Ford Elementary

Summary:

Ford Elementary is a public elementary school located in Spring, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 901 students. The school is part of the Conroe Independent School District, which is ranked 215 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ford Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (51.61%) compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a significant African American student population (19.31%), which is higher than the nearby schools like Oak Ridge Elementary and Birnham Woods Elementary. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 36.36% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 61.25% for the Conroe ISD and 48.85% for Texas.

Ford Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.26% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from 11.25% to 69.6%. The school's declining academic performance over the years, from a high ranking of 659 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 1,892 out of 4,675 schools in 2023-2024, suggests the need for targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its diverse and disadvantaged student population. With the right support, Ford Elementary has the potential to improve student learning outcomes and better serve its community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-4

 25460 Richard Rd
       Spring, TX  77386-1508


(832) 592-5700

District: Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1892nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,553 Help


Students who attend Ford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Irons J H
    Vogel Intermediate
High:    Oak Ridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.2 Help
Number of students:  901

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.6%
White:
22.9%
African American:
19.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ford Elementary ranks better than 59.5% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 27th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.55. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Ford Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.6%), White (22.9%), African American (19.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ford Elementary is 15.2, which is the 13th best among 34 elementary schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ford Elementary is $9,553, which is the 14th highest among 34 elementary schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Ford Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Conroe Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Conroe Independent School District (Isd) 215th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ford Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.12 971st 3465 72.0%
2005 73.80 761st 3475 78.1%
2006 77.64 555th 3476 84.0%
2007 83.65 233rd 3724 93.7%
2008 68.91 1120th 3768 70.3%
2009 71.82 979th 3884 74.8%
2010 71.33 1030th 3937 73.8%
2011 71.51 1080th 4095 73.6%
2012 48.26 2386th 4206 43.3%
2013 60.33 1699th 4221 59.7%
2014 62.91 1599th 4260 62.5%
2015 70.38 1245th 4320 71.2%
2016 77.77 862nd 4286 79.9%
2017 77.85 772nd 4329 82.2%
2018 80.59 659th 4359 84.9%
2019 58.97 1567th 4479 65.0%
2021 53.87 1839th 4578 59.8%
2022 45.96 2376th 4581 48.1%
2023 56.39 1803rd 4647 61.2%
2024 54.55 1892nd 4675 59.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.73 535th 961 44.3%
2023 68.18 305th 1099 72.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.01 254th 3226 92.1%
2019 70.55 617th 3333 81.5%
2021 72.36 539th 3446 84.4%
2022 75.57 496th 3487 85.8%
2023 65.36 905th 3556 74.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.46 2202nd 3558 38.1%
2019 37.66 2237th 3684 39.3%
2021 51.51 1337th 3799 64.8%
2022 35.22 2643rd 3952 33.1%
2023 45.87 1900th 4086 53.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.81 311th 4264 92.7%
2019 57.83 1512th 4309 64.9%
2021 62.90 1225th 4451 72.5%
2022 47.19 2339th 4477 47.8%
2023 48.20 2294th 4521 49.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.30 698th 4306 83.8%
2019 65.36 1225th 4348 71.8%
2021 50.92 1988th 4499 55.8%
2022 41.79 2670th 4561 41.5%
2023 54.27 1900th 4588 58.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.92 638th 3106 79.5%
2019 55.42 1767th 3184 44.5%
2021 79.54 353rd 3006 88.3%
2022 72.90 563rd 2958 81.0%
2023 75.14 312th 2980 89.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.43 438th 4240 89.7%
2019 56.31 1559th 4295 63.7%
2021 63.78 1014th 4331 76.6%
2022 61.01 1354th 4461 69.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.53 707th 4319 83.6%
2019 49.72 2030th 4357 53.4%
2021 55.49 1714th 4498 61.9%
2022 49.52 2195th 4563 51.9%
2023 58.06 1700th 4585 62.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.73 785th 1005 21.9%
2021 2.98 951st 967 1.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.47 420th 2483 83.1%
2019 56.54 893rd 2515 64.5%
2021 41.21 1374th 2444 43.8%
2022 46.80 1212th 2421 49.9%
2023 78.86 298th 2443 87.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.55 205th 4168 95.1%
2019 60.67 1339th 4188 68.0%
2021 56.47 1547th 4329 64.3%
2022 51.35 1996th 4376 54.4%
2023 38.90 2834th 4401 35.6%
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Rank History for White students at Ford Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.12 959th 3127 69.3%
2019 57.30 1270th 3142 59.6%
2021 50.35 1473rd 3082 52.2%
2022 32.11 2348th 3082 23.8%
2023 52.12 1531st 3106 50.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Thursday, May 13, 2010

Open Quote My two children have received a great education at Ford Elementary. The teachers care about academics as well as character in their students. The principal has great leadership skills. All the staff and teachers are friendly and the atmosphere is very welcoming. I would recommend this school and this district to others. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ford Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 547 21 2 17 2 n/a n/a 0 589
1989 548 22 5 28 1 n/a n/a 0 604
1990 577 16 5 35 0 n/a n/a 0 633
1991 549 21 3 43 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1992 510 18 3 40 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1993 542 12 5 53 1 n/a n/a 0 613
1994 608 19 7 41 0 n/a n/a 0 675
1995 710 32 6 59 1 n/a n/a 0 808
1996 710 32 6 59 1 n/a n/a 0 808
1997 623 29 10 49 2 n/a n/a 0 713
1998 698 26 8 59 4 n/a n/a 0 795
1999 747 30 10 75 4 n/a n/a 0 866
2000 773 28 11 87 4 n/a n/a 0 903
2001 837 39 7 85 5 n/a n/a 0 973
2002 569 53 15 238 9 n/a n/a 0 884
2003 569 53 15 238 9 n/a n/a 0 884
2004 576 63 18 238 11 n/a n/a 0 906
2005 673 77 22 302 12 n/a n/a 0 1086
2006 752 106 32 340 14 n/a n/a 0 1244
2007 525 77 26 138 7 n/a n/a 0 773
2008 413 86 27 272 6 n/a n/a 0 804
2009 396 63 32 321 9 n/a n/a 0 821
2010 431 85 39 330 9 n/a n/a 0 894
2011 420 92 29 367 3 0 27 0 938
2012 392 115 31 419 2 0 33 0 992
2013 406 107 39 432 6 3 24 0 1017
2014 386 121 32 443 2 5 25 0 1014
2015 356 109 34 455 3 8 26 0 991
2016 335 105 42 496 4 7 21 0 1010
2017 314 85 28 412 4 4 19 0 866
2018 290 113 21 383 6 4 16 0 833
2019 295 141 23 418 7 5 10 0 899
2020 259 118 14 453 8 1 22 0 875
2021 249 133 12 423 7 3 19 0 846
2022 246 150 12 477 5 6 26 0 922
2023 206 174 15 465 3 6 32 0 901

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 589 34.0 17.3 n/a
1989 604 n/a n/a n/a
1990 633 37.0 17.1 n/a
1991 616 36.9 16.6 n/a
1992 571 38.2 14.9 12.6
1993 613 38.0 16.1 20.7
1994 675 44.8 15.1 15.7
1995 808 48.1 16.8 17.1
1996 808 48.1 16.8 17.1
1997 713 39.7 18.0 7.7
1998 795 44.3 17.9 9.8
1999 866 48.7 17.8 16.7
2000 903 48.6 18.6 14.6
2001 973 51.1 19.0 12
2002 884 49.8 17.8 35.2
2003 884 49.8 17.8 35.2
2004 906 56.7 16.0 32.3
2005 1086 64.4 16.9 31.6
2006 1244 68.9 18.1 36.2
2007 773 41.0 18.9 25.1
2008 804 48.7 16.5 45.8
2009 821 53.9 15.2 49
2010 894 52.9 16.8 50.3
2011 938 55.0 17.0 58.3
2012 992 59.2 16.7 57.6
2013 1017 59.3 17.1 55.9
2014 1014 56.4 17.9 58
2015 991 58.0 17.0 53.6
2016 1010 60.0 16.8 54.1
2017 866 54.9 15.7 49.5
2018 833 50.9 16.3 50.4
2019 899 50.8 17.6 65.5
2020 875 51.7 16.9 71.8
2021 846 57.5 14.6 62.6
2022 922 59.9 15.3 62.6
2023 901 58.9 15.2 68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ford Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 589 34.0 17.3 n/a
1989 604 n/a n/a n/a
1990 633 37.0 17.1 n/a
1991 616 36.9 16.6 n/a
1992 571 38.2 14.9 12.6
1993 613 38.0 16.1 20.7
1994 675 44.8 15.1 15.7
1995 808 48.1 16.8 17.1
1996 808 48.1 16.8 17.1
1997 713 39.7 18.0 7.7
1998 795 44.3 17.9 9.8
1999 866 48.7 17.8 16.7
2000 903 48.6 18.6 14.6
2001 973 51.1 19.0 12
2002 884 49.8 17.8 35.2
2003 884 49.8 17.8 35.2
2004 906 56.7 16.0 32.3
2005 1086 64.4 16.9 31.6
2006 1244 68.9 18.1 36.2
2007 773 41.0 18.9 25.1
2008 804 48.7 16.5 45.8
2009 821 53.9 15.2 49
2010 894 52.9 16.8 50.3
2011 938 55.0 17.0 58.3
2012 992 59.2 16.7 57.6
2013 1017 59.3 17.1 55.9
2014 1014 56.4 17.9 58
2015 991 58.0 17.0 53.6
2016 1010 60.0 16.8 54.1
2017 866 54.9 15.7 49.5
2018 833 50.9 16.3 50.4
2019 899 50.8 17.6 65.5
2020 875 51.7 16.9 71.8
2021 846 57.5 14.6 62.6
2022 922 59.9 15.3 62.6
2023 901 58.9 15.2 68.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ford Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $994 (12.6%) $6,915 (87.4%) $7,909
2020 $881 (10.4%) $7,552 (89.5%) $8,434
2021 $1,016 (10.6%) $8,537 (89.4%) $9,553

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ford Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1567th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1803rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 3.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ford Elementary)3952
 13%
   3rd Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))5563
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ford Elementary)4847
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6160
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Ford Elementary)5737
 20%
   3rd Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))2724
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ford Elementary)1727
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))2026
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Ford Elementary)4941
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))5661
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ford Elementary)5150
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6665
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Ford Elementary)4733
 14%
   4th Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))2134
 13%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ford Elementary)5325
 28%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))2532
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)2622
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students899901
 0.2%
African American141174
 23.4%
American Indian73
 57.1%
Asian2315
 34.8%
Hispanic418465
 11.2%
Pacific Islander56
 20%
White295206
 30.2%
Two or More Races1032
 220%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.5%68.3%
 2.7%


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Students who attend Ford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Irons J H
Middle : Vogel Intermediate
High : Oak Ridge High School

Ford Elementary ranks 1892nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ford Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 23% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 901 students attended Ford Elementary.


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