Valley Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Valley Ranch Elementary is a public elementary school located in Porter, Texas, serving around 830 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New Caney Independent School District.

Valley Ranch Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (53.61%) and a lower percentage of White students (35.06%) compared to nearby schools. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than state and district averages, with 3rd grade reading proficiency (35.88%) significantly below the state (48.85%) and district (38.76%) averages. However, the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, ranking in the top half of Texas elementary schools, while struggling with White and multi-racial student performance. The school has also shown improvement in English Language Learner (ELL) student performance, ranking in the top quarter of Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023.

Compared to other elementary schools in the New Caney ISD, Valley Ranch Elementary generally performs below average, with lower STAAR test scores and statewide rankings. However, it outperforms some of the district's lowest-performing schools, such as New Caney Elementary and Oakley Elementary. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, coupled with its lower academic performance, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in student achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 21700 Valley Ranch Crossing
       Porter, TX  77365


(281) 577-8760

District: New Caney Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2431st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,663 Help


Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Pine Valley Middle
High:    New Caney High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  830

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.6%
White:
35.1%
African American:
5.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  66.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Valley Ranch Elementary ranks worse than 52% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 11 ranked elementary schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.6%), White (35.1%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 66.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valley Ranch Elementary is 15.7, which is the 4th best among 11 elementary schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valley Ranch Elementary is $10,663. 8 elementary schools in the New Caney Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

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

New Caney Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks New Caney Independent School District (Isd) 712th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Valley Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2007 61.55 1577th 3724 57.7%
2008 54.55 1959th 3768 48.0%
2009 60.56 1668th 3884 57.1%
2010 65.95 1404th 3937 64.3%
2011 52.38 2271st 4095 44.5%
2012 40.89 2841st 4206 32.5%
2013 46.54 2490th 4221 41.0%
2014 45.54 2614th 4260 38.6%
2015 23.78 3623rd 4320 16.1%
2016 33.88 3109th 4286 27.5%
2017 31.21 3076th 4329 28.9%
2018 34.15 2931st 4359 32.8%
2019 50.74 1994th 4479 55.5%
2021 36.04 2786th 4578 39.1%
2022 40.51 2708th 4581 40.9%
2023 48.51 2268th 4647 51.2%
2024 45.88 2431st 4675 48.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.16 601st 1046 42.5%
2019 53.59 522nd 1112 53.1%
2022 28.26 808th 1004 19.5%
2023 26.41 892nd 1099 18.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.24 2749th 3226 14.8%
2019 50.71 1527th 3333 54.2%
2021 21.94 3109th 3446 9.8%
2022 41.43 2144th 3487 38.5%
2023 65.09 914th 3556 74.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.00 2244th 3558 36.9%
2019 57.04 1063rd 3684 71.1%
2021 22.86 3327th 3799 12.4%
2022 43.36 2039th 3952 48.4%
2023 42.68 2105th 4086 48.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.10 3098th 4264 27.3%
2019 49.68 2089th 4309 51.5%
2021 27.91 3528th 4451 20.7%
2022 42.26 2676th 4477 40.2%
2023 52.18 2041st 4521 54.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.16 2728th 4306 36.6%
2019 48.39 2153rd 4348 50.5%
2021 36.79 2751st 4499 38.9%
2022 38.64 2853rd 4561 37.4%
2023 46.44 2391st 4588 47.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.72 2567th 3106 17.4%
2019 60.36 1469th 3184 53.9%
2021 43.24 1987th 3006 33.9%
2022 49.71 1876th 2958 36.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.88 3251st 4240 23.3%
2019 57.23 1503rd 4295 65.0%
2021 20.87 3996th 4331 7.7%
2022 31.97 3386th 4461 24.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.05 3108th 4319 28.0%
2019 52.46 1859th 4357 57.3%
2021 35.67 2823rd 4498 37.2%
2022 42.23 2613th 4563 42.7%
2023 50.64 2117th 4585 53.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 41.04 1517th 2515 39.7%
2021 25.42 2044th 2444 16.4%
2022 36.60 1608th 2421 33.6%
2023 55.54 891st 2443 63.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.66 3484th 4168 16.4%
2019 50.11 1984th 4188 52.6%
2021 35.65 2871st 4329 33.7%
2022 41.77 2643rd 4376 39.6%
2023 53.39 1854th 4401 57.9%
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Rank History for White students at Valley Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.20 2476th 3127 20.8%
2019 37.82 2130th 3142 32.2%
2021 23.31 2619th 3082 15.0%
2022 30.05 2421st 3082 21.4%
2023 29.76 2424th 3106 22.0%
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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 Valley Ranch Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2007 457 29 2 146 2 n/a n/a 0 636
2008 499 27 7 181 1 n/a n/a 0 715
2009 508 36 6 153 1 n/a n/a 0 704
2010 501 28 4 183 0 n/a n/a 0 716
2011 467 30 5 183 1 0 10 0 696
2012 320 31 3 200 4 0 13 0 571
2013 332 26 3 214 5 1 13 0 594
2014 342 19 7 231 4 0 15 0 618
2015 338 22 8 264 7 0 21 0 660
2016 338 23 11 297 3 0 20 0 692
2017 334 21 10 323 4 0 22 0 714
2018 350 17 13 326 3 1 29 0 739
2019 350 26 9 355 1 1 33 0 775
2020 371 34 12 380 5 3 26 0 831
2021 323 24 14 377 6 3 28 0 775
2022 309 32 13 418 4 1 37 0 814
2023 291 43 14 445 5 5 27 0 830

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 Valley Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 636 40.3 15.8 63.2
2008 715 47.2 15.1 63.6
2009 704 45.2 15.5 64.3
2010 716 45.1 15.8 66.3
2011 696 46.0 15.1 60.2
2012 571 37.3 15.3 62.5
2013 594 38.0 15.6 60.3
2014 618 39.7 15.5 55.5
2015 660 40.0 16.5 60.3
2016 692 42.0 16.4 52.6
2017 714 43.7 16.3 55.9
2018 739 46.2 15.9 52.6
2019 775 48.2 16.0 61.4
2020 831 48.6 17.0 58.2
2021 775 49.1 15.7 56
2022 814 50.8 16.0 60.3
2023 830 52.7 15.7 66.5

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 Valley Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2007 636 40.3 15.8 63.2
2008 715 47.2 15.1 63.6
2009 704 45.2 15.5 64.3
2010 716 45.1 15.8 66.3
2011 696 46.0 15.1 60.2
2012 571 37.3 15.3 62.5
2013 594 38.0 15.6 60.3
2014 618 39.7 15.5 55.5
2015 660 40.0 16.5 60.3
2016 692 42.0 16.4 52.6
2017 714 43.7 16.3 55.9
2018 739 46.2 15.9 52.6
2019 775 48.2 16.0 61.4
2020 831 48.6 17.0 58.2
2021 775 49.1 15.7 56
2022 814 50.8 16.0 60.3
2023 830 52.7 15.7 66.5

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 Valley Ranch Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $958 (10.3%) $8,375 (89.7%) $9,333
2020 $860 (8.9%) $8,804 (91.1%) $9,664
2021 $1,344 (12.6%) $9,318 (87.4%) $10,663

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Valley Ranch Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1994th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2268th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Valley Ranch Elementary)3844
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))3841
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Valley Ranch Elementary)3842
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))4334
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Valley Ranch Elementary)4342
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))3540
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Valley Ranch Elementary)5352
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Valley Ranch Elementary)5451
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))4349
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Valley Ranch Elementary)4748
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Valley Ranch Elementary)5129
 22%
   5th Grade Science (New Caney Independent School District (Isd))4327
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students775830
 7.1%
African American2643
 65.4%
American Indian15
 400%
Asian914
 55.6%
Hispanic355445
 25.4%
Pacific Islander15
 400%
White350291
 16.9%
Two or More Races3327
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.4%66.5%
 5.1%


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Students at Valley Ranch Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 830 students attended Valley Ranch Elementary.

Students who attend Valley Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Valley Middle
High : New Caney High School

Valley Ranch Elementary ranks 2431st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 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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