compared to nearby schools like Rita Drabek Elementary (73rd percentile) and the high-performing charter Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land (98th percentile). The school serves a high-needs population, with over 82% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

The most critical academic weakness is in mathematics, where proficiency rates are far below district averages. For example, only about 30% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to the district's 55%. In contrast, the school has a notable strength in its Spanish-language instruction. Students in the bilingual program significantly outperform district and state averages on the STAAR Spanish exams, with 3rd graders scoring 74% proficient in Spanish Math. This success suggests effective teaching methods within that program that could potentially be applied more broadly. The school also spends more per student ($13,009) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (12:1) than many peers, including Barrington Place Elementary and Harmony Science Academy, yet these investments have not translated into overall academic gains.

Performance for student subgroups is mixed. The school has shown recent improvement for its African American and low socio-economic status students, but there is a critical and urgent need for intervention with its Special Education students, who ranked in the bottom 9% of the state. The combination of high spending, low student-teacher ratios, and low academic outcomes raises questions about how resources are being used. The path to improvement likely involves analyzing the successful bilingual program's strategies, overhauling the general education math curriculum, and providing targeted support for Special Education students.

462

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,318

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13927 Old Richmond Rd
Sugar Land, TX 77498-1501

(281) 634-4480

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Townewest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sugar Land Middle
High:	Kempner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.5%

African American:

9.7%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2026) from a 22nd-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg59%

Texas avg50%

3,085^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

294^th of 951Fort 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	35.0	3085 of 4627	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	3078 of 4651	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3666 of 4710	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3644 of 4647	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3252 of 4581	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2969 of 4578	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3199 of 4479	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3356 of 4359	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	3265 of 4329	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.3	2535 of 4286	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.7	2455 of 4320	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.2	1871 of 4260	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.2	1993 of 4221	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.9	2292 of 4206	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	3250 of 4095	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.3	2570 of 3937	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.4	3099 of 3884	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.4	2314 of 3768	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.4	2393 of 3724	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	58.7	1601 of 3476	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.2	1358 of 3475	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.0	1395 of 3465	59.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1085 of 2406	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.5	1550 of 2443	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1834 of 2443	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.1	1122 of 2421	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	1137 of 2444	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	856 of 2515	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	648 of 2483	73.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.8	637 of 1045	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.7	363 of 1015	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	688 of 957	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	933 of 967	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	535 of 1009	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.1	595 of 1005	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	2242 of 4461	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	1969 of 4331	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1891 of 4295	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	2220 of 4240	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	1870 of 3668	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2303 of 3556	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2045 of 3487	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	1696 of 3446	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	2215 of 3333	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2407 of 3226	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	2314 of 4575	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	2640 of 4658	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3788 of 4588	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	3611 of 4561	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2868 of 4499	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2715 of 4348	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3415 of 4306	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2819 of 4413	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3261 of 4465	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3696 of 4401	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3416 of 4376	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	2559 of 4329	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	3435 of 4188	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3756 of 4168	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	2539 of 4520	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2746 of 4594	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3096 of 4521	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	2639 of 4477	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2953 of 4451	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2634 of 4309	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3284 of 4264	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3595 of 4582	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	3896 of 4647	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3141 of 4585	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2943 of 4563	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2886 of 4498	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3409 of 4357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	3252 of 4319	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	3918 of 4301	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	2375 of 4292	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3514 of 4086	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2694 of 3952	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	1601 of 3799	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.9	3447 of 3684	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	3212 of 3558	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.5	2775 of 3108	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2713 of 3106	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	2636 of 3082	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	3080 of 3142	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.7	3080 of 3127	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)55th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)49th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)44th percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2024)39th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Townewest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13927 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4480	462	38	12.0	82.7%	31 (6.7%)	45 (9.7%)	335 (72.5%)	39 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	35	3085^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.7	3078^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.8%	7	33.3	50.0	0.0	73.9	22.2	38.6	48.2	42.5	32.5	57.4	30.1	$14,318
KIPP Journey Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	14030 Florence Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3056	1,052	44	23.9	89.2%	28 (2.7%)	411 (39.1%)	480 (45.6%)	108 (10.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.6%)	42.5	2551^st of 4627 public elementary schools	44.9%		37.9	2932^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	381						44.4	35.5	58.6	40.7	41.8	50.0	$6,647
Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	K-5	13415 W Bellfort	Sugar Land	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 265-2525	729	47	15.6	60.9%	83 (11.4%)	166 (22.8%)	97 (13.3%)	366 (50.2%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)	97.4	84^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.3	45^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	39						83.6	81.7	86.0	88.8	78.3	90.4	$10,302
Hicks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8520 Hemlock Hill Dr	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8040	645	56	11.5	91.0%	19 (2.9%)	154 (23.9%)	380 (58.9%)	88 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26.6	3652^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.4	3825^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.8%	173	26.3	41.0				39.0	46.9		24.4	37.3		$8,757
Arizona Fleming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Bissonnet St	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4600	462	38	12.2	79.4%	11 (2.4%)	83 (18.0%)	286 (61.9%)	72 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	39.4	2798^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.5%		32.6	3281^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.5%	483	11.1	16.7		50.0	18.2	49.0	51.7	53.5	34.7	33.9	40.3	$12,575
KIPP Unity Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8500 Hwy 6 S	Houston	77083	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0572	1,050	46	22.7	89.6%	14 (1.3%)	597 (56.9%)	364 (34.7%)	57 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.5%)	39.7	2773^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		59.4	1608^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	1165						35.8	56.0	55.3	27.5	56.5	33.0	$7,222
Rita Drabek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11325 Lake Woodbridge Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6570	591	41	14.3	57.4%	70 (11.8%)	97 (16.4%)	70 (11.8%)	328 (55.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	66.9	1267^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.6%		69.1	1173^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%	94						52.6	61.0	63.9	48.7	65.4	49.3	$9,597
Kennedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10200 Huntington Pl Dr	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8338	510	44	11.6	91.2%	20 (3.9%)	71 (13.9%)	406 (79.6%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.4	2198^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.5%		30.4	3401^st of 4651 public elementary schools	26.9%	1203	35.9	53.2				47.1	53.9		32.7	54.5		$9,621
Liestman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	7610 Synott Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8348	514	50	10.2	88.1%	8 (1.6%)	135 (26.3%)	308 (59.9%)	63 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3695^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.1%		41.4	2684^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.3%	1011	34.3	42.5				44.8	45.2		24.7	31.6		$10,345
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	8500 Brookwulf	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8300	609	56	10.8	89.3%	15 (2.5%)	127 (20.9%)	410 (67.3%)	53 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40.5	2711^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.4%		44.3	2481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	230	17.0	46.9				42.4	50.0		26.4	53.5		$8,653

Frequently Asked Questions about Townewest Elementary

What district is Townewest Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Is Townewest Elementary a good school?

Townewest Elementary ranks 3085^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Townewest Elementary?

Students at Townewest Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 10% African American, 8% Asian, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Townewest Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Townewest Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Townewest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Townewest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Land Middle
High : Kempner High School

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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