NCES CCD 2024-25 24 schools TX

Best-Resourced Schools in The Woodlands, TX

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24 public K-12 schools in The Woodlands from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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24
Schools
27,063
Students
44.3/100
Avg Resource Index
16.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Large, fragmented school market

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, The Woodlands has more public-school enrollment than 95% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. The Woodlands is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 4 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.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

15 of The Woodlands's 24 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.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 19-point gap between Collins Int and Thrive Center for Success shows the range hidden by The Woodlands'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.

City enrollment
Top 5%
School count
Top 11%
Resource Index average
67th percentile
Teacher staffing
36th percentile

The Woodlands H S accounts for 16.4% of all The Woodlands public-school enrollment

That concentration means The Woodlands-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

The Woodlands school enrollment varies 30× across entities

The Woodlands school enrollment ranges from 150 students (lowest) to 4,444 students (highest), a spread of 4,294 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. 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 Woodlands student-teacher ratio is 16.7:1 — near the typical range (US average ~15.7) — citywide staffing is neither unusually lean nor unusually crowded by this measure

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 The Woodlands is typically wider than the The Woodlands-aggregate figure suggests.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Collins Int 52
2. College Park H S 50
3. The Woodlands H S 49
4. Deretchin El 48
5. Tough El 48
6. Wilkerson Int 48
7. Creekside Forest El 48
8. Timber Creek El 47
9. Creekview El 47
10. Sst the Woodlands 47
11. Ride El 46
12. David El 45
13. Mitchell Int 44
14. Buckalew El 44
15. Galatas El 44
16. Mccullough J H 43
17. Powell El 43
18. Bush El 42
19. Hailey El 42
20. Creekside Park J H 41
21. Knox J H 39
22. Lamar El 39
23. Glen Loch El 35
24. Thrive Center for Success 33

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in The Woodlands

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.

  1. 1 Hailey El 74.1/100
  2. 2 Deretchin El 69.0/100
  3. 3 College Park H S 68.6/100
  4. 4 Knox J H 67.9/100
  5. 5 Tough El 67.4/100

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Which The Woodlands school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Collins Int has the highest Resource Investment Index among the The Woodlands schools in this federal-data comparison at 52/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in The Woodlands, TX? ▼

The Woodlands has 24 public schools with a total enrollment of 27,063 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 16.7:1.

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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.