Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Summary:

Lula Belle Goodman Elementary is a public elementary school in Fresno, Texas, serving 721 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and struggles to support its diverse student population.

Lula Belle Goodman Elementary has a higher percentage of African American (32.45%) and Hispanic (63.38%) students compared to nearby schools like Sienna Crossing Elementary and Shirley Dill Brothers Elementary, which have more diverse racial compositions. The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with low performance on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. This is particularly concerning for the school's African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Economically Disadvantaged students, who struggle to perform at the same level as their peers statewide.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($12,184 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby schools, which average around $9,500 per student, Lula Belle Goodman Elementary's academic outcomes remain well below the district and state averages. The school's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 3,176 in 2013-2014 to 4,202 in 2020-2021, the lowest ranking in the school's history. Addressing these challenges will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to identify and implement effective strategies for improving educational outcomes for all students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1100 W Sycamore
       Fresno, TX  77545-8035


(281) 634-5986

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3754th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,184 Help


Students who attend Lula Belle Goodman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lake Olympia Middle
High:    Hightower High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.3 Help
Number of students:  841

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.2%
African American:
29.3%
Two or more races:
2.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.9% Help


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Compare Details Lula Belle Goodman Elementary ranks worse than 80.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 38th 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 24.91. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.2%), African American (29.3%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary is 16.3. 37 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary is $12,184, which is the 16th highest among 47 elementary schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lula Belle Goodman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lula Belle Goodman Elementary 3754th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Lula Belle Goodman 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 Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.73 2033rd 3465 41.3%
2005 63.03 1371st 3475 60.5%
2006 59.67 1547th 3476 55.5%
2007 52.24 2101st 3724 43.6%
2008 51.12 2141st 3768 43.2%
2009 35.77 2947th 3884 24.1%
2010 35.36 3048th 3937 22.6%
2011 53.54 2213th 4095 46.0%
2012 51.99 2154th 4206 48.8%
2013 38.86 2932nd 4221 30.5%
2014 34.54 3176th 4260 25.4%
2015 24.21 3607th 4320 16.5%
2016 29.05 3337th 4286 22.1%
2017 29.99 3151st 4329 27.2%
2018 27.98 3319th 4359 23.9%
2019 23.33 3730th 4479 16.7%
2021 15.13 4202nd 4578 8.2%
2022 26.44 3582nd 4581 21.8%
2023 33.01 3218th 4647 30.8%
2024 24.91 3754th 4675 19.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 64.93 361st 1099 67.2%
2024 61.29 404th 1114 63.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.23 2454th 3226 23.9%
2019 33.49 2487th 3333 25.4%
2021 32.01 2545th 3446 26.1%
2022 40.79 2185th 3487 37.3%
2023 43.89 2025th 3556 43.1%
2024 35.34 2473rd 3638 32.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.55 2751st 3558 22.7%
2019 29.15 2898th 3684 21.3%
2021 21.48 3436th 3799 9.6%
2022 28.90 3109th 3952 21.3%
2023 35.78 2657th 4086 35.0%
2024 24.00 3617th 4261 15.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.05 3175th 4264 25.5%
2019 29.38 3500th 4309 18.8%
2021 20.09 4027th 4451 9.5%
2022 36.85 3027th 4477 32.4%
2023 44.16 2604th 4521 42.4%
2024 40.92 2808th 4560 38.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.98 3130th 4306 27.3%
2019 29.99 3327th 4348 23.5%
2021 16.49 4124th 4499 8.3%
2022 24.16 3778th 4561 17.2%
2023 36.81 2990th 4588 34.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.83 1939th 4240 54.3%
2019 48.91 2047th 4295 52.3%
2021 32.53 3158th 4331 27.1%
2022 43.77 2533rd 4461 43.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.88 3503rd 4319 18.9%
2019 18.67 3917th 4357 10.1%
2021 16.62 4085th 4498 9.2%
2022 30.07 3397th 4563 25.6%
2023 29.98 3407th 4585 25.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.58 817th 2483 67.1%
2019 52.67 1031st 2515 59.0%
2021 32.40 1752nd 2444 28.3%
2022 32.68 1777th 2421 26.6%
2023 49.50 1094th 2443 55.2%
2024 39.60 1504th 2421 37.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.32 3410th 4168 18.2%
2019 25.10 3570th 4188 14.8%
2021 19.37 3928th 4329 9.3%
2022 37.63 2909th 4376 33.5%
2023 39.37 2797th 4401 36.4%
2024 34.63 3126th 4431 29.5%
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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.

Lula Belle Goodman Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 33 66 8 375 0 n/a n/a 0 482
2002 27 157 4 429 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2003 27 157 4 429 0 n/a n/a 0 617
2004 21 176 4 440 0 n/a n/a 0 641
2005 12 227 5 464 1 n/a n/a 0 709
2006 18 292 3 455 0 n/a n/a 0 768
2007 15 447 2 501 3 n/a n/a 0 968
2008 2 432 0 339 1 n/a n/a 0 774
2009 9 382 0 187 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2010 6 426 0 211 0 n/a n/a 0 643
2011 7 379 0 195 2 2 2 0 587
2012 7 391 0 240 3 0 3 0 644
2013 6 386 2 224 4 0 2 0 624
2014 8 405 5 240 4 0 5 0 667
2015 9 384 3 250 5 0 7 0 658
2016 11 358 3 299 5 0 9 0 685
2017 14 322 1 318 6 0 9 0 670
2018 3 295 3 290 6 0 9 0 606
2019 9 269 0 430 4 1 9 0 722
2020 9 272 0 435 4 0 16 0 736
2021 10 254 0 407 4 0 11 0 686
2022 8 205 1 447 3 0 17 0 681
2023 6 234 1 457 3 1 19 0 721
2024 13 246 1 557 3 2 19 0 841

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 Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 482 28.0 17.2 71
2002 617 38.8 15.9 66.5
2003 617 38.8 15.9 66.5
2004 641 42.6 15.0 70.7
2005 709 45.5 15.6 70.4
2006 768 49.8 15.4 67.6
2007 968 59.5 16.3 60.8
2008 774 54.9 14.1 61.8
2009 578 42.8 13.5 56.1
2010 643 44.3 14.4 62.2
2011 587 40.8 14.3 58.6
2012 644 40.8 15.7 59.5
2013 624 42.4 14.7 61.7
2014 667 44.3 15.0 62.2
2015 658 48.0 13.7 67.9
2016 685 48.0 14.2 61
2017 670 46.4 14.4 66.1
2018 606 43.4 13.9 61.6
2019 722 49.8 14.4 79.6
2020 736 55.4 13.2 80.4
2021 686 55.3 12.3 75.4
2022 681 53.0 12.8 81.4
2023 721 45.1 15.9 87.4
2024 841 51.3 16.3 84.9

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 Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 482 28.0 17.2 71
2002 617 38.8 15.9 66.5
2003 617 38.8 15.9 66.5
2004 641 42.6 15.0 70.7
2005 709 45.5 15.6 70.4
2006 768 49.8 15.4 67.6
2007 968 59.5 16.3 60.8
2008 774 54.9 14.1 61.8
2009 578 42.8 13.5 56.1
2010 643 44.3 14.4 62.2
2011 587 40.8 14.3 58.6
2012 644 40.8 15.7 59.5
2013 624 42.4 14.7 61.7
2014 667 44.3 15.0 62.2
2015 658 48.0 13.7 67.9
2016 685 48.0 14.2 61
2017 670 46.4 14.4 66.1
2018 606 43.4 13.9 61.6
2019 722 49.8 14.4 79.6
2020 736 55.4 13.2 80.4
2021 686 55.3 12.3 75.4
2022 681 53.0 12.8 81.4
2023 721 45.1 15.9 87.4
2024 841 51.3 16.3 84.9

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 Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,380 (13.2%) $9,091 (86.8%) $10,471
2020 $1,301 (12.1%) $9,410 (87.9%) $10,710
2021 $1,648 (13.5%) $10,536 (86.5%) $12,184

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Lula Belle Goodman Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3730th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3218th of 4647 Elementary schools
 14%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)2328
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5459
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)3133
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5751
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)2426
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5254
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)2535
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)4259
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6366
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)5047
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6657
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Lula Belle Goodman Elementary)3325
 8%
   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 Students722721
 0.1%
African American269234
 13%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian01
Hispanic430457
 6.3%
Pacific Islander11
White96
 33.3%
Two or More Races919
 111.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.6%87.4%
 7.7%


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Lula Belle Goodman Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 29% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Students who attend Lula Belle Goodman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Olympia Middle
High : Hightower High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 841 students attended Lula Belle Goodman Elementary.


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