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Palmer Elem

Fort Bend County · Region 04: Houston · 825 students

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Current score
79/1002025-26
Change
−11 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−2.6 ptsvs 81.6 average · 1,746 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,074 of 1,746tied with 62 others
C79

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 86 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.6 average for 1,746 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
54%vs 52.3% avg · +1.7 pts
Masters
26%vs 22.5% avg · +3.5 pts

Among 1,685 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
65%vs 57.4% avg · +7.6 pts
Masters
32%vs 24.2% avg · +7.8 pts

Among 1,683 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

9.1% −5.6 pts vs 14.7%

  • 9.1% is 5.6 percentage points lower than the 14.7% average among 1,692 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Palmer Elem is rated C by TEA, scoring 79 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.6 average for 1,746 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 11 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,074th of 1,746 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 62 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePalmer Elem 9079758279 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 86 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7981.6 1,746 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8281.8 1,721 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7579.7 1,697 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7980.4 1,671 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9083.1 1,651 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement79 C−2.1 vs similar economic context · 1,685 reporting
  • School Progress80 B−1.4 vs similar economic context · 1,679 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−3.0 vs similar economic context · 1,665 reporting
  • Academic Growth71 C−4.4 vs similar economic context · 1,642 reporting
  • Relative Performance80 B+0.7 vs similar economic context · 1,679 reporting
  • Palmer Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,746 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement79C1
School Progress80B10
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth71C9
Relative Performance80B10

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (80), so Student Achievement (79) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 80.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level77%±0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,685 reporting
  • Meets grade level54%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,685 reporting
  • Masters grade level26%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,685 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level83%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,683 reporting
  • Meets grade level65%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,683 reporting
  • Masters grade level32%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,683 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level72%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%±0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,677 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level74%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,551 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,551 reporting
  • Masters grade level19%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,551 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,746 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
825
Economically disadvantaged
52.3%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
13.6%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
18.6%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.9%+1.4 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
9.1%−5.6 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Palmer Elem

African American: 49.5%Hispanic: 18%White: 7.9%American Indian: 0.6%Asian: 16.6%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 7.3%
  • African American 49.5%
  • Hispanic 18%
  • White 7.9%
  • American Indian 0.6%
  • Asian 16.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 7.3%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting for every category shown · 1,746 in full cohort

African American: 9.8%Hispanic: 42.2%White: 40.5%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.9%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.8%
  • Hispanic 42.2%
  • White 40.5%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.9%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
821
Economically disadvantaged students
429
Emergent bilingual students
112
Special education students
153

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
66
Students in TEA mobility denominator
727
TEA-published mobility rate
9.1%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 825 students in 2025–26, an increase of 23 (2.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
825

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+23

Increase · +2.9%

Change since 2021–22
+144

Increase · +21.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
825
Selected comparison
643.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,705 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Palmer Elem
School yearStudents enrolledPalmer ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 681 First available year 644.1
2022–23 744 Increase of 63 (9.3%) 650.2
2023–24 819 Increase of 75 (10.1%) 650.2
2024–25 802 Decrease of 17 (2.1%) 646.7
2025–26 825 Increase of 23 (2.9%) 643.1

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
30

3.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
51

6.10 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
836

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
3.6%
Selected comparison
12.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,359 rated schools reporting

−8.6 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
6.1
Selected comparison
27.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,461 rated schools reporting

−21.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Palmer Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 644 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 729 Suppressed — 15 2.06 — 27.2
2022–23 790 13 1.6% 16 2.03 12.7% 29.1
2023–24 854 26 3.0% 34 3.98 12.6% 29.3
2024–25 836 30 3.6% 51 6.10 12.2% 27.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Palmer Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 30 3.6% 51 6.10 12.2% 27.4
In-school suspensions 20 2.4% 25 2.99 11.0% 21.1
Out-of-school suspensions 18 2.1% 24 2.87 6.2% 8.9
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Palmer Elem
  • Parent district: Fort Bend ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$9,719
Selected comparison
$12,084

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,718 rated schools reporting

−$2,365 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $9,719 per student for this campus, $18,181 per student for its parent district, Fort Bend ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearPalmer ElemParent district: Fort Bend ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,091$14,055$13,054$7,867 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,597 rated schools reporting
2019$8,804$13,701$13,108$8,053 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,613 rated schools reporting
2020$11,238$15,136$14,058$8,592 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,627 rated schools reporting
2021$9,711$15,034$14,797$8,990 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,643 rated schools reporting
2022$8,715$15,054$15,708$10,276 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,653 rated schools reporting
2023$9,128$13,283$16,792$10,770 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,670 rated schools reporting
2024$9,052$14,142$18,125$11,671 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,694 rated schools reporting
2025$9,719$18,181$18,972$12,084 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,718 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$69,551+$2,876 vs similar economic context
Teachers
51+9.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
16−3.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Palmer Elem

Beginning: 3.9%1 to 5 years: 22%6 to 10 years: 11.7%11 to 20 years: 38%21 to 30 years: 18.5%Over 30 years: 5.8%
  • Beginning 3.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 22%
  • 6 to 10 years 11.7%
  • 11 to 20 years 38%
  • 21 to 30 years 18.5%
  • Over 30 years 5.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,746 reporting for every category shown · 1,746 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.7%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 29%21 to 30 years: 16.5%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 29%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.5%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Palmer Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPalmer Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten2218
Grade 119.518.3
Grade 220.118.5
Grade 320.518.9
Grade 418.819
Grade 523.420

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 079907121.