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Valley Ranch Elementary

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Valley Ranch Elementary ranks 1744 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1744^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Valley Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school in Porter, Texas, serving 871 students in grades PK-5 as part of the New Caney Independent School District (ISD). The school has shown mixed academic performance, with proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics ranging from 43.27% to 59.6%, compared to the state averages of 44.88% to 57.83%. While the school's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations perform better, its African American and White student populations rank in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools.

Valley Ranch Elementary's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 60.32% to 69% in recent years, is likely a significant factor contributing to its academic challenges. When compared to nearby schools within the New Caney ISD, such as Sorters Mill Elementary and Bens Branch Elementary, Valley Ranch Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in academic assessments, but still lags behind the state averages.

Despite these challenges, Valley Ranch Elementary's performance has shown signs of improvement in recent years, with its 2024-2025 projected rankings and proficiency rates indicating progress. Targeted interventions and support to address the unique needs of the school's diverse student population, as well as its high rate of economically disadvantaged students, could be key to further improving the school's academic performance.

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 — 16th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg39%

Texas avg46%

1,744^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11Elementary Schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

672^nd of 961New 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)72nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-9 vs school

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

African American (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

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

Special Education (2025)21st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading52%~ state avg

Mathematics48%+3 vs state

Science36%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	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 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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 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%)	56.6	1744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.5%		45.9	2454^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.9%	710		11.1	50.0		22.2	16.7	14.3	46.5	51.3	59.6	43.3	48.7	52.5	36.0	$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%)	19	4079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%		20.4	4046^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.1%	33		66.7		0.0	20.0			39.3	31.9	40.2	18.5	27.6	24.3	18.7	$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%)	39.3	2815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.5%		46	2446^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.1%	369	16.7	12.5	57.1	28.6	12.5	60.0		47.9	44.6	48.4	41.0	33.8	40.2	26.0	$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%)	39	2834^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.1%		40.7	2798^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.6%	36	14.3	43.8	50.0	25.0	31.3	27.3	0.0	53.5	53.1	51.9	31.4	34.5	40.2	15.3	$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%)	55.5	1802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%		51.8	2065^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.2%	263	0.0	27.3	25.0	0.0	18.2	25.0	12.5	58.8	57.3	59.6	39.5	43.3	43.7	31.1	$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%)	31.2	3353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.9%		20.4	4054^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.9%	701		0.0	33.3		80.0	12.5	0.0	43.7	36.2	42.7	36.7	44.7	27.7	18.9	$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%)	41.6	2668^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.6%		33.7	3233^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	31.4%	565		16.7			16.7			42.5	46.0	55.2	41.0	40.5	30.7	31.2	$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%)	45.8	2397^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.5%		33.1	3266^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.7%	869	9.1	14.3		0.0	14.3			42.6	64.0	51.3	27.0	45.1	44.2	27.3	$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 ()								(n/a)
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	3142^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.4%		23	3896^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.3%	754	20.0			20.0				38.2	42.7	57.8	29.6	24.2	45.8	21.3	$7,907

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Ranch Elementary

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.

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

Is Valley Ranch Elementary a good school?

Valley Ranch Elementary ranks 1744^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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