39 public K-12 schools in Conroe from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Conroe has more public-school enrollment than 97% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Conroe is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 6 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
21 of Conroe's 39 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
The 71-point gap between Jjaep and Conroe Virtual School shows the range hidden by Conroe's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
That concentration means Conroe-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Conroe school enrollment ranges from 1 students (lowest) to 5,252 students (highest), a spread of 5,251 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Variation between sub-units within Conroe is typically wider than the Conroe-aggregate figure suggests.
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jjaep | 77 |
| 2. | Juvenile Detention Ctr | 61 |
| 3. | Booker T Washington H S | 54 |
| 4. | Armstrong El | 52 |
| 5. | Peet J H | 50 |
| 6. | Cryar Intermediate | 48 |
| 7. | Grangerland Int | 48 |
| 8. | Oak Ridge H S | 47 |
| 9. | Travis Int | 47 |
| 10. | Moorhead J H | 46 |
| 11. | Anderson El | 46 |
| 12. | Caney Creek H S | 45 |
| 13. | Brookesmith Artemis | 45 |
| 14. | Conroe H S | 43 |
| 15. | Irons J H | 43 |
| 16. | Creighton El | 43 |
| 17. | Reaves El | 43 |
| 18. | Runyan El | 43 |
| 19. | Houser El | 43 |
| 20. | Founders Classical Academy - Conroe | 42 |
| 21. | Austin El | 42 |
| 22. | Milam El | 42 |
| 23. | Donald J Stockton Jh | 41 |
| 24. | Wilkinson El | 41 |
| 25. | Oak Ridge El | 41 |
| 26. | Rice El | 41 |
| 27. | Suchma El | 40 |
| 28. | Bozman Int | 40 |
| 29. | Houston El | 40 |
| 30. | Giesinger El | 39 |
| 31. | Patterson El | 37 |
| 32. | San Jacinto El | 37 |
| 33. | Eddie Ruth Lagway El | 36 |
| 34. | Ischool High at the Woodlands | 33 |
| 35. | Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah | 32 |
| 36. | Montgomery Co J J a E P | 30 |
| 37. | Hope El | 28 |
| 38. | Conroe Virtual School | 6 |
| 39. | Project Restore | - |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Jjaep has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Conroe schools in this federal-data comparison at 77/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Conroe has 39 public schools with a total enrollment of 34,541 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 14.8:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
