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Dogwood Elementary

Q: Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks 3405 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3405^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dogwood Elementary is a public elementary school located in New Caney, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 846. It is part of the New Caney Independent School District, which is ranked 672 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $9,447 to $10,891 over the past few years, Dogwood Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its student group rankings are also consistently low, with all subgroups ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of Texas elementary schools. Proficiency rates on the STAAR assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across reading, math, and science, with only 35.19% of 3rd graders proficient in reading compared to the state average of 52.02%.

When compared to nearby schools in the New Caney ISD and Splendora ISD, such as Valley Ranch Elementary and Tavola Elementary, Dogwood Elementary consistently underperforms. The combination of high poverty rates, low proficiency rates, and high per-student spending suggests that Dogwood Elementary may be facing significant challenges in effectively serving its student population, and the school's performance has remained stagnant over the past 5 years, indicating a need for a more comprehensive and sustained approach to school improvement.

911

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,440

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Dogwood
New Caney, TX 77357

(281) 577-2960

District: New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Keefer Crossing Middle
High:	New Caney High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

White:

14.6%

African American:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2019 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg39%

Texas avg46%

3,405^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 5 pts since 2019

From bottom 21% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	30.4	3405 of 4651	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3385 of 4710	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	3627 of 4647	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3534 of 4581	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3582 of 4578	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3522 of 4479	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	876 of 1905	54.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.9	2815 of 4461	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2773 of 4331	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	2464 of 4295	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2659 of 4240	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	2344 of 2918	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	3145 of 3668	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	2829 of 3556	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	2620 of 3487	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2431 of 3446	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	2406 of 3333	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2267 of 3226	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	3279 of 3744	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	3933 of 4658	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	3660 of 4588	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	3711 of 4561	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3449 of 4499	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3648 of 4348	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3764 of 4306	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	1624 of 2619	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.2	1562 of 2980	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	1891 of 2958	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2120 of 3006	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	3029 of 3184	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	3028 of 3106	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	3036 of 3644	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3748 of 4465	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3473 of 4401	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3359 of 4376	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	3366 of 4329	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3221 of 4188	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3381 of 4168	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	2878 of 3705	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	3598 of 4594	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3413 of 4521	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3170 of 4477	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3376 of 4451	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3075 of 4309	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3430 of 4264	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	2872 of 3739	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3549 of 4647	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3497 of 4585	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3267 of 4563	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3594 of 4498	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3240 of 4357	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	3262 of 4319	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	3249 of 3549	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3264 of 4292	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3460 of 4086	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	2486 of 3952	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2206 of 3799	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	2576 of 3684	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1359 of 3558	61.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2129 of 2612	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	2634 of 3108	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.7	2636 of 3106	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	2763 of 3082	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	2806 of 3082	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2837 of 3142	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2814 of 3127	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)54th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)38th percentile+11 vs school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)12th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics31%-14 vs state

Science25%-5 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	30.4	3405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%		31.2	3385^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.1%	20	11.1	19.2	14.3	22.2	24.0	7.1	0.0	35.2	34.8	55.2		35.2	22.5	36.0		24.8	$9,440
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
Peach Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	14455 Cox St	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-3114	692	47	14.8	52.7%	307 (44.4%)	4 (0.6%)	363 (52.5%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	19.6	4048^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%		21.1	4001^st of 4710 public elementary schools	15.1%	47	14.3		25.0	0.0		16.7	14.3	27.2	43.8	42.0	42.9	27.5	21.3	26.5	19.4	9.8	$9,103
Greenleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	26275 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-8020	689	47	14.5	54.6%	311 (45.1%)	24 (3.5%)	332 (48.2%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (1.9%)	28.8	3510^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.5%		30.1	3456^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.6%	54	7.1	55.6	18.2		50.0	54.6	11.1	39.0	34.7	43.9	32.3	37.4	54.8	29.1	10.8	24.1	$8,983
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
Cottonwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1922 Rd 3549	Cleveland	77327	Liberty County	Cleveland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 761-7540	1,023	69	14.7	94.7%	49 (4.8%)	25 (2.4%)	930 (90.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.5%)	16.7	4196^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.8%		16.9	4224^th of 4710 public elementary schools	10.3%	28	3.2	19.1	21.1	0.0	0.0		0.0	34.1	30.8	41.0		19.5	25.5	31.1		8.4	$8,859
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
Piney Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	23395 Fm 2090	Splendora	77372	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 689-3073	832	48	17.3	47.2%	379 (45.6%)	48 (5.8%)	388 (46.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	24.5	3760^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.2	3701^st of 4710 public elementary schools	21.4%	59	7.1			7.1				37.0	41.4	43.2	45.3	29.8	33.9	30.6	14.0	13.4	$8,870
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%)	21.3	3957^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.9%		26.6	3682^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	21.8%	275	16.7	75.0		50.0	66.7			39.2	34.7	37.4	40.5	28.0	31.7	31.6	14.2	14.0	$8,783
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dogwood Elementary

Is Dogwood Elementary a good school?

Dogwood Elementary ranks 3405^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dogwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dogwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Keefer Crossing Middle
High : New Caney High School

How many students attend Dogwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 911 students attended Dogwood Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dogwood Elementary?

Students at Dogwood Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% African American.

What district is Dogwood Elementary in?

New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

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