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Don Carter Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Don Carter Elementary is a public elementary school in Richmond, Texas, serving 998 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. This exceptional school consistently ranks among the top 10% of Texas elementary schools, with outstanding academic performance that exceeds district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects.

Don Carter Elementary's strengths include its exceptional performance in serving diverse student subgroups. The school ranks in the top 10-20% of Texas elementary schools for its African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, indicating strong academic support and achievement. Even with a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school still ranks in the top 5-10% of Texas elementary schools for this subgroup, demonstrating its ability to effectively support and challenge students from all backgrounds.

While Don Carter Elementary is an exceptional school, some nearby schools within the same district, such as Bess Campbell Elementary and Susanna Dickinson Elementary, also demonstrate exceptional academic performance, ranking even higher than Don Carter Elementary in the statewide rankings. This suggests a strong focus on academic excellence across the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

758

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,381

Per pupil spending ?

38%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8500 A Meyers Rd
Richmond, TX 77469

(832) 223-5500

District: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Don Carter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Reading Jh
High:	George Ranch High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

26.3%

Asian:

25.7%

Hispanic:

22.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2019 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg61%

Texas avg47%

300^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 12% (2019) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 31Elementary Schools in the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

210^th of 961Lamar 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
2025	92.1	300 of 4651	93.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	333 of 4710	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	431 of 4647	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	238 of 4581	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	467 of 4578	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	555 of 4479	87.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.4	88 of 2443	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	78 of 2443	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	92 of 2421	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	126 of 2444	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.5	404 of 2515	83.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	344 of 1045	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	460 of 1015	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	323 of 957	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	405 of 967	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	321 of 1009	68.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.4	427 of 4461	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	82.3	317 of 4331	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	295 of 4295	93.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.5	182 of 3668	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	213 of 3556	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.2	313 of 3487	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	58.0	1080 of 3446	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	235 of 3333	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.8	320 of 4658	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	351 of 4588	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	214 of 4561	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	501 of 4499	88.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	576 of 4348	86.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	654 of 2980	78.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	961 of 2958	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.7	965 of 3006	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.1	1843 of 3184	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	82.0	460 of 4465	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	764 of 4401	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.2	114 of 4376	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	620 of 4329	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	76.1	606 of 4188	85.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.9	168 of 4594	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	112 of 4521	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	144 of 4477	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.3	213 of 4451	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	631 of 4309	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	87.9	401 of 4647	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	546 of 4585	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	284 of 4563	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	439 of 4498	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	83.2	534 of 4357	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.7	39 of 1128	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.6	178 of 1099	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	170 of 1004	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	83 of 961	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	71.3	251 of 1112	77.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	879 of 4292	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	502 of 4086	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	300 of 3952	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.6	454 of 3799	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	922 of 3684	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.5	405 of 3108	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	237 of 3106	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.3	127 of 3082	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	285 of 3082	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	565 of 3142	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)95th percentile~ school

Female (2024)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2024)91st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)90th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2024)87th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)78th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2024)67th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading76%+21 vs state

Mathematics75%+29 vs state

Science53%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Don Carter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8500 A Meyers Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5500	758	46	16.5	38.0%	149 (19.7%)	199 (26.3%)	169 (22.3%)	195 (25.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)	92.1	300^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.5%		91	333^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.9%	33	69.4	79.3	79.0	67.8	88.3	69.4	53.2	$8,381
Cora Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6822 Irby Cobb Blvd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4600	678	41	16.4	46.2%	89 (13.1%)	215 (31.7%)	236 (34.8%)	107 (15.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	77.9	839^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.0%		65.9	1300^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.4%	461	64.4	68.0	73.9	51.7	66.0	64.4	30.7	$8,934
Manford Williams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5111 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2700	683	39	17.5	47.4%	91 (13.3%)	205 (30.0%)	220 (32.2%)	131 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (5.0%)	86.8	501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.2%		85.2	566^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.0%	65	70.5	67.3	79.0	53.9	61.3	75.4	59.7	$9,371
John Arredondo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6110 August Green Dr	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-4800	678	40	17.0	45.9%	78 (11.5%)	223 (32.9%)	246 (36.3%)	103 (15.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	76.3	894^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.8%		79.8	770^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.7%	124	67.2	69.7	70.2	51.9	60.7	59.6	30.9	$9,669
William Velasquez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	402 Macek Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-2600	493	28	17.5	51.3%	103 (20.9%)	133 (27.0%)	204 (41.4%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	65	1352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	70.9%		71.6	1074^th of 4710 public elementary schools	77.2%	278	61.9	64.2	55.0	59.0	59.3	48.8	23.8	$10,718
Susanna Dickinson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7110 Greatwood Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1400	616	38	16.0	12.8%	331 (53.7%)	38 (6.2%)	135 (21.9%)	69 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	96.6	118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.5%		97.6	79^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.3%	39	75.0	81.3	91.2	80.2	74.0	88.5	66.4	$9,115
Adriane Mathews Gray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5055 Sunrise Meadow Ln	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 223-6400	618	36	17.1	52.1%	51 (8.3%)	195 (31.6%)	277 (44.8%)	63 (10.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	44.8	2449^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%		46.3	2414^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.7%	35	49.4	59.3	41.0	48.9	51.7	33.7	9.6	$10,498
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%)	71.1	1083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	76.7%		59.6	1621^st of 4710 public elementary schools	65.6%	538	66.2	61.2	74.7	52.0	58.2	59.8	20.5	$9,641
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%)	59.4	1611^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%		51.3	2099^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.4%	488	72.3	50.9	58.3	53.8	35.9	52.4	23.8	$9,054
Bess Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Shadow Bend Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-1300	580	39	14.7	19.5%	271 (46.7%)	89 (15.3%)	105 (18.1%)	79 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.9%)	97.5	77^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.3%		98	59^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.7%	18	80.5	88.5	86.7	74.3	91.7	84.9	73.5	$12,513

Frequently Asked Questions about Don Carter Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Don Carter Elementary?

Students at Don Carter Elementary are 26% African American, 26% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 20% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Don Carter Elementary a good school?

Yes. Don Carter Elementary ranks in the top 6.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Don Carter Elementary in?

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Don Carter Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 758 students attended Don Carter Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Don Carter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Don Carter Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Reading Jh
High : George Ranch High School

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