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Stafford Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

3492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Stafford Elementary in Stafford, TX, serves 938 students in grades 1 through 5 and is part of the Stafford MSD, a district ranked in the 65th percentile statewide. The school has a history of low academic performance, consistently ranking in the bottom 25th percentile of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, though it has shown some recent improvement, moving from the 11th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 25th percentile in 2025-2026. Over 83% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income population.

A key differentiator is the school's relative success with its African American student population, which ranked in the 71st percentile statewide in 2023-2024, earning a 4-star rating. This contrasts sharply with the school's overall performance and the performance of other subgroups, particularly Special Education students, who ranked in the 6th percentile in 2025-2026. The school also has a high student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1, significantly higher than nearby schools like Gross Elementary (15:1) and Edgar Glover Jr. Elementary (11.9:1). Spending per student is below average for the area at $10,480, compared to $16,032 at Quail Valley Elementary and $16,127 at Hunters Glen Elementary.

Recent test scores show a sharp decline in 4th-grade performance, with reading proficiency dropping from 39.67% in 2023-2024 to 22.83% in 2025-2026, and math proficiency falling from 35.87% to 27.17%. However, there are positive signs: the school's Gifted and Talented program improved dramatically from the 5th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026, and Spanish-language testing for 4th graders showed strong results, with 50% proficient in reading, beating the state average of 29.32%. These mixed results suggest that while some supports are working, foundational instruction in early grades and support for Special Education students need significant improvement.

938

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,044

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Constitution Ave
Stafford, TX 77477

(281) 261-9229

District: Stafford Msd

Students who attend Stafford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stafford Middle
High:	Stafford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

African American:

38.6%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg49%

Texas avg50%

3,492^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▼ down 45 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

330^th of 951Stafford Msd 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	29.0	3492 of 4627	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3716 of 4651	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	3035 of 4710	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3519 of 4647	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4087 of 4581	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3315 of 4578	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3393 of 4479	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3054 of 4359	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	43.4	2314 of 4329	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	69.5	1297 of 4286	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.9	1562 of 4320	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.8	1997 of 4260	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.9	1565 of 4221	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.5	1961 of 4206	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.1	2843 of 4095	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3190 of 3937	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.4	2712 of 3884	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.4	2835 of 3768	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	2852 of 3724	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	3062 of 3476	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	1094 of 2406	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	701 of 2443	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.4	1019 of 2443	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	1755 of 2421	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	1261 of 2444	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.6	1184 of 2515	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.7	1280 of 2483	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	917 of 999	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	919 of 1045	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	783 of 1015	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	831 of 957	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	829 of 967	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	755 of 1009	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	658 of 1005	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.2	2500 of 4461	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	2360 of 4331	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2455 of 4295	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2789 of 4240	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	704 of 1643	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	2010 of 3668	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	2343 of 3556	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.4	2357 of 3487	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	1846 of 3446	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	1675 of 3333	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	1528 of 3226	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3206 of 4575	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2973 of 4658	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3423 of 4588	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3939 of 4561	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	3311 of 4499	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3201 of 4348	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3288 of 4306	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.6	1840 of 3075	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2831 of 2980	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	2621 of 2958	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	1890 of 3006	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2060 of 3184	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.7	1712 of 3106	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3309 of 4413	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3274 of 4465	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	3567 of 4401	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4004 of 4376	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	3189 of 4329	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3250 of 4188	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3098 of 4168	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	3069 of 4520	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2650 of 4594	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3023 of 4521	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3967 of 4477	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	3191 of 4451	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	3073 of 4309	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	2626 of 4264	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	3737 of 4582	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3299 of 4647	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3611 of 4585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4240 of 4563	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3224 of 4498	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3475 of 4357	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2814 of 4319	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	733 of 961	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	531 of 1112	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	438 of 1046	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	4034 of 4301	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	4096 of 4292	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3255 of 4086	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	3737 of 3952	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3153 of 3799	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	3386 of 3684	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1774 of 3558	50.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	3044 of 3108	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2921 of 3106	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2929 of 3082	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	2362 of 3082	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	2879 of 3142	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	2658 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)

English Language Learner (2026)57th percentile+33 vs school

African American (2026)55th percentile+30 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile+33 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)24th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)8th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile-18 vs school

White (2024)2nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading37%-18 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
Stafford Elementary	Public	1-5	1250 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9229	938	49	19.2	83.9%	25 (2.7%)	362 (38.6%)	492 (52.5%)	43 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	29	3492^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	24.5%		25.2	3716^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	224	18.2			18.2			46.5	22.8	41.2	46.8	27.2	38.1	$7,044
Stafford Ecc	Public	PK-K	1350 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9203	423	25	16.9	89.6%	9 (2.1%)	211 (49.9%)	183 (43.3%)	14 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)								(n/a)													$8,470
E A Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	302 Martin Ln	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4960	536	40	13.3	81.2%	12 (2.2%)	214 (39.9%)	284 (53.0%)	8 (1.5%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	46.3	2315^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.0%		35.2	3112^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.1%	797	7.1	7.1	45.5	24.1	22.2	33.3	63.8	44.4	56.3	39.5	41.8	40.0	$12,121
Edgar Glover Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Columbia Blue Dr	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4920	338	28	11.9	83.1%	7 (2.1%)	243 (71.9%)	62 (18.3%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.4%)	23.3	3864^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.5%		25.5	3698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.5%	166							37.5	46.9	37.7	35.9	21.9	28.6	$13,193
El Daep	Public	4	1510 Columbia Blue Dr	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4920	1	1	1.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$127,972
Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-9410	517	40	13.0	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	120 (23.2%)	366 (70.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	26.9	3633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%		38.6	2876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	757	52.6	40.0		36.8			37.5	43.2	59.5	14.6	14.8	37.3	$11,493
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Quail Village Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5040	584	42	13.8	58.2%	85 (14.6%)	229 (39.2%)	183 (31.3%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.8%)	47.3	2254^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.3%		43	2568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	314							46.0	48.1	60.3	31.5	48.7	50.0	$13,486
Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center	Public	PK, KG-1	695 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-5671	218	18	12.2	84.4%	5 (2.3%)	165 (75.7%)	29 (13.3%)	5 (2.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.0%)								(n/a)													$10,966
Hunters Glen Elementary	Public	2-5	695 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4640	249	20	12.5	81.9%	5 (2.0%)	196 (78.7%)	37 (14.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	31.7	3319^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.3%		28.2	3541^st of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	222							34.6	43.1	67.9	18.5	23.5	43.4	$17,026
Lantern Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3323 Mission Valley Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-4680	434	32	13.6	74.7%	32 (7.4%)	235 (54.1%)	122 (28.1%)	25 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	13	4386^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.2%		31.2	3352^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	27.9%	1034							30.4	36.1	37.7	14.3	30.6	18.8	$13,006

Frequently Asked Questions about Stafford Elementary

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Students who attend Stafford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stafford Middle
High : Stafford High School

What district is Stafford Elementary in?

Stafford Msd

How many students attend Stafford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 938 students attended Stafford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Stafford Elementary?

Students at Stafford Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 39% African American, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Stafford Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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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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