Sampson Elementary

Summary:

Sampson Elementary is a public elementary school in Cypress, Texas, serving 848 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Sampson Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Texas, ranking in the top 3% of all Texas elementary schools for the past several years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sampson Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with students consistently outperforming the CFISD and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Sampson Elementary's 3rd-5th grade students scored 77.63%, 80.12%, and 83.63% proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to CFISD's 57.62%, 57.19%, and 57.10%, and the Texas state averages of 48.85%, 50.66%, and 53.96%. The school also excels in STAAR Mathematics and Science, with its 5th-grade students scoring 60.23% proficient or better in Science, compared to 33.70% for CFISD and 26.29% for Texas.

Sampson Elementary's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, and Hispanic students, all of whom rank among the top Texas elementary schools in their respective categories. Additionally, the school serves a relatively more affluent student population compared to nearby schools like Lamkin Elementary and Millsap Elementary, with only 12.38% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that Sampson Elementary has been able to provide equitable educational opportunities and support for students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 16002 Coles Crossing Dr
       Cypress, TX  77429


(281) 213-1600

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
135th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,764 Help


Students who attend Sampson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Spillane Middle
High:    Cypress Woods High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.9 Help
Number of students:  907

Racial breakdown:

White:
55.2%
Hispanic:
21.3%
Asian:
12.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.9% Help


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Compare Details Sampson Elementary ranks better than 97.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 55 ranked elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 96.21. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Sampson Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (55.2%), Hispanic (21.3%), Asian (12.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sampson Elementary is 17.9. 52 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sampson Elementary is $8,764. 45 elementary schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sampson Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Sampson Elementary 135th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Sampson Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 363rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sampson Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 88.82 15th 3465 99.6%
2005 88.35 58th 3475 98.3%
2006 86.82 85th 3476 97.6%
2007 86.41 69th 3724 98.1%
2008 89.13 24th 3768 99.4%
2009 88.14 34th 3884 99.1%
2010 86.52 58th 3937 98.5%
2011 87.20 62nd 4095 98.5%
2012 95.14 17th 4206 99.6%
2013 95.25 13th 4221 99.7%
2014 94.26 26th 4260 99.4%
2015 93.94 27th 4320 99.4%
2016 92.89 68th 4286 98.4%
2017 98.20 70th 4329 98.4%
2018 98.11 58th 4359 98.7%
2019 98.24 60th 4479 98.7%
2021 98.47 75th 4578 98.4%
2022 95.78 139th 4581 97.0%
2023 95.93 137th 4647 97.1%
2024 96.21 135th 4675 97.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.88 341st 1046 67.4%
2019 80.23 132nd 1112 88.1%
2021 88.86 58th 961 94.0%
2022 82.48 111th 1004 88.9%
2023 75.70 214th 1099 80.5%
2024 83.02 106th 1114 90.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.32 1425th 3226 55.8%
2019 64.65 855th 3333 74.3%
2021 93.18 100th 3446 97.1%
2022 79.01 383rd 3487 89.0%
2023 86.43 215th 3556 94.0%
2024 91.65 175th 3638 95.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.66 96th 3558 97.3%
2019 85.65 187th 3684 94.9%
2021 92.30 103rd 3799 97.3%
2022 92.20 119th 3952 97.0%
2023 99.28 22nd 4086 99.5%
2024 92.50 114th 4261 97.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.01 60th 4264 98.6%
2019 99.40 9th 4309 99.8%
2021 82.92 336th 4451 92.5%
2022 83.16 352nd 4477 92.1%
2023 84.89 292nd 4521 93.5%
2024 90.83 149th 4560 96.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.48 53rd 4306 98.8%
2019 97.80 45th 4348 99.0%
2021 97.63 80th 4499 98.2%
2022 95.01 129th 4561 97.2%
2023 94.00 172nd 4588 96.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.57 363rd 3106 88.3%
2019 74.91 444th 3184 86.1%
2021 78.87 409th 3006 86.4%
2022 72.25 611th 2958 79.3%
2023 75.97 252nd 2980 91.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.89 58th 4240 98.6%
2019 96.06 51st 4295 98.8%
2021 99.11 25th 4331 99.4%
2022 92.65 120th 4461 97.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.06 76th 4319 98.2%
2019 97.50 67th 4357 98.5%
2021 98.38 54th 4498 98.8%
2022 93.88 186th 4563 95.9%
2023 95.60 116th 4585 97.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.41 98th 1005 90.2%
2019 76.49 135th 1009 86.6%
2021 84.71 73rd 967 92.5%
2022 78.45 123rd 957 87.1%
2023 83.32 52nd 1015 94.9%
2024 81.86 65th 1035 93.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.14 368th 2483 85.2%
2019 90.05 123rd 2515 95.1%
2021 74.69 330th 2444 86.5%
2022 82.52 217th 2421 91.0%
2024 88.54 123rd 2421 94.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.16 67th 4168 98.4%
2019 94.23 103rd 4188 97.5%
2021 97.03 68th 4329 98.4%
2022 90.33 194th 4376 95.6%
2023 91.46 168th 4401 96.2%
2024 93.07 125th 4431 97.2%
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Rank History for White students at Sampson Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.91 71st 3127 97.7%
2019 93.38 60th 3142 98.1%
2021 93.30 64th 3082 97.9%
2022 87.66 165th 3082 94.6%
2023 86.19 211th 3106 93.2%
2024 87.67 163rd 3078 94.7%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Sampson Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 876 44 35 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
2003 876 44 35 57 0 n/a n/a 0 1012
2004 809 22 48 61 0 n/a n/a 0 940
2005 943 25 66 63 1 n/a n/a 0 1098
2006 1101 30 80 90 2 n/a n/a 0 1303
2007 1011 40 97 94 3 n/a n/a 0 1245
2008 1029 40 111 106 2 n/a n/a 0 1288
2009 1050 38 126 118 3 n/a n/a 0 1335
2010 1070 38 141 126 3 n/a n/a 0 1378
2011 948 29 136 178 2 0 25 0 1318
2012 897 29 125 172 3 1 34 0 1261
2013 854 21 127 155 4 1 34 0 1196
2014 816 23 129 161 5 0 32 0 1166
2015 771 19 131 132 5 0 35 0 1093
2016 696 15 123 139 2 0 46 0 1021
2017 641 17 135 131 2 0 43 0 969
2018 605 28 147 149 1 1 41 0 972
2019 593 34 159 150 1 1 37 0 975
2020 591 36 147 158 3 1 42 0 978
2021 501 34 140 167 2 1 42 0 887
2022 480 45 122 180 2 0 45 0 874
2023 478 36 112 174 1 1 46 0 848
2024 501 46 115 193 1 1 50 0 907

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 Sampson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 1012 57.3 17.7 2
2003 1012 57.3 17.7 2
2004 940 57.9 16.2 0.5
2005 1098 60.5 18.1 1
2006 1303 71.5 18.2 1.4
2007 1245 68.0 18.3 1
2008 1288 72.7 17.7 0.4
2009 1335 72.0 18.5 0.9
2010 1378 72.1 19.0 0.7
2011 1318 72.0 18.3 1.4
2012 1261 64.6 19.5 1.7
2013 1196 62.0 19.2 1.7
2014 1166 57.4 20.2 2.1
2015 1093 54.0 20.2 1.8
2016 1021 56.0 18.2 2.2
2017 969 50.0 19.3 2.4
2018 972 50.7 19.1 6
2019 975 50.7 19.2 8.1
2020 978 50.8 19.2 8.4
2021 887 51.7 17.1 9.6
2022 874 47.9 18.2 11.9
2023 848 49.6 17.0 12.4
2024 907 50.5 17.9 15.9

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 Sampson Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 1012 57.3 17.7 2
2003 1012 57.3 17.7 2
2004 940 57.9 16.2 0.5
2005 1098 60.5 18.1 1
2006 1303 71.5 18.2 1.4
2007 1245 68.0 18.3 1
2008 1288 72.7 17.7 0.4
2009 1335 72.0 18.5 0.9
2010 1378 72.1 19.0 0.7
2011 1318 72.0 18.3 1.4
2012 1261 64.6 19.5 1.7
2013 1196 62.0 19.2 1.7
2014 1166 57.4 20.2 2.1
2015 1093 54.0 20.2 1.8
2016 1021 56.0 18.2 2.2
2017 969 50.0 19.3 2.4
2018 972 50.7 19.1 6
2019 975 50.7 19.2 8.1
2020 978 50.8 19.2 8.4
2021 887 51.7 17.1 9.6
2022 874 47.9 18.2 11.9
2023 848 49.6 17.0 12.4
2024 907 50.5 17.9 15.9

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 Sampson Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $665 (8.9%) $6,823 (91.1%) $7,489
2020 $678 (9.1%) $6,770 (90.9%) $7,448
2021 $1,116 (12.7%) $7,648 (87.3%) $8,764

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sampson Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 60th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 137th of 4647 Elementary schools
 1.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Sampson Elementary)7875
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4755
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sampson Elementary)7570
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4746
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Sampson Elementary)7779
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4748
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sampson Elementary)8075
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4947
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Sampson Elementary)8788
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6061
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sampson Elementary)9485
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Sampson Elementary)9071
 19%
   5th Grade Science (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6341
 22%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students975848
 13%
African American3436
 5.9%
American Indian11
Asian159112
 29.6%
Hispanic150174
 16%
Pacific Islander11
White593478
 19.4%
Two or More Races3746
 24.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients8.1%12.4%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Sampson Elementary

Yes! Sampson Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 135th of 4675 Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 907 students attended Sampson Elementary.

Students who attend Sampson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Spillane Middle
High : Cypress Woods High School

Students at Sampson Elementary are 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.


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