Windsong Elementary

Summary:

Windsong Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Friendswood, Texas, serving 651 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Friendswood Independent School District, which is ranked 19th out of 968 districts in the state.

Windsong Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Texas, scoring significantly higher than state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 5th-grade students scored 77.24% proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 53.96%. The school's performance is also consistently higher than the Friendswood ISD average, indicating it is a standout institution within the district. Windsong Elementary has a relatively homogeneous student population, with 65.75% of students identifying as White, 18.89% as Hispanic, and 7.83% as Asian. The school also has a low percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with only 7.53% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Windsong Elementary's academic excellence is further highlighted by its low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 15 to 15.6 students per teacher, and its higher-than-average per-student spending, which has ranged from $8,737 to $9,573 over the past three years. The school's performance is particularly strong among specific student subgroups, such as male students, Asian students, and English Language Learners, who all rank within the top 50 schools in Texas for their respective categories. Windsong Elementary's academic performance is significantly higher than nearby schools within the Friendswood ISD, as well as schools in the neighboring Clear Creek ISD and Alvin ISD.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2100 W Parkwood
       Friendswood, TX  77546


(281) 482-0111

District: Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
250th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,573 Help


Students who attend Windsong Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Friendswood J H
High:    Friendswood High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  657

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.7%
Hispanic:
21.8%
Asian:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Windsong Elementary ranks better than 94.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.7%), Hispanic (21.8%), Asian (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 16.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Windsong Elementary is 16.2, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Windsong Elementary is $9,573. 2 elementary schools in the Friendswood Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Windsong Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Windsong Elementary 250th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Windsong Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Friendswood Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Friendswood Independent School District (Isd) 19th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Windsong Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.28 361st 3465 89.6%
2005 86.31 144th 3475 95.9%
2006 85.60 151st 3476 95.7%
2007 80.99 384th 3724 89.7%
2008 86.10 160th 3768 95.8%
2009 86.24 135th 3884 96.5%
2010 85.97 96th 3937 97.6%
2011 84.69 205th 4095 95.0%
2012 91.69 133rd 4206 96.8%
2013 91.34 161st 4221 96.2%
2014 91.32 134th 4260 96.9%
2015 93.40 45th 4320 99.0%
2016 92.69 76th 4286 98.2%
2017 94.88 201st 4329 95.4%
2018 97.37 83rd 4359 98.1%
2019 97.32 77th 4479 98.3%
2021 98.49 74th 4578 98.4%
2022 96.28 120th 4581 97.4%
2023 96.59 108th 4647 97.7%
2024 93.18 250th 4675 94.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.48 153rd 1046 85.4%
2019 82.72 111th 1112 90.0%
2021 84.34 88th 961 90.8%
2022 85.83 80th 1004 92.0%
2023 83.62 123rd 1099 88.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.66 1088th 3226 66.3%
2022 95.56 45th 3487 98.7%
2023 96.78 37th 3556 99.0%
2024 84.39 358th 3638 90.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.60 57th 3558 98.4%
2019 97.72 32nd 3684 99.1%
2021 96.80 49th 3799 98.7%
2022 94.18 83rd 3952 97.9%
2023 96.15 68th 4086 98.3%
2024 89.07 200th 4261 95.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.58 107th 4264 97.5%
2019 82.54 337th 4309 92.2%
2021 90.98 134th 4451 97.0%
2022 94.52 78th 4477 98.3%
2023 90.27 155th 4521 96.6%
2024 85.82 277th 4560 93.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.17 68th 4306 98.4%
2019 96.33 90th 4348 97.9%
2021 97.31 90th 4499 98.0%
2022 92.84 204th 4561 95.5%
2023 95.65 123rd 4588 97.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.34 372nd 3106 88.0%
2019 77.26 194th 3184 93.9%
2021 81.23 233rd 3006 92.2%
2022 73.90 501st 2958 83.1%
2023 76.08 239th 2980 92.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.48 186th 4240 95.6%
2019 84.03 305th 4295 92.9%
2021 83.37 291st 4331 93.3%
2022 81.69 390th 4461 91.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.83 113th 4319 97.4%
2019 96.66 84th 4357 98.1%
2021 98.51 50th 4498 98.9%
2022 96.81 69th 4563 98.5%
2023 95.80 111th 4585 97.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.98 108th 1005 89.3%
2019 83.89 51st 1009 94.9%
2021 78.96 145th 967 85.0%
2022 74.28 177th 957 81.5%
2023 83.74 50th 1015 95.1%
2024 72.81 216th 1035 79.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.03 166th 2483 93.3%
2019 91.98 87th 2515 96.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.30 43rd 4168 99.0%
2019 92.83 129th 4188 96.9%
2021 96.79 73rd 4329 98.3%
2022 90.90 182nd 4376 95.8%
2023 90.67 199th 4401 95.5%
2024 76.70 653rd 4431 85.3%
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Rank History for White students at Windsong Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.49 145th 3127 95.4%
2019 90.07 119th 3142 96.2%
2021 91.83 84th 3082 97.3%
2022 86.06 211th 3082 93.2%
2023 88.98 137th 3106 95.6%
2024 82.35 313th 3078 89.8%
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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.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Windsong Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2000 562 11 16 31 4 n/a n/a 0 624
2001 554 7 19 33 1 n/a n/a 0 614
2002 566 15 20 30 2 n/a n/a 0 633
2003 566 15 20 30 2 n/a n/a 0 633
2004 591 23 24 32 1 n/a n/a 0 671
2005 554 22 27 39 1 n/a n/a 0 643
2006 554 17 24 55 1 n/a n/a 0 651
2007 559 19 28 69 2 n/a n/a 0 677
2008 593 19 42 97 2 n/a n/a 0 753
2009 629 20 54 80 0 n/a n/a 0 783
2010 624 20 52 78 0 n/a n/a 0 774
2011 382 9 33 67 1 0 12 0 504
2012 378 11 27 72 0 1 6 0 495
2013 393 13 24 66 2 1 15 0 514
2014 391 15 31 68 3 0 19 0 527
2015 415 11 39 74 1 0 19 0 559
2016 475 13 36 103 3 0 32 0 662
2017 484 12 35 88 3 0 25 0 647
2018 458 13 51 85 1 2 21 0 631
2019 391 5 48 89 2 2 22 0 559
2020 395 8 48 92 0 3 30 0 576
2021 408 10 51 104 1 3 29 0 606
2022 420 11 53 120 1 3 39 0 647
2023 428 9 51 123 1 1 38 0 651
2024 425 14 42 143 1 2 30 0 657

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 Windsong Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 624 36.4 17.1 2.4
2001 614 36.4 16.9 2.1
2002 633 38.6 16.4 2.1
2003 633 38.6 16.4 2.1
2004 671 39.6 16.9 2.8
2005 643 38.4 16.7 2.2
2006 651 39.3 16.6 3.2
2007 677 39.7 17.1 4.9
2008 753 41.8 18.0 5.6
2009 783 42.7 18.3 4.9
2010 774 45.5 17.0 3.9
2011 504 27.8 18.0 4.2
2012 495 26.4 18.7 7.5
2013 514 27.2 18.8 8.4
2014 527 28.8 18.2 7
2015 559 30.0 18.6 5
2016 662 39.0 16.9 6.9
2017 647 40.8 15.8 5.3
2018 631 39.8 15.8 7.8
2019 559 36.3 15.3 4.7
2020 576 36.4 15.8 7.5
2021 606 40.3 15.0 6.3
2022 647 41.4 15.6 8.2
2023 651 42.4 15.3 7.5
2024 657 40.5 16.2 16.4

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 Windsong Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2000 624 36.4 17.1 2.4
2001 614 36.4 16.9 2.1
2002 633 38.6 16.4 2.1
2003 633 38.6 16.4 2.1
2004 671 39.6 16.9 2.8
2005 643 38.4 16.7 2.2
2006 651 39.3 16.6 3.2
2007 677 39.7 17.1 4.9
2008 753 41.8 18.0 5.6
2009 783 42.7 18.3 4.9
2010 774 45.5 17.0 3.9
2011 504 27.8 18.0 4.2
2012 495 26.4 18.7 7.5
2013 514 27.2 18.8 8.4
2014 527 28.8 18.2 7
2015 559 30.0 18.6 5
2016 662 39.0 16.9 6.9
2017 647 40.8 15.8 5.3
2018 631 39.8 15.8 7.8
2019 559 36.3 15.3 4.7
2020 576 36.4 15.8 7.5
2021 606 40.3 15.0 6.3
2022 647 41.4 15.6 8.2
2023 651 42.4 15.3 7.5
2024 657 40.5 16.2 16.4

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 Windsong Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $637 (7.2%) $8,232 (92.8%) $8,869
2020 $524 (6.0%) $8,213 (94.0%) $8,737
2021 $640 (6.7%) $8,934 (93.3%) $9,573

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Windsong Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 77th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 108th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Windsong Elementary)6769
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))6373
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Windsong Elementary)6869
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))6263
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Windsong Elementary)7779
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))7176
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Windsong Elementary)7982
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))7375
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Windsong Elementary)8486
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))7579
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Windsong Elementary)9391
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))8579
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Windsong Elementary)8370
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Friendswood Independent School District (Isd))7364
 9%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students559651
 16.5%
African American59
 80%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian4851
 6.3%
Hispanic89123
 38.2%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White391428
 9.5%
Two or More Races2238
 72.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients4.7%7.5%
 2.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Windsong Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 657 students attended Windsong Elementary.

Students who attend Windsong Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Friendswood J H
High : Friendswood High School

Yes. Windsong Elementary ranks in the top 5.3% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Windsong Elementary are 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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