📍 22256 Ford Rd, Porter, Montgomery County, 77365
Porter el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Porter, Montgomery County. The school has 792 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cathy Tooley. It is part of the New Caney Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Porter el enrolls 792 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 484 | 61% |
| White | 217 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 62 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
708 of the school's 792 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 669 qualify for free lunch and 39 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Porter el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-20, state senate district 4, state house district 3.
Porter el is one of 21 schools in NEW CANEY ISD, based in NEW CANEY, Texas. The district serves 19,420 students district-wide and employs 1,166 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 792 students, Porter el is close to the district average of about 925 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large