Frontier El, Angleton TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Frontier El

Frontier Elementary is a public school serving pre-K through fifth grade in Angleton, a county-seat town in Brazoria County that is experiencing rapid residential growth. The school sits in a car-dependent setting with mixed older and newer neighborhoods, and it draws students from the broader school district, which operates multiple campuses across the city.

The school's state assessment results reveal an uneven profile. In reading and language arts across grades three through five, proficiency hovers around the midpoint, with fourth grade performing somewhat stronger. Math proficiency ranges similarly, clustering just below and around the midpoint. Science, tested only in fifth grade, shows a material weakness: only about one in five fifth graders demonstrated proficiency. Across all tested subjects combined, the school reports that about four in five students reached the "approaches" level, roughly half meet grade-level standards, and about one in five achieved mastery. In English language arts specifically, students perform slightly better at the "approaches" level, but mastery rates remain low. These results position Frontier's overall proficiency at the top quartile among the county's districts, though that comparison reflects the performance floor across the county rather than a statement of strength in absolute terms. A parent may want to discuss the science results directly with school leadership to understand what supports exist for that subject.

The student body is economically diverse and racially mixed. Just over half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is roughly evenly divided among White, Hispanic, and Black students, with very small numbers of other groups. The school serves about four to five students per grade in its tested grades, making it a small-to-mid-sized elementary for its grade band.

Angleton itself is in a period of substantial residential expansion, with multiple new subdivisions recently approved and occupied, including a new master-planned community called Ashland in the north part of town with its own forthcoming school campuses. Housing values in the area are below state and national medians, and the local economy relies on the school district, county government, health care, and nearby industrial employers. Downtown Angleton retains early-20th-century civic and commercial architecture alongside expanding newer subdivisions. The area is car-dependent with minimal public transit and low walkability, though the city has pursued downtown revitalization efforts. A branch library, county courthouse, and historical museum anchor civic life. The combination of growth, affordability, and county-seat stability creates a setting where families often choose Angleton for its lower housing costs and community character relative to the broader Houston metro region.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 354%

School 54% · District 55% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 14 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 52% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 465%

School 65% · District 58% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 552%

School 52% · District 0% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 0% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

This schoolANGLETON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income54%Higher-income56%2 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income53%Higher-income76%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income62%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income83%Higher-income93%10 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income41%Higher-income67%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income34%Higher-income65%31 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income53%Higher-income58%5 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income83%Higher-income93%10 pp gap