Deretchin Elementary

Summary:

Deretchin Elementary is a public elementary school located in The Woodlands, Texas, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 1,170 students. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top 100 elementary schools in Texas, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for exceptional academic achievement.

Deretchin Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its strong performance on STAAR tests, with students outpacing the Conroe Independent School District and the state of Texas in proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 42.74% White, 32.22% Hispanic, 14.79% Asian, 5.47% African American, and 4.44% two or more races, is a notable strength. Deretchin Elementary's ability to support the academic success of students from diverse backgrounds is particularly impressive, with the school ranking among the top in Texas for various subgroups, including female students, Asian students, African American students, and English Language Learners.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Sst The Woodlands, Bush Elementary, and schools in the Magnolia Independent School District, Deretchin Elementary stands out as a high-performing institution, with its consistent academic excellence, diverse student population, and strong support for student subgroups. The school's commitment to investing in educational resources, as evidenced by its increasing per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, further contributes to its success in providing a personalized and enriching learning environment for its students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 11000 Merit Oaks Dr
       The Woodlands, TX  77382


(832) 592-8700

District: Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
171st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,693 Help


Students who attend Deretchin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    McCullough J H
High:    The Woodlands High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  1,170

Racial breakdown:

White:
42.7%
Hispanic:
32.2%
Asian:
14.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.2% Help


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Compare Details Deretchin Elementary ranks better than 96.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th 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 95.31. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Deretchin Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.7%), Hispanic (32.2%), Asian (14.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Deretchin Elementary is 16. 20 elementary schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Deretchin Elementary is $8,693. 25 elementary schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Deretchin 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 Deretchin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 85.69 105th 3724 97.2%
2008 88.23 52nd 3768 98.6%
2009 87.81 47th 3884 98.8%
2010 85.88 100th 3937 97.5%
2011 87.08 69th 4095 98.3%
2012 94.34 38th 4206 99.1%
2013 95.04 19th 4221 99.5%
2014 93.68 41st 4260 99.0%
2015 93.42 44th 4320 99.0%
2016 92.97 63rd 4286 98.5%
2017 98.96 35th 4329 99.2%
2018 98.40 46th 4359 98.9%
2019 96.95 92nd 4479 97.9%
2021 97.60 100th 4578 97.8%
2022 96.50 110th 4581 97.6%
2023 96.49 117th 4647 97.5%
2024 95.31 171st 4675 96.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.70 28th 1046 97.3%
2019 95.15 12th 1112 98.9%
2023 80.03 160th 1099 85.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.56 121st 3226 96.2%
2019 86.14 172nd 3333 94.8%
2021 95.54 68th 3446 98.0%
2022 91.15 103rd 3487 97.0%
2023 90.16 138th 3556 96.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.27 102nd 3558 97.1%
2019 91.51 103rd 3684 97.2%
2021 82.05 294th 3799 92.3%
2022 88.82 177th 3952 95.5%
2023 92.69 126th 4086 96.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.89 118th 4264 97.2%
2019 71.37 733rd 4309 83.0%
2021 77.06 541st 4451 87.8%
2022 89.88 176th 4477 96.1%
2023 92.54 111th 4521 97.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.39 57th 4306 98.7%
2019 95.68 111th 4348 97.4%
2021 97.68 79th 4499 98.2%
2022 96.61 84th 4561 98.2%
2023 96.58 84th 4588 98.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.64 360th 3106 88.4%
2019 75.78 381st 3184 88.0%
2021 79.94 329th 3006 89.1%
2022 75.50 397th 2958 86.6%
2023 75.38 274th 2980 90.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.57 33rd 4240 99.2%
2019 92.67 104th 4295 97.6%
2021 96.20 70th 4331 98.4%
2022 94.67 85th 4461 98.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.23 38th 4319 99.1%
2019 96.10 97th 4357 97.8%
2021 96.40 124th 4498 97.2%
2022 94.66 157th 4563 96.6%
2023 94.54 154th 4585 96.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.15 131st 1005 87.0%
2019 80.96 84th 1009 91.7%
2021 79.60 136th 967 85.9%
2022 85.01 37th 957 96.1%
2023 80.98 84th 1015 91.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.51 85th 2483 96.6%
2019 86.46 170th 2515 93.2%
2021 79.78 245th 2444 90.0%
2022 93.03 77th 2421 96.8%
2023 94.55 59th 2443 97.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.61 76th 4168 98.2%
2019 93.79 113th 4188 97.3%
2021 96.60 78th 4329 98.2%
2022 94.45 111th 4376 97.5%
2023 92.85 138th 4401 96.9%
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Rank History for White students at Deretchin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.34 47th 3127 98.5%
2019 90.75 101st 3142 96.8%
2021 91.37 93rd 3082 97.0%
2022 87.90 159th 3082 94.8%
2023 90.23 107th 3106 96.6%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Open Quote We moved to The Woodlands, from another Houston suburb, mostly due to the reputation of the schools here. My daughter is in Kindergarten and has had a very positive experience. Her teacher communicates with the parents via e-mail nearly every other day and responds quickly when I have a question. Her teacher provided all of the parents access to a neat online web site for e-books. When my daughter gets home she immediately wants me to log into the web site for her to read. It firsts reads a story to her and then she will read the story to me. It's awesome. They do hands-on science quite a bit, which is impressive. She talks about wearing goggles and the activities they did that day. They also get to play on the playground and/or have gym everyday, which I think is extremely important for the children. They have music and art as well.

I have heard the others teachers are just as great as the teacher my daughter has, which is wonderful to hear that we will have many years to come of a positive learning environment. I have noticed the kids at her school seem to be sweet and well mannered. When I drop her off in the morning, the 6th grade helpers always say hi to me with a smile and tell me to have a good day. Earlier in the school year, they would walk her to her class until she became comfortable with finding her classroom. The parents and the teachers have both done an amazing job with all of the children.

I'm so glad that our decision to move here has been worth what we went through to get here. Where we lived before, the houses sold at a loss, but here the houses sell for asking price. So, we lost some money to come here, but it has been worth it and we are enjoying The Woodlands. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Deretchin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 368 8 20 43 1 n/a n/a 0 440
2007 611 37 56 115 6 n/a n/a 0 825
2008 884 44 80 193 9 n/a n/a 0 1210
2009 963 47 93 224 9 n/a n/a 0 1336
2010 795 40 70 191 11 n/a n/a 0 1107
2011 814 34 76 236 3 0 18 0 1181
2012 801 28 70 293 2 0 25 0 1219
2013 777 34 68 297 5 0 28 0 1209
2014 749 35 78 260 10 0 33 0 1165
2015 697 35 92 250 10 0 37 0 1121
2016 623 42 98 256 9 0 39 0 1067
2017 572 35 108 251 6 0 43 0 1015
2018 537 34 110 233 4 0 31 0 949
2019 503 44 115 224 4 0 22 0 912
2020 450 35 108 217 5 0 16 0 831
2021 443 39 126 263 6 0 18 0 895
2022 409 42 133 290 5 1 28 0 908
2023 500 64 173 377 4 0 52 0 1170

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 Deretchin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 440 31.0 14.2 2.5
2007 825 43.2 19.1 1.5
2008 1210 68.8 17.6 1.7
2009 1336 75.9 17.6 1
2010 1107 64.2 17.2 2.7
2011 1181 65.0 18.1 2.5
2012 1219 67.8 17.9 3
2013 1209 69.9 17.2 2.4
2014 1165 70.9 16.4 2.2
2015 1121 67.0 16.7 1.9
2016 1067 62.0 17.2 3.4
2017 1015 59.0 17.2 3.5
2018 949 56.0 16.9 6.1
2019 912 52.5 17.3 8.9
2020 831 52.0 15.9 7.3
2021 895 56.5 15.8 14.1
2022 908 59.7 15.2 13.9
2023 1170 72.9 16.0 17.2

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 Deretchin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 440 31.0 14.2 2.5
2007 825 43.2 19.1 1.5
2008 1210 68.8 17.6 1.7
2009 1336 75.9 17.6 1
2010 1107 64.2 17.2 2.7
2011 1181 65.0 18.1 2.5
2012 1219 67.8 17.9 3
2013 1209 69.9 17.2 2.4
2014 1165 70.9 16.4 2.2
2015 1121 67.0 16.7 1.9
2016 1067 62.0 17.2 3.4
2017 1015 59.0 17.2 3.5
2018 949 56.0 16.9 6.1
2019 912 52.5 17.3 8.9
2020 831 52.0 15.9 7.3
2021 895 56.5 15.8 14.1
2022 908 59.7 15.2 13.9
2023 1170 72.9 16.0 17.2

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 Deretchin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $386 (5.1%) $7,120 (94.9%) $7,506
2020 $411 (5.1%) $7,677 (94.9%) $8,088
2021 $566 (6.5%) $8,127 (93.5%) $8,693

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Deretchin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 92nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 117th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Deretchin Elementary)7178
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))5563
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Deretchin Elementary)7174
 3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6160
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Deretchin Elementary)8181
   4th Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))5661
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Deretchin Elementary)8180
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6665
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Deretchin Elementary)8181
   5th Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6066
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Deretchin Elementary)8379
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6663
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Deretchin Elementary)8369
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6349
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Deretchin Elementary)7290
 18%
   6th Grade Reading (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))5065
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Deretchin Elementary)8484
   6th Grade Mathematics (Conroe Independent School District (Isd))6158
 3%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9121170
 28.3%
African American4464
 45.5%
American Indian44
Asian115173
 50.4%
Hispanic224377
 68.3%
Pacific Islander00
White503500
 0.6%
Two or More Races2252
 136.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.9%17.2%
 8.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Deretchin Elementary

Yes! Deretchin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 171st of 4675 Texas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,170 students attended Deretchin Elementary.

Students at Deretchin Elementary are 43% White, 32% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Deretchin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McCullough J H
High : The Woodlands High School


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