Colony Bend Elementary

Summary:

Colony Bend Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Sugar Land, Texas, serving 580 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. The school consistently ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools, with exceptional academic performance that exceeds district and state averages, particularly in reading and mathematics.

Colony Bend Elementary stands out for its diverse student population, with a significant Asian student representation and a relatively even distribution of other racial groups. The school also serves a more affluent student population compared to nearby schools, with a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Additionally, Colony Bend Elementary has higher per-student spending, which may contribute to its strong academic resources and performance. The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, including female students, African American students, and English Language Learners, who consistently rank in the top 20-30% of their respective subgroups statewide.

When compared to nearby schools in the Fort Bend ISD, Colony Bend Elementary emerges as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher STAAR test scores and statewide rankings than many of its counterparts. However, some schools, such as Cornerstone Elementary and Commonwealth Elementary, have even stronger academic performance, suggesting that the quality of education can vary within the same district. The school's Gifted and Talented program has shown mixed results in recent years, which could be an area for improvement to support the needs of high-achieving students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2720 Planters St
       Sugar Land, TX  77479-1816


(281) 634-4080

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
812th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,730 Help


Students who attend Colony Bend Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    First Colony Middle
High:    Clements High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.2 Help
Number of students:  537

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
35.4%
White:
22.3%
Hispanic:
20.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  45.4% Help


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Compare Details Colony Bend Elementary ranks better than 82.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th among 47 ranked elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.36. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Colony Bend Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (35.4%), White (22.3%), Hispanic (20.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 45.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Colony Bend Elementary is 14.2, which is the 21st best among 47 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Colony Bend Elementary is $11,730, which is the 20th highest among 47 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Colony Bend Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Colony Bend Elementary 812th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Colony Bend Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) 356th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Colony Bend Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 87.85 47th 3465 98.6%
2005 86.51 136th 3475 96.1%
2006 78.11 526th 3476 84.9%
2007 77.61 582nd 3724 84.4%
2008 78.49 550th 3768 85.4%
2009 81.19 422nd 3884 89.1%
2010 78.11 575th 3937 85.4%
2011 77.86 617th 4095 84.9%
2012 89.07 257th 4206 93.9%
2013 84.50 446th 4221 89.4%
2014 84.85 463rd 4260 89.1%
2015 80.06 728th 4320 83.1%
2016 81.47 668th 4286 84.4%
2017 88.01 441st 4329 89.8%
2018 84.76 528th 4359 87.9%
2019 87.36 423rd 4479 90.6%
2021 82.98 648th 4578 85.8%
2022 75.98 909th 4581 80.2%
2023 76.42 902nd 4647 80.6%
2024 78.36 812th 4675 82.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.23 428th 1046 59.1%
2019 59.77 440th 1112 60.4%
2021 75.56 174th 961 81.9%
2022 55.70 441st 1004 56.1%
2023 44.87 655th 1099 40.4%
2024 60.76 415th 1114 62.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.35 323rd 3226 90.0%
2019 51.03 1511th 3333 54.7%
2021 77.02 424th 3446 87.7%
2022 72.67 589th 3487 83.1%
2023 74.29 573rd 3556 83.9%
2024 73.29 638th 3638 82.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.00 1348th 3558 62.1%
2019 53.86 1207th 3684 67.2%
2021 73.13 485th 3799 87.2%
2022 69.52 715th 3952 81.9%
2023 65.43 857th 4086 79.0%
2024 54.57 1599th 4261 62.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.30 294th 4264 93.1%
2019 81.32 364th 4309 91.6%
2021 65.34 1103rd 4451 75.2%
2022 67.71 1008th 4477 77.5%
2023 78.91 498th 4521 89.0%
2024 81.70 410th 4560 91.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.76 504th 4306 88.3%
2019 82.42 545th 4348 87.5%
2021 81.67 645th 4499 85.7%
2022 70.65 1073rd 4561 76.5%
2023 82.17 618th 4588 86.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.61 748th 3106 75.9%
2019 78.74 91st 3184 97.1%
2021 70.32 940th 3006 68.7%
2022 53.13 1731st 2958 41.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.71 135th 4240 96.8%
2019 96.26 47th 4295 98.9%
2021 82.44 315th 4331 92.7%
2022 79.68 443rd 4461 90.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.48 586th 4319 86.4%
2019 89.98 314th 4357 92.8%
2021 78.34 756th 4498 83.2%
2022 77.59 807th 4563 82.3%
2023 68.70 1183rd 4585 74.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.97 458th 1005 54.4%
2019 53.75 508th 1009 49.7%
2021 38.11 655th 967 32.3%
2022 36.01 724th 957 24.3%
2023 50.16 593rd 1015 41.6%
2024 46.57 665th 1035 35.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.00 457th 2483 81.6%
2019 89.72 124th 2515 95.1%
2021 54.92 888th 2444 63.7%
2022 58.58 817th 2421 66.3%
2023 69.29 512th 2443 79.0%
2024 52.87 1003rd 2421 58.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.95 911th 4168 78.1%
2019 67.88 969th 4188 76.9%
2021 66.76 1026th 4329 76.3%
2022 59.79 1473rd 4376 66.3%
2023 42.79 2581st 4401 41.4%
2024 61.13 1386th 4431 68.7%
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Rank History for White students at Colony Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.46 953rd 3127 69.5%
2019 72.64 678th 3142 78.4%
2021 69.26 771st 3082 75.0%
2022 66.51 919th 3082 70.2%
2023 63.24 1075th 3106 65.4%
2024 56.82 1310th 3078 57.4%
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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.

Colony Bend Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Colony Bend Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 658 54 144 63 n/a n/a n/a 0 919
1989 611 50 136 40 0 n/a n/a 0 837
1990 663 45 167 36 0 n/a n/a 0 911
1991 815 42 224 37 0 n/a n/a 0 1118
1992 591 36 139 21 0 n/a n/a 0 787
1993 586 32 132 23 0 n/a n/a 0 773
1994 606 35 141 27 0 n/a n/a 0 809
1995 590 46 130 22 4 n/a n/a 0 792
1996 590 46 130 22 4 n/a n/a 0 792
1997 545 33 141 22 4 n/a n/a 0 745
1998 506 27 152 30 1 n/a n/a 0 716
1999 474 27 154 30 4 n/a n/a 0 689
2000 412 23 165 33 4 n/a n/a 0 637
2001 366 17 174 32 2 n/a n/a 0 591
2002 301 27 179 33 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2003 301 27 179 33 0 n/a n/a 0 540
2004 258 29 185 27 0 n/a n/a 0 499
2005 251 32 160 38 0 n/a n/a 0 481
2006 251 35 175 45 0 n/a n/a 0 506
2007 232 39 172 31 2 n/a n/a 0 476
2008 197 43 167 40 2 n/a n/a 0 449
2009 176 46 153 42 5 n/a n/a 0 422
2010 173 36 140 46 5 n/a n/a 0 400
2011 168 34 118 64 2 0 21 0 407
2012 171 48 130 89 2 0 28 0 468
2013 171 47 132 90 1 0 23 0 464
2014 210 81 141 101 4 0 18 0 555
2015 167 77 156 91 1 0 25 0 517
2016 210 85 338 95 2 2 35 0 767
2017 133 62 172 63 0 1 28 0 459
2018 145 40 212 77 0 1 37 0 512
2019 143 38 209 102 2 1 43 0 538
2020 132 38 228 103 3 1 46 0 551
2021 97 53 221 88 3 0 38 0 500
2022 110 56 209 97 3 0 46 0 521
2023 139 65 220 103 5 1 47 0 580
2024 120 75 190 108 3 0 41 0 537

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 Colony Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 919 39.0 23.5 n/a
1989 837 n/a n/a n/a
1990 911 45.0 20.2 n/a
1991 1118 45.1 24.7 n/a
1992 787 41.1 19.1 0.3
1993 773 43.0 18.0 0.4
1994 809 40.0 20.2 0.9
1995 792 40.0 19.8 0
1996 792 40.0 19.8 0
1997 745 41.0 18.2 0.9
1998 716 41.1 17.4 1.8
1999 689 40.3 17.1 1.9
2000 637 39.1 16.3 1.3
2001 591 35.5 16.6 1.9
2002 540 34.9 15.5 8.3
2003 540 34.9 15.5 8.3
2004 499 35.7 14.0 8.4
2005 481 33.3 14.4 8.7
2006 506 35.3 14.3 8.3
2007 476 33.8 14.1 8.2
2008 449 34.4 13.1 7.6
2009 422 31.9 13.2 7.3
2010 400 28.9 13.8 11.8
2011 407 27.2 14.9 14.5
2012 468 31.2 14.9 18.2
2013 464 32.9 14.1 18.8
2014 555 36.4 15.2 20.7
2015 517 37.0 13.9 17
2016 767 48.0 15.9 12.9
2017 459 32.5 14.0 19
2018 512 34.1 15.0 19.9
2019 538 36.4 14.7 32.3
2020 551 39.2 14.0 30.9
2021 500 38.0 13.1 37.2
2022 521 38.1 13.6 39.7
2023 580 37.3 15.5 40.5
2024 537 37.7 14.2 45.4

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 Colony Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 919 39.0 23.5 n/a
1989 837 n/a n/a n/a
1990 911 45.0 20.2 n/a
1991 1118 45.1 24.7 n/a
1992 787 41.1 19.1 0.3
1993 773 43.0 18.0 0.4
1994 809 40.0 20.2 0.9
1995 792 40.0 19.8 0
1996 792 40.0 19.8 0
1997 745 41.0 18.2 0.9
1998 716 41.1 17.4 1.8
1999 689 40.3 17.1 1.9
2000 637 39.1 16.3 1.3
2001 591 35.5 16.6 1.9
2002 540 34.9 15.5 8.3
2003 540 34.9 15.5 8.3
2004 499 35.7 14.0 8.4
2005 481 33.3 14.4 8.7
2006 506 35.3 14.3 8.3
2007 476 33.8 14.1 8.2
2008 449 34.4 13.1 7.6
2009 422 31.9 13.2 7.3
2010 400 28.9 13.8 11.8
2011 407 27.2 14.9 14.5
2012 468 31.2 14.9 18.2
2013 464 32.9 14.1 18.8
2014 555 36.4 15.2 20.7
2015 517 37.0 13.9 17
2016 767 48.0 15.9 12.9
2017 459 32.5 14.0 19
2018 512 34.1 15.0 19.9
2019 538 36.4 14.7 32.3
2020 551 39.2 14.0 30.9
2021 500 38.0 13.1 37.2
2022 521 38.1 13.6 39.7
2023 580 37.3 15.5 40.5
2024 537 37.7 14.2 45.4

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 Colony Bend Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $990 (9.4%) $9,577 (90.6%) $10,567
2020 $1,115 (10.4%) $9,643 (89.6%) $10,758
2021 $1,451 (12.4%) $10,279 (87.6%) $11,730

Data source: Texas Department of Education
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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 423rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 902nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 10%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Colony Bend Elementary)7168
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5459
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Colony Bend Elementary)7557
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5751
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Colony Bend Elementary)6565
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5254
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Colony Bend Elementary)6659
 7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Colony Bend Elementary)6961
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6366
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Colony Bend Elementary)6763
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Colony Bend Elementary)5938
 21%
   5th Grade Science (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5237
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students538580
 7.8%
African American3865
 71.1%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian209220
 5.3%
Hispanic102103
 1%
Pacific Islander11
White143139
 2.8%
Two or More Races4347
 9.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients32.3%40.5%
 8.2%


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Students at Colony Bend Elementary are 35% Asian, 22% White, 20% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 537 students attended Colony Bend Elementary.

Students who attend Colony Bend Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : First Colony Middle
High : Clements High School

Colony Bend Elementary ranks 812th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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