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Valley Ranch Elementary

Q: Is Valley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Valley Ranch Elementary ranks 2064 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2064^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Ranch Elementary in Porter, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 790 students within the New Caney Independent School District (Isd), and it has shown a clear upward trajectory, climbing from a 1-star rating to a consistent 3-star performer in recent years.

Valley Ranch stands out as a strong performer within its district, particularly in mathematics. In 4th Grade Math, 55.45% of students were proficient, significantly outpacing the district average of 40.03% and the state average of 49.28%. This strength is consistent, with the school outperforming the district in this subject for four consecutive years. The school also excels with its Gifted and Talented (GT) program, where students rank in the 72nd percentile statewide, and its Spanish-language instruction is a standout, with 5th graders outperforming both district and state averages in reading and math. While the school effectively supports advanced learners, it faces challenges with its Special Education program, where students ranked in the 33rd percentile. Despite a high percentage of students from low socio-economic backgrounds (65.95%), Valley Ranch performs well above the district average, demonstrating effective instructional strategies. It is the highest-ranked school in its immediate vicinity, outperforming nearby same-district schools like Brookwood Forest Elementary (57th percentile), Bens Branch Elementary (43rd), and Sorters Mill Elementary (50th).

Valley Ranch is also competitive against schools from higher-ranked districts. For instance, it outperformed Elm Grove Elementary (from the Humble Independent School District (Isd), ranked 65th percentile) in 4th Grade Math (55.45% vs. 41.3%) and was close in 3rd Grade Reading. This upward trend contrasts with nearby schools like Oakley Elementary (5th percentile) and New Caney Elementary (24th percentile), which have trended downward. For parents, Valley Ranch offers a strong, improving academic environment with notable strengths in math and advanced programs, though families with children needing special education support may want to investigate further.

790

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,051

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21700 Valley Ranch Crossing
Porter, TX 77365

(281) 577-8760

District: New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pine Valley Middle
High:	New Caney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.2%

White:

31.5%

African American:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

2,064^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 28 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	51.1	2064 of 4627	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.6	1744 of 4651	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.9	2454 of 4710	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	2268 of 4647	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	2708 of 4581	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2786 of 4578	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.7	1994 of 4479	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	2931 of 4359	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	3076 of 4329	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	3109 of 4286	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	3623 of 4320	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	2614 of 4260	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	2490 of 4221	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.9	2841 of 4206	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.4	2271 of 4095	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	65.9	1404 of 3937	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.6	1668 of 3884	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	54.5	1959 of 3768	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.6	1577 of 3724	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	993 of 2406	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.8	1108 of 1905	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1695 of 2443	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	891 of 2443	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	1608 of 2421	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	2044 of 2444	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1517 of 2515	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	3386 of 4461	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3996 of 4331	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	1503 of 4295	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.9	3251 of 4240	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	1395 of 2918	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	1702 of 3668	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	914 of 3556	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.4	2144 of 3487	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3109 of 3446	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	1527 of 3333	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.2	2749 of 3226	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	1859 of 4575	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.3	1102 of 3744	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	46.2	2416 of 4658	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2391 of 4588	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	2853 of 4561	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	2751 of 4499	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.4	2153 of 4348	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	2728 of 4306	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	855 of 3075	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	69.7	729 of 2619	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	49.7	1876 of 2958	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1987 of 3006	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1469 of 3184	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	2567 of 3106	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	1939 of 4413	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.8	1530 of 3644	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	2229 of 4465	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	1854 of 4401	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.8	2643 of 4376	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	2871 of 4329	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.1	1984 of 4188	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.7	3484 of 4168	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	2004 of 4520	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	1657 of 3705	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	2448 of 4594	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	2041 of 4521	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	2676 of 4477	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3528 of 4451	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	2089 of 4309	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.1	3098 of 4264	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	2245 of 4582	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.3	1756 of 3739	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	2329 of 4647	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2117 of 4585	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	2613 of 4563	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	2823 of 4498	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	1859 of 4357	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	3108 of 4319	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	125 of 975	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.2	893 of 1128	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	892 of 1099	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	808 of 1004	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	522 of 1112	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	601 of 1046	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	2868 of 4301	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.3	2800 of 3549	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3328 of 4292	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	2105 of 4086	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	2039 of 3952	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3327 of 3799	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.0	1063 of 3684	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.0	2244 of 3558	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1933 of 3006	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.7	1182 of 2612	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.5	1992 of 3108	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	2424 of 3106	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	2421 of 3082	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	2619 of 3082	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	2130 of 3142	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2476 of 3127	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)87th percentile+25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-22 vs school

At Risk (2022)24th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Brookwood Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	25545 Sorters Rd	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 577-8600	791	51	15.3	83.7%	107 (13.5%)	56 (7.1%)	597 (75.5%)	19 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	52	2010^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.6%		45.8	2397^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%	387	26.7			26.7			56.9	56.5	50.4	50.0	52.2	37.6	$9,819
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18000 Cumberland Dr	Porter	77365	Montgomery County	New Caney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 577-8600	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	54.5	1884^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.3%					(n/a)							61.1	52.0	59.3	45.8	48.0	36.2
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Ranch Elementary

Is Valley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Valley Ranch Elementary ranks 2064^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Valley Ranch Elementary in?

New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Valley Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Valley Middle
High : New Caney High School

How many students attend Valley Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 790 students attended Valley Ranch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Ranch Elementary?

Students at Valley Ranch Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 32% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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