Rita Drabek Elementary

Summary:

Rita Drabek Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Sugar Land, Texas, which is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. The school has a diverse student population and consistently ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools for academic performance.

Rita Drabek Elementary's academic performance is particularly strong, with STAAR test scores that exceed the district and state averages, especially in reading and mathematics. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also highly ranked, suggesting effective identification and support for high-achieving students. Additionally, the school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to its academic success.

Despite having a significant population of low-socioeconomic status students, Rita Drabek Elementary continues to excel, outperforming many of its nearby counterparts, such as Sugar Mill Elementary, Townewest Elementary, and Barrington Place Elementary. However, the nearby charter schools, such as Harmony School Of Excellence - Sugar Land and Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land, tend to have even stronger academic performance than Rita Drabek Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 11325 Lake Woodbridge Dr
       Sugar Land, TX  77498-0954


(281) 634-6570

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1138th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,628 Help


Students who attend Rita Drabek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Sugar Land Middle
High:    Kempner High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  705

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
53.5%
African American:
15.9%
Hispanic:
12.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.4% Help


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Compare Details Rita Drabek Elementary ranks better than 75.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 19th 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 69.72. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Rita Drabek Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (53.5%), African American (15.9%), Hispanic (12.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rita Drabek Elementary is 16.4. 39 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rita Drabek Elementary is $10,628. 26 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rita Drabek Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rita Drabek Elementary 1138th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Rita Drabek 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 Rita Drabek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.52 953rd 3465 72.5%
2005 73.83 759th 3475 78.2%
2006 77.02 593rd 3476 82.9%
2007 79.89 443rd 3724 88.1%
2008 84.59 231st 3768 93.9%
2009 80.82 443rd 3884 88.6%
2010 78.00 587th 3937 85.1%
2011 80.31 469th 4095 88.5%
2012 87.48 321st 4206 92.4%
2013 83.09 516th 4221 87.8%
2014 88.75 253rd 4260 94.1%
2015 84.37 500th 4320 88.4%
2016 83.43 564th 4286 86.8%
2017 85.90 512th 4329 88.2%
2018 84.33 546th 4359 87.5%
2019 83.15 586th 4479 86.9%
2021 62.70 1416th 4578 69.1%
2022 69.35 1177th 4581 74.3%
2023 71.03 1128th 4647 75.7%
2024 69.72 1138th 4675 75.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.64 810th 3226 74.9%
2019 51.28 1500th 3333 55.0%
2021 50.82 1430th 3446 58.5%
2022 66.67 824th 3487 76.4%
2023 73.18 603rd 3556 83.0%
2024 81.20 436th 3638 88.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.99 2516th 3558 29.3%
2019 68.97 608th 3684 83.5%
2021 45.94 1654th 3799 56.5%
2022 51.69 1474th 3952 62.7%
2023 58.89 1148th 4086 71.9%
2024 76.52 557th 4261 86.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.75 503rd 4264 88.2%
2019 77.20 496th 4309 88.5%
2021 65.20 1111th 4451 75.0%
2022 74.06 694th 4477 84.5%
2023 72.59 766th 4521 83.1%
2024 73.86 725th 4560 84.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.39 612th 4306 85.8%
2019 73.48 872nd 4348 79.9%
2021 62.48 1384th 4499 69.2%
2022 71.70 1030th 4561 77.4%
2023 73.05 975th 4588 78.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.32 77th 3106 97.5%
2019 74.64 471st 3184 85.2%
2021 68.71 1021st 3006 66.0%
2022 79.23 17th 2958 99.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.66 409th 4240 90.4%
2019 80.05 429th 4295 90.0%
2021 56.46 1407th 4331 67.5%
2022 73.13 697th 4461 84.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.65 515th 4319 88.1%
2019 86.97 399th 4357 90.8%
2021 60.55 1468th 4498 67.4%
2022 64.67 1348th 4563 70.5%
2023 65.27 1343rd 4585 70.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.62 631st 1005 37.2%
2019 42.64 678th 1009 32.8%
2021 24.83 795th 967 17.8%
2022 33.39 745th 957 22.2%
2023 27.78 848th 1015 16.5%
2024 34.83 786th 1035 24.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.63 256th 2483 89.7%
2019 86.80 166th 2515 93.4%
2021 72.40 370th 2444 84.9%
2022 73.68 400th 2421 83.5%
2023 77.51 326th 2443 86.7%
2024 70.25 475th 2421 80.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.43 833rd 4168 80.0%
2019 61.36 1308th 4188 68.8%
2021 51.30 1857th 4329 57.1%
2022 40.37 2729th 4376 37.6%
2023 57.00 1654th 4401 62.4%
2024 57.06 1648th 4431 62.8%
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Rank History for White students at Rita Drabek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.63 1959th 3127 37.4%
2019 57.66 1251st 3142 60.2%
2021 38.21 2015th 3082 34.6%
2022 44.05 1850th 3082 40.0%
2023 46.80 1746th 3106 43.8%
2024 37.75 2072nd 3078 32.7%
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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.

Rita Drabek Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Rita Drabek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 162 120 288 274 0 n/a n/a 0 844
2003 162 120 288 274 0 n/a n/a 0 844
2004 147 147 413 161 0 n/a n/a 0 868
2005 120 152 431 145 0 n/a n/a 0 848
2006 104 186 502 166 1 n/a n/a 0 959
2007 90 202 494 163 2 n/a n/a 0 951
2008 76 168 514 68 3 n/a n/a 0 829
2009 77 191 545 75 2 n/a n/a 0 890
2010 83 188 570 68 5 n/a n/a 0 914
2011 87 210 546 63 1 0 12 0 919
2012 91 199 540 63 2 0 12 0 907
2013 85 163 533 57 2 0 12 0 852
2014 79 143 543 85 3 0 8 0 861
2015 70 150 534 88 5 2 14 0 863
2016 73 129 513 82 5 0 13 0 815
2017 80 144 508 92 7 1 18 0 850
2018 90 138 495 87 10 0 22 0 842
2019 114 135 457 100 9 1 28 0 844
2020 110 120 444 78 8 1 26 0 787
2021 116 121 384 67 10 2 21 0 721
2022 100 121 350 71 8 0 22 0 672
2023 85 113 360 83 6 0 22 0 669
2024 89 112 377 91 11 0 25 0 705

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Rita Drabek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 844 49.2 17.2 28.9
2003 844 49.2 17.2 28.9
2004 868 51.5 16.9 21
2005 848 50.9 16.7 26.1
2006 959 56.1 17.1 29.8
2007 951 59.6 16.0 26.8
2008 829 52.7 15.7 18.6
2009 890 55.7 16.0 19.9
2010 914 57.3 15.9 19.7
2011 919 52.3 17.5 23.9
2012 907 50.5 17.9 23.4
2013 852 51.0 16.6 25.9
2014 861 52.0 16.5 26.4
2015 863 55.0 15.6 27.3
2016 815 52.0 15.6 25.9
2017 850 51.1 16.6 28.4
2018 842 52.4 16.0 31.2
2019 844 52.3 16.1 39.7
2020 787 54.0 14.5 45
2021 721 52.5 13.7 45.4
2022 672 47.5 14.1 54.2
2023 669 43.2 15.4 59.9
2024 705 42.7 16.4 59.4

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 Rita Drabek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 844 49.2 17.2 28.9
2003 844 49.2 17.2 28.9
2004 868 51.5 16.9 21
2005 848 50.9 16.7 26.1
2006 959 56.1 17.1 29.8
2007 951 59.6 16.0 26.8
2008 829 52.7 15.7 18.6
2009 890 55.7 16.0 19.9
2010 914 57.3 15.9 19.7
2011 919 52.3 17.5 23.9
2012 907 50.5 17.9 23.4
2013 852 51.0 16.6 25.9
2014 861 52.0 16.5 26.4
2015 863 55.0 15.6 27.3
2016 815 52.0 15.6 25.9
2017 850 51.1 16.6 28.4
2018 842 52.4 16.0 31.2
2019 844 52.3 16.1 39.7
2020 787 54.0 14.5 45
2021 721 52.5 13.7 45.4
2022 672 47.5 14.1 54.2
2023 669 43.2 15.4 59.9
2024 705 42.7 16.4 59.4

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 Rita Drabek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $716 (8.0%) $8,227 (92.0%) $8,943
2020 $784 (7.9%) $9,201 (92.1%) $9,985
2021 $885 (8.3%) $9,743 (91.7%) $10,628

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Rita Drabek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 586th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1128th of 4647 Elementary schools
 11.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Rita Drabek Elementary)5364
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5459
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Rita Drabek Elementary)6160
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5751
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Rita Drabek Elementary)6347
 16%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5254
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Rita Drabek Elementary)6149
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Rita Drabek Elementary)7667
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6366
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Rita Drabek Elementary)7466
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Rita Drabek Elementary)5333
 20%
   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 Students844669
 20.7%
African American135113
 16.3%
American Indian96
 33.3%
Asian457360
 21.2%
Hispanic10083
 17%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White11485
 25.4%
Two or More Races2822
 21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39.7%59.9%
 20.2%


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Students who attend Rita Drabek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sugar Land Middle
High : Kempner High School

Rita Drabek Elementary ranks 1138th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Rita Drabek Elementary are 53% Asian, 16% African American, 13% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 705 students attended Rita Drabek Elementary.


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