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T L Pink Elementary

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T L Pink Elementary ranks 1435 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

T L Pink Elementary in Richmond, TX, serves 490 students in grades K-5 within the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, and it has recently shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping to the 69th percentile in state rankings after years of underperformance. This school stands out for its exceptional bilingual program, with Spanish-language STAAR scores far exceeding district and state averages—for example, 87.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in Spanish math compared to just 28.3% district-wide. The school also serves a high-needs community, with 83% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and its recent success with specific student groups is striking: low-income students now rank in the 89th percentile, African American students in the 86th percentile, and special education students in the 76th percentile, all dramatic improvements from just two years ago.

Compared to its nearest neighbor, Jane Long Elementary (0.91 miles away), T L Pink is achieving significantly better outcomes for a similar high-poverty population. In 3rd grade math, T L Pink’s proficiency rate of 53.6% was 35 points higher than Jane Long’s 18.2%, and in 3rd grade reading, it was 15 points higher. This positions T L Pink as a potential model for success among nearby high-needs schools like Travis Elementary and Taylor Ray Elementary, which have similar poverty rates but lower state rankings. The school spends $12,573 per student, higher than some nearby schools like Frost Elementary ($9,195), reflecting the resources needed to support its student body.

Despite these bright spots, T L Pink still faces challenges, particularly in English-language STAAR scores and 5th grade science, where proficiency was only 16.2% in 2024-2025, well below the state average of 29.6%. However, the school’s recent momentum—especially its elite performance with low-income and special education students—suggests targeted interventions are working. For parents considering this school, the standout bilingual program and rapid improvements for vulnerable groups make it a compelling choice, especially when compared to its peers in the area.

490

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,977

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Collins Rd
Richmond, TX 77469-2756

(832) 223-2100

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend T L Pink Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lamar Jh
High:	Lamar Cons High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.1%

African American:

19.4%

White:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Lamar Consolidated Independent School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg63%

Texas avg50%

1,435^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 39 pts since 2016

From bottom 30% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

196^th of 951Lamar Consolidated Independent School District 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	63.5	1435 of 4627	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.9	2930 of 4651	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2593 of 4710	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3504 of 4647	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3225 of 4581	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	2868 of 4578	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	3072 of 4479	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	3667 of 4359	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.5	2551 of 4329	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.2	2998 of 4286	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	3125 of 4320	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.7	3170 of 4260	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	47.5	2427 of 4221	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.7	2793 of 4206	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.3	2387 of 4095	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.2	2327 of 3937	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	68.3	1212 of 3884	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.3	412 of 3768	89.1%	★★★★☆
2007	64.7	1385 of 3724	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	38.2	2569 of 3476	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.0	2791 of 3475	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.5	2855 of 3465	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.2	338 of 2406	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	34.6	1707 of 2443	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	2162 of 2443	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1854 of 2421	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	2230 of 2444	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1878 of 2515	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1778 of 2483	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	1879 of 4461	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	1448 of 4331	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	1471 of 4295	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	2381 of 4240	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	47.7	1783 of 3668	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	1771 of 3556	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.5	954 of 3487	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	629 of 3446	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	1051 of 3333	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	1370 of 3226	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	1992 of 4575	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	2275 of 4658	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.2	3395 of 4588	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2570 of 4561	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	2986 of 4499	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	3218 of 4348	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3590 of 4306	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1682 of 3075	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2139 of 2980	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	2406 of 2958	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	2138 of 3006	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	998 of 4413	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.7	2143 of 4465	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.5	2863 of 4401	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2574 of 4376	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	1738 of 4329	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	2386 of 4188	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3352 of 4168	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	479 of 4520	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.9	2008 of 4594	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	2696 of 4521	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2511 of 4477	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.8	1970 of 4451	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	2334 of 4309	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3178 of 4264	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	933 of 4582	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	29.4	3481 of 4647	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3519 of 4585	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3728 of 4563	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2756 of 4498	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2854 of 4357	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3595 of 4319	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	1030 of 4301	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	16.2	4061 of 4292	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	3057 of 4086	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	3417 of 3952	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	2768 of 3799	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	2815 of 3684	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2551 of 3558	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	44.3	1839 of 3142	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)86th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)58th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)51st percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-24 vs school

White (2019)41st percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics52%+5 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
T L Pink Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Collins Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2100	490	34	14.5	83.1%	20 (4.1%)	95 (19.4%)	368 (75.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	63.5	1435^th of 4627 public elementary schools	69.0%		37.9	2930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	1495	71.4	30.8	41.2	87.5		56.0	51.7	68.1	53.6	60.0	43.0	$10,977
Jane Long Elementary	Public	K-5	907 Main St	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1900	443	35	12.7	78.3%	30 (6.8%)	100 (22.6%)	291 (65.7%)	11 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	22.2	3928^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.1%		35.4	3097^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.4%	831		33.3				41.3	34.5	48.4	18.2	30.8	34.3	$11,404
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2014 Lamar Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2300	307	25	12.2	76.2%	26 (8.5%)	38 (12.4%)	233 (75.9%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	42.7	2534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.2%		53.7	1924^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.6%	610	25.0			25.0		56.1	42.6	46.0	35.7	52.1	38.9	$13,884
Phelan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Great Blue Heron Ln	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-4500	743	38	19.7	46.8%	97 (13.1%)	254 (34.2%)	223 (30.0%)	140 (18.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.6%)	62.2	1505^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.5%		59.4	1611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	106						63.9	67.6	60.0	48.6	57.1	33.3	$9,054
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Third St	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1800	293	23	12.7	58.0%	46 (15.7%)	70 (23.9%)	148 (50.5%)	15 (5.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	75.7	916^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		62.5	1464^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	548						68.9	62.0	74.6	77.8	50.0	50.0	$11,595
Iltexas Richmond Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	1202 Fm 359	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 479-9078	704	47	15.0	57.0%	56 (8.0%)	230 (32.7%)	339 (48.2%)	41 (5.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.8%)	72.7	1027^th of 4627 public elementary schools	77.8%		60.1	1575^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.1%	548						61.8	66.7	68.4	47.3	55.0	58.4	$00
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2700 Ave K	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2500	579	34	17.1	81.2%	32 (5.5%)	71 (12.3%)	464 (80.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.4%)	20.3	4025^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.0%		27.6	3574^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.2%	451	16.7			0.0		28.2	40.8	47.7	24.4	29.3	31.1	$12,621
Taylor Ray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave N	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2400	615	44	13.9	82.9%	42 (6.8%)	42 (6.8%)	518 (84.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	50.6	2087^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.1	2312^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.3%	225	33.3	20.0	0.0	37.5	22.2	54.0	48.3	59.8	42.4	43.8	45.8	$10,734
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
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3602 Williams Way	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-1700	543	33	16.5	48.1%	61 (11.2%)	166 (30.6%)	166 (30.6%)	123 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.2%)	67.9	1230^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.4%		71.1	1083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%	147						58.5	57.9	63.3	46.3	59.2	58.3	$9,641

Frequently Asked Questions about T L Pink Elementary

Is T L Pink Elementary a good school?

T L Pink Elementary ranks 1435^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend T L Pink Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 490 students attended T L Pink Elementary.

What schools do graduates of T L Pink Elementary attend?

Students who attend T L Pink Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lamar Jh
High : Lamar Cons High School

What is the racial makeup of T L Pink Elementary?

Students at T L Pink Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is T L Pink Elementary in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

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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

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

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