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Rita Drabek Elementary

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Rita Drabek Elementary ranks 1267 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rita Drabek Elementary is a mid-sized school in Sugar Land, TX, serving 591 students in grades PK through 5 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 31% of Texas.

This school stands out for its consistent, above-average performance in a diverse neighborhood, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past five years. While nearby schools like Townewest Elementary and Arizona Fleming Elementary struggle, Rita Drabek ranks in the top quarter of Texas schools. Its greatest strength is exceptional outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group. However, the school faces strong competition from nearby charter schools like Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land (99th percentile) and Harmony School Of Excellence - Sugar Land (90th percentile), which outperform it in nearly every subject. For example, in 5th Grade Math, Harmony Science Academy scored 90.35% proficient compared to Rita Drabek's 49.32%.

Rita Drabek's performance in Math is inconsistent, with 4th Grade Math (65.38%) being a bright spot, but 3rd and 5th Grade Math scores falling below the district average. Reading scores are more consistently strong. The school also has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.3) than many higher-performing peers, suggesting an investment in smaller class sizes. While its overall state ranking has slipped slightly from the 87th percentile to the 73rd-76th percentile in recent years, it remains a solid, stable choice for families. The school's most critical area for improvement is addressing a significant performance gap for its Asian student population, which ranks in the 12th percentile statewide.

591

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,597

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11325 Lake Woodbridge Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77498-0954

(281) 634-6570

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rita Drabek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sugar Land Middle
High:	Kempner High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.5%

African American:

16.4%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

1,267^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th 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	66.9	1267 of 4627	72.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.1	1173 of 4651	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	1147 of 4710	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	1128 of 4647	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	1177 of 4581	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	62.7	1416 of 4578	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.1	586 of 4479	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	546 of 4359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	85.9	512 of 4329	88.2%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	564 of 4286	86.8%	★★★★☆
2015	84.4	500 of 4320	88.4%	★★★★☆
2014	88.7	253 of 4260	94.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.1	516 of 4221	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	87.5	321 of 4206	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	80.3	469 of 4095	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	78.0	587 of 3937	85.1%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	443 of 3884	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	84.6	231 of 3768	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	79.9	443 of 3724	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	77.0	593 of 3476	82.9%	★★★★☆
2005	73.8	759 of 3475	78.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	953 of 3465	72.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.0	208 of 2406	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	70.2	479 of 2443	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	326 of 2443	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	400 of 2421	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	370 of 2444	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	166 of 2515	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	256 of 2483	89.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	879 of 999	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	796 of 1045	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	848 of 1015	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	745 of 957	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	795 of 967	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	678 of 1009	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	631 of 1005	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.1	697 of 4461	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	1407 of 4331	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.1	429 of 4295	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	80.7	409 of 4240	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	440 of 3668	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	603 of 3556	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	824 of 3487	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	1430 of 3446	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	1500 of 3333	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	810 of 3226	74.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	1850 of 4575	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.9	839 of 4658	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	975 of 4588	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1030 of 4561	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	1384 of 4499	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	872 of 4348	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	612 of 4306	85.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	79.2	17 of 2958	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	68.7	1021 of 3006	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.6	471 of 3184	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	77 of 3106	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2042 of 4413	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.1	1660 of 4465	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	1654 of 4401	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	2729 of 4376	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	1857 of 4329	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	1308 of 4188	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	833 of 4168	80.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	506 of 4520	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	727 of 4594	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	766 of 4521	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	694 of 4477	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	1111 of 4451	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	496 of 4309	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	503 of 4264	88.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.4	845 of 4582	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	1168 of 4647	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.3	1343 of 4585	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	1348 of 4563	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	1468 of 4498	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	399 of 4357	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	515 of 4319	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	1336 of 4301	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.5	560 of 4292	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	1148 of 4086	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	51.7	1474 of 3952	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	1654 of 3799	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	608 of 3684	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	33.0	2516 of 3558	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.9	1769 of 3006	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2091 of 3108	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	1746 of 3106	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1850 of 3082	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.2	2015 of 3082	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	1251 of 3142	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.6	1959 of 3127	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2022)99th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)88th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)84th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 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 EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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
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
Sugar Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13707 Jess Pirtle Blvd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4440	577	38	15.3	51.8%	173 (30.0%)	52 (9.0%)	231 (40.0%)	80 (13.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.6%)	55.1	1854^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.9%		60.9	1533^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	67.0%	321								47.1	58.1	63.9				32.2	71.0	36.9					$10,358
Harmony School Of Excellence - Sugar Land	Public, Charter	K-8	1428 Eldridge Rd	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 532-0728	1,471	93	15.8	57.9%	202 (13.7%)	363 (24.7%)	279 (19.0%)	592 (40.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	30 (2.0%)	87.7	470^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.8%		86	536^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.5%	66						99.4	100.0	71.9	70.5	77.3	79.6	84.0	90.8	52.6	60.7	81.5	63.3	67.1	81.3	58.6	$10,422
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
Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	K-5	13415 W Belfort	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend 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
Oyster Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16425 Mellow Oaks Ln	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5910	824	52	15.8	62.3%	121 (14.7%)	187 (22.7%)	184 (22.3%)	289 (35.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.0%)	73.7	991^st of 4627 public elementary schools	78.6%		67	1262^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.9%	271								68.9	53.7	69.4				68.2	53.4	53.7					$8,967
Arizona Fleming Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Bissonnet St	Houston	77083	Fort Bend 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
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	314 Lakeview Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4200	340	27	12.4	51.5%	68 (20.0%)	57 (16.8%)	96 (28.2%)	104 (30.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.9%)	61.6	1532^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	66.9%		59.3	1614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	82								67.3	47.1	54.2				48.1	54.9	56.3					$14,475
Barrington Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Squire Dobbins Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4040	424	31	13.6	61.1%	51 (12.0%)	66 (15.6%)	122 (28.8%)	168 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.0%)	41	2663^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	42.4%		59.5	1604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.5%	1059								47.4	49.3	48.6				48.2	46.5	28.6					$25,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Rita Drabek Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Rita Drabek Elementary?

Students at Rita Drabek Elementary are 55% Asian, 16% African American, 12% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Rita Drabek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rita Drabek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Land Middle
High : Kempner High School

What district is Rita Drabek Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Is Rita Drabek Elementary a good school?

Rita Drabek Elementary ranks 1267^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rita Drabek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Rita Drabek Elementary.

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