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Barbara Jordan Elementary

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Barbara Jordan Elementary ranks 1097 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1097^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Barbara Jordan Elementary in Richmond, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 410 students within the highly-rated Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), and it has staged a remarkable turnaround, surging from the 40th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 76th percentile (a 4-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year. This rapid improvement makes it a standout among its nearby peers, as it is the only school in its immediate Fort Bend ISD cluster to achieve a 4-star rating, outperforming neighbors like Mission West Elementary (60th percentile), James Patterson Elementary (66th), and Juan Seguin Elementary (55th).

The school’s greatest strength is its exceptional performance with students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for this group and earning a 5-star rating—a feat that surpasses even higher-ranked nearby charter schools like Houston Classical and Sst Sugarland. Barbara Jordan also excels with its African American students, who rank in the 90th percentile (4-star), a dramatic improvement from the 54th percentile just three years prior. In 5th-grade mathematics, the school’s proficiency rate of 74.6% is the highest among all nearby Fort Bend ISD peers and well above the state average of 47.38%, highlighting a specific strength in upper-elementary math instruction.

While the school has shown broad-based improvement across most subjects and student groups, science remains a challenge, with only 22.22% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, below both district and state averages. Reading, however, is a clear strength, with all grade levels meeting or exceeding state averages. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 and a high poverty rate (68.78% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), Barbara Jordan’s sustained, multi-year turnaround demonstrates effective, school-wide strategies that are closing achievement gaps and making it a model for equitable education in a high-poverty context.

410

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,734

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17800 W Oaks Village Dr
Richmond, TX 77407-9245

(281) 634-2800

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Barbara Jordan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	David Crockett Middle
High:	George Bush High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.4%

Hispanic:

32.7%

Asian:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

1,097^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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	70.9	1097 of 4627	76.3%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	1785 of 4651	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	2460 of 4710	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	2784 of 4647	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.0	1376 of 4581	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	1740 of 4578	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	1366 of 4479	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	1567 of 4359	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	1155 of 4329	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	1591 of 4286	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.6	1748 of 4320	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	71.4	1149 of 4260	73.0%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	1325 of 4221	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.4	1118 of 4206	73.4%	★★★★☆
2011	74.0	901 of 4095	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.8	1838 of 3937	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.6	2151 of 3884	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	2606 of 3768	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.6	3203 of 3724	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	3265 of 3476	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	40.2	2471 of 3475	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.3	2010 of 3465	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	248 of 2406	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	716 of 2443	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	47.9	1134 of 2443	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.2	234 of 2421	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	67.5	467 of 2444	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	457 of 2515	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	645 of 2483	74.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	758 of 999	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.1	607 of 1045	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	826 of 1015	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	767 of 957	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	727 of 967	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	737 of 1009	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	703 of 1005	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	761 of 4461	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	1563 of 4331	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.9	948 of 4295	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	578 of 4240	86.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.7	745 of 3668	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.8	1421 of 3556	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.8	556 of 3487	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.2	1123 of 3446	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.3	905 of 3333	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	725 of 3226	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	689 of 4575	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	52.0	2062 of 4658	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	1678 of 4588	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	1425 of 4561	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	1614 of 4499	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	1687 of 4348	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.0	1589 of 4306	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.9	1293 of 4413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	2967 of 4465	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3032 of 4401	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	1530 of 4376	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.5	1662 of 4329	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.6	1229 of 4188	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	1633 of 4168	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	81.7	411 of 4520	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	66.4	1129 of 4594	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	2391 of 4521	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.3	594 of 4477	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	783 of 4451	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	835 of 4309	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	900 of 4264	78.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	1694 of 4582	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2130 of 4647	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.3	3656 of 4585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.8	1341 of 4563	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.6	1858 of 4498	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.6	1160 of 4357	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	1604 of 4319	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.1	190 of 1004	81.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	1621 of 4301	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	713 of 4292	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	2693 of 4086	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2253 of 3952	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	2255 of 3799	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	991 of 3684	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.9	2167 of 3558	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	1162 of 3108	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	2511 of 3106	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1935 of 3082	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1707 of 3142	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.8	590 of 3127	81.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)90th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)85th percentile+9 vs school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)81st percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)63rd percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)63rd percentile+15 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)24th percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+7 vs state

Mathematics58%+11 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 (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Barbara Jordan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17800 W Oaks Village Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2800	410	31	13.3	68.8%	27 (6.6%)	141 (34.4%)	134 (32.7%)	84 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.6%)	70.9	1097^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.3%		55.8	1785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	688							54.4	57.4	71.4			48.5	52.5	74.6			$11,734
Mission West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7325 Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4320	513	40	12.7	79.9%	20 (3.9%)	79 (15.4%)	353 (68.8%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	55	1861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	59.8%		67.3	1248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%	613	70.0	12.5		66.7	0.0		59.7	59.4	62.5			43.1	34.8	45.8			$13,193
James Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18702 Beechnut St	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-4260	782	47	16.7	67.6%	35 (4.5%)	377 (48.2%)	159 (20.3%)	181 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.8%)	60.8	1577^th of 4627 public elementary schools	65.9%		58.7	1640^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.7%	63							54.1	71.0	62.9			31.3	59.7	42.7			$9,507
Juan Seguin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Grand Mission Blvd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-9850	901	54	16.6	65.4%	63 (7.0%)	448 (49.7%)	159 (17.6%)	193 (21.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	50.7	2077^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.1%		42.9	2577^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.6%	500							45.5	52.8	54.6			44.8	50.0	48.0			$8,634
Rees Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	16305 Kensley	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-1444	526	52	10.1	81.4%	29 (5.5%)	94 (17.9%)	367 (69.8%)	34 (6.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	1799^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.1%		55.3	1819^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.9%	20	43.8	91.3					49.2	61.8				29.7	62.6				$10,633
Mary Austin Holley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16655 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3850	648	48	13.4	81.0%	24 (3.7%)	200 (30.9%)	335 (51.7%)	64 (9.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	39.6	2778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.0%		45.6	2404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	374	7.1	47.8	40.0	10.5	25.0	60.0	46.5	28.4	68.9			35.8	33.7	44.4			$12,510
Mission Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	16200 Beechnut St	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 634-4280	460	34	13.6	82.6%	19 (4.1%)	124 (27.0%)	253 (55.0%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	41.3	2632^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.1%		22.5	3888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.4%	1256							60.0	44.3	47.7			50.8	33.3	37.9			$12,997
Houston Classical	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	6403 Addicks Clodine Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Houston Classical Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-9626	342	17	19.7	73.7%	18 (5.3%)	178 (52.0%)	109 (31.9%)	20 (5.8%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	74.8	945^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.6%		76.2	900^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	45							42.2	69.8	70.8	87.5		44.4	62.3	66.7	79.2		$19,438
Iltexas Westpark Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	852	56	15.2	85.4%	17 (2.0%)	394 (46.2%)	399 (46.8%)	13 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	43.3	2498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		45.8	2395^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	103		18.2	66.7			12.5	45.7	42.2	65.5			41.3	27.2	47.9			$9,530
Sst Sugarland	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	10007 Clodine Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 277-7923	739	46	15.9	71.9%	34 (4.6%)	352 (47.6%)	249 (33.7%)	96 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	77.2	859^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.2	604^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.0%	255							59.1	59.0	59.1	75.7	68.2	65.2	63.9	59.1	62.2	63.6	$10,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Barbara Jordan Elementary

What schools do graduates of Barbara Jordan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Barbara Jordan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : David Crockett Middle
High : George Bush High School

What is the racial makeup of Barbara Jordan Elementary?

Students at Barbara Jordan Elementary are 34% African American, 33% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 7% White, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Barbara Jordan Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Is Barbara Jordan Elementary a good school?

Barbara Jordan Elementary ranks 1097^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barbara Jordan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Barbara Jordan Elementary.

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