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New Caney Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

New Caney Elementary is a PK-5 school in New Caney, TX, serving 787 students within the New Caney Independent School District (Isd), where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community that faces significant academic challenges.

This school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking in the 24th percentile. It is one of the lowest-performing schools in its immediate area, notably underperforming nearby same-district schools like Valley Ranch Elementary (55th percentile) and Bens Branch Elementary (43rd percentile). A major area of concern is 3rd-grade mathematics, where only 27.78% of students were proficient—11 points below the district average and 16.5 points below the state average. However, there is a notable bright spot: the school's Multi-racial student population performed in the 57th percentile statewide, earning a 3-star rating, which stands in stark contrast to other subgroups. The school also shows a modest recovery from a crisis point in the 2023-2024 school year, when it ranked in the 14th percentile, climbing to the 24th percentile by 2025-2026.

Interestingly, New Caney Elementary spends $11,735 per student—the highest among all schools in its district—yet it remains one of the lowest-performing. For comparison, the higher-performing Valley Ranch Elementary spends $10,663 per student and has a significantly lower poverty rate (65.95% vs. 86.28%). This suggests that the school's challenges are not due to a lack of funding but are more likely tied to the intense concentration of poverty and the need for more targeted instructional strategies. The school's performance on Spanish-language STAAR tests is highly inconsistent, likely due to very small numbers of test-takers, making those results unreliable for drawing conclusions about the Spanish-language program.

787

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,871

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20501 Fm 1485
New Caney, TX 77357-9107

(281) 399-1400

District: New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend New Caney Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Keefer Crossing Middle
High:	New Caney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.7%

White:

23.0%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

3,520^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

653^rd of 951New Caney 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	28.6	3520 of 4627	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.2	3353 of 4651	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4054 of 4710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	3522 of 4647	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3109 of 4581	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2760 of 4578	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2850 of 4479	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	2769 of 4359	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.3	2445 of 4329	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.2	2432 of 4286	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.8	1917 of 4320	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.9	1368 of 4260	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	83.8	488 of 4221	88.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.5	369 of 4206	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	76.6	714 of 4095	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	82.1	336 of 3937	91.5%	★★★★★
2009	78.3	601 of 3884	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	78.7	540 of 3768	85.7%	★★★★☆
2007	77.0	626 of 3724	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	985 of 3476	71.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.0	604 of 3475	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	75.4	669 of 3465	80.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	2075 of 2406	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.8	1747 of 1905	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.4	2212 of 4461	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	2920 of 4331	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	1689 of 4295	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	2124 of 4240	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1148 of 1643	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	1902 of 2918	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	2823 of 3668	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2360 of 3556	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2104 of 3487	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2284 of 3446	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	1874 of 3333	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	1812 of 3226	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3553 of 4575	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	2805 of 3744	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	3951 of 4658	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	3626 of 4588	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2999 of 4561	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3064 of 4499	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3108 of 4348	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	2924 of 4306	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1585 of 2619	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	1312 of 2980	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	895 of 2958	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	2125 of 3006	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2673 of 3184	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2495 of 3106	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	3132 of 4413	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	2528 of 3644	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3597 of 4465	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	3107 of 4401	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	2865 of 4376	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	1997 of 4329	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2402 of 4188	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	2476 of 4168	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2915 of 4520	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	2268 of 3705	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3511 of 4594	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	3133 of 4521	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	2943 of 4477	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	2289 of 4451	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	1953 of 4309	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	2437 of 4264	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3320 of 4582	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2605 of 3739	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3805 of 4647	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3360 of 4585	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	3064 of 4563	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	2392 of 4498	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2442 of 4357	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2594 of 4319	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	481 of 1106	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	3585 of 4301	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	2547 of 3549	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3241 of 4292	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2226 of 4086	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	3148 of 3952	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	1522 of 3799	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	2607 of 3684	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1928 of 3558	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	2553 of 3006	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	2188 of 2612	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	2999 of 3108	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2904 of 3106	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2723 of 3082	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	2944 of 3082	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	2633 of 3142	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2657 of 3127	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)57th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)39th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
New Caney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20501 Fm 1485	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 399-1400	787	53	14.9	86.3%	181 (23.0%)	49 (6.2%)	533 (67.7%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.3%)	28.6	3520^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.9%		31.2	3353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.9%	167		0.0			16.7		32.5	44.4	43.1	27.8	44.7	36.9	$11,871
Tavola Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18885 Winding Summit Dr	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2900	859	55	15.7	58.6%	216 (25.1%)	161 (18.7%)	420 (48.9%)	13 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	34.8	3100^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.0%		34.8	3142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%	42							47.4	39.8	51.3	46.6	28.0	35.0	$7,907
Oakley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22320 Loop 494	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-5970	816	56	14.4	88.0%	191 (23.4%)	15 (1.8%)	591 (72.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.7%)	12.5	4399^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		19	4079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	320							36.3	32.4	28.3	18.8	26.8	23.4	$9,943
Valley Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	21700 Valley Ranch Crossing	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8760	790	53	15.0	65.9%	249 (31.5%)	53 (6.7%)	436 (55.2%)	12 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.2%)	51.1	2064^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.6	1744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%	320	33.3		44.4	28.6		50.0	51.8	49.0	53.9	44.6	55.5	42.2	$10,051
Dogwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Dogwood	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2960	911	63	14.4	84.6%	133 (14.6%)	16 (1.8%)	750 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.8%)	23.2	3869^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.4%		30.4	3405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%	464	3.3	5.6	24.0	6.7	11.8	13.0	32.7	38.7	43.8	31.5	34.1	34.2	$9,440
Sorters Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23300 Sorters Rd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8780	838	54	15.6	78.4%	150 (17.9%)	15 (1.8%)	652 (77.8%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	46.1	2329^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.7%		39.3	2815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.5%	486	0.0	33.3	28.6		50.0	16.7	41.9	51.7	54.2	38.5	49.6	47.4	$10,032
Porter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24400 Loop 494	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-2920	931	59	15.9	83.5%	219 (23.5%)	87 (9.3%)	583 (62.6%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	29 (3.1%)	41.5	2622^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	43.3%		39	2834^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.1%	212	30.8	25.0	14.3	11.5	21.4	14.3	50.7	46.9	58.5	36.2	39.1	36.4	$9,536
Robert Crippen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18690 Cumberland Blvd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8740	809	50	16.2	69.0%	212 (26.2%)	77 (9.5%)	464 (57.4%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.0%)	7 (0.9%)	34 (4.2%)	35.7	3040^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.3%		41.6	2668^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%	372	33.3			50.0			38.8	48.5	48.0	36.9	37.6	44.0	$9,670
Bens Branch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	24160 Briar Berry Ln	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8700	812	51	16.0	51.6%	278 (34.2%)	78 (9.6%)	394 (48.5%)	34 (4.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (2.7%)	41.3	2641^st of 4627 public elementary schools	42.9%		55.5	1802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	839	30.0	14.3	11.1	30.0	28.6	0.0	42.9	57.5	55.0	43.3	36.5	32.8	$10,034
Timber Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	15450 Harrington Dr	New Caney	77357	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-4375	947	59	15.9	43.7%	310 (32.7%)	136 (14.4%)	453 (47.8%)	9 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.9%)	46.6	2295^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.4%		21.3	3957^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%	1662							52.8	48.2	51.3	30.8	44.3	60.5	$8,783

Frequently Asked Questions about New Caney Elementary

What district is New Caney Elementary in?

New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend New Caney Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 787 students attended New Caney Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of New Caney Elementary?

Students at New Caney Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is New Caney Elementary a good school?

New Caney Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of New Caney Elementary attend?

Students who attend New Caney Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keefer Crossing Middle
High : New Caney High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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