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Oakland Elementary

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Oakland Elementary ranks 896 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

896^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Oakland Elementary in Richmond, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 811 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). Historically a high-performing school with a consistent 4-star rating, Oakland has seen a gradual decline in its state ranking over the past decade, dropping from the 90th percentile to the 81st percentile in the most recent year. While it remains a solid choice, it is now a "middle of the pack" school in a competitive area, outperforming nearby Fort Bend ISD schools like James Patterson Elementary (66th percentile) and Juan Seguin Elementary (55th percentile), but falling behind top-tier neighbors such as Malala Yousafzai (96th percentile) and Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary (97th percentile) in the same district, as well as Judge James C Adolphus Elementary (92nd percentile) and Frost Elementary (91st percentile) in the neighboring Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

A key strength of Oakland is its exceptional performance with African American students, who rank in the 91st percentile (5 stars). However, the school faces notable challenges. Test scores reveal a "math dip" in 4th and 5th grades, with math proficiency dropping from 60% in 3rd grade to around 53-54% in upper grades, while reading scores remain strong. Additionally, the school has seen a sharp decline in outcomes for English Language Learners (dropping from the 93rd to 73rd percentile), Low Socio-Economic Status students (from 93rd to 88th percentile), and Special Education students (from 91st to 79th percentile) over recent years. Performance with Asian students has been consistently low at the 32nd percentile.

For parents, Oakland Elementary offers a strong foundation, particularly for African American students, but the declining trends in upper-elementary math and for key student groups are important to consider. In a landscape where several nearby schools rank in the top 10% statewide, Oakland's leadership will need to address these issues to reverse its ranking decline. The school remains a solid option within Fort Bend ISD, but families may want to explore higher-performing alternatives like Malala Yousafzai or Madden Elementary if those trends are a concern.

811

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,038

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4455 Waterside Estates Dr
Richmond, TX 77406

(281) 634-3730

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Oakland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	James Bowie Middle
High:	William B Travis High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

31.3%

Asian:

22.4%

Hispanic:

21.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

896^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	76.2	896 of 4627	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	904 of 4651	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	786 of 4710	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	644 of 4647	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.9	569 of 4581	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	684 of 4578	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	500 of 4479	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	477 of 4359	89.1%	★★★★☆
2017	87.7	450 of 4329	89.6%	★★★★☆
2016	83.7	549 of 4286	87.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.0	678 of 4320	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	76.8	871 of 4260	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	1032 of 4221	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	713 of 4206	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	77.5	652 of 4095	84.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.9	849 of 3937	78.4%	★★★★☆
2009	71.9	976 of 3884	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	61.4	1575 of 3768	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.7	1262 of 3724	66.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.0	227 of 2406	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	109 of 2443	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	96 of 2443	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	93 of 2421	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	89 of 2444	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	134 of 2515	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	135 of 2483	94.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	683 of 999	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	653 of 1045	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	604 of 1015	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.0	501 of 957	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	681 of 967	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	528 of 1009	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.4	384 of 1005	61.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	395 of 4461	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	72.4	638 of 4331	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	717 of 4295	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	323 of 4240	92.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	446 of 1643	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	250 of 3668	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	79.5	407 of 3556	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	360 of 3487	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	718 of 3446	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	1474 of 3333	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	82.0	281 of 3226	91.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	1333 of 4575	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	938 of 4658	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	718 of 4588	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	535 of 4561	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.8	666 of 4499	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	527 of 4348	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.7	452 of 4306	89.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.0	1195 of 3075	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	876 of 2980	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	1144 of 2958	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.0	1 of 3006	100.0%	★★★★★
2019	78.7	97 of 3184	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.0	395 of 3106	87.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	687 of 4413	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	471 of 4465	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	550 of 4401	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	861 of 4376	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	932 of 4329	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	435 of 4188	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	542 of 4168	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	561 of 4520	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	300 of 4594	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	301 of 4521	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	319 of 4477	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	388 of 4451	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	148 of 4309	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	149 of 4264	96.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	622 of 4582	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	525 of 4647	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	613 of 4585	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	595 of 4563	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	718 of 4498	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	465 of 4357	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	574 of 4319	86.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.4	463 of 1128	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	207 of 1099	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	175 of 1004	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	127 of 961	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	257 of 1112	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	86 of 1046	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	908 of 4301	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	673 of 4292	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	356 of 4086	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.7	289 of 3952	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	79.4	345 of 3799	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	176 of 3684	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	77.4	354 of 3558	90.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1440 of 3006	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	1556 of 3108	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	1152 of 3106	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	749 of 3082	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	417 of 3082	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	574 of 3142	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	712 of 3127	77.2%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)91st percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)91st percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)61st percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)59th percentile-24 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+14 vs state

Mathematics56%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4455 Waterside Estates Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3730	811	49	16.5	41.3%	157 (19.4%)	254 (31.3%)	170 (21.0%)	182 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.9%)	76.2	896^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.6%		75.8	904^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.6%	8	67.5	61.4	74.0	60.4	52.7	54.4	$9,038
Judge James C Adolphus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7910 Winston Ranch Pkwy	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4700	1,025	58	17.6	32.4%	333 (32.5%)	238 (23.2%)	227 (22.1%)	175 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.9%)	89.5	393^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	91.5%		91	333^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.8%	60	70.4	79.6	72.7	71.1	77.3	62.5	$8,808
James C Neill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3830 Harvest Corner Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-3760	1,253	72	17.5	35.5%	171 (13.6%)	307 (24.5%)	228 (18.2%)	480 (38.3%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.4%)	77	868^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.2%		68.5	1189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.4%	321	63.6	63.0	75.8	55.6	48.6	67.9	$7,931
Pecan Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3330 Old S Dr	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4800	639	36	17.5	30.7%	310 (48.5%)	78 (12.2%)	175 (27.4%)	46 (7.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.1%)	74.2	971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	79.0%		67.6	1229^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.6%	258	63.5	64.3	66.9	61.0	52.3	56.3	$9,522
Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3306 Skinner Ln	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1500	792	46	17.3	27.3%	353 (44.6%)	145 (18.3%)	195 (24.6%)	60 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (4.7%)	89.2	415^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.6	242^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	94.8%	173	76.7	73.9	79.6	58.1	66.7	72.0	$7,605
Malala Yousafzai	Public	PK, KG-5	11770 W Aliana Trace Dr	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-5700	1,118	64	17.4	26.4%	101 (9.0%)	109 (9.7%)	66 (5.9%)	808 (72.3%)	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.1%)	94.7	178^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.3	258^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.5%	80	79.2	76.0	83.4	80.8	71.9	76.5	$7,538
Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17727 Abermore Ln	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-2740	924	57	16.0	23.2%	94 (10.2%)	123 (13.3%)	78 (8.4%)	588 (63.6%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.5%)	95.8	139^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.0%		94.6	200^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.7%	61	77.7	78.6	91.7	76.9	74.7	79.2	$8,396
Stephen F Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1630 Pitts Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1000	468	36	12.9	39.7%	173 (37.0%)	88 (18.8%)	140 (29.9%)	38 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	79.2	785^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.0%		72.3	1035^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.7%	250	60.8	67.0	67.7	62.8	58.2	64.7	$9,551
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Oakland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Oakland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Oakland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Bowie Middle
High : William B Travis High School

How many students attend Oakland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Oakland Elementary.

What district is Oakland Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Oakland Elementary?

Students at Oakland Elementary are 31% African American, 22% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 19% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Oakland Elementary a good school?

Oakland Elementary ranks 896^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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