The top reported proficiency rate is 78% in Math. The lowest is 77% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Bush El
Bush Elementary sits on Crownridge Drive in The Woodlands, serving prekindergarten through fourth grade as part of Conroe ISD. Its enrollment makes it a large campus for its grade band, drawing from one of the more affluent zip codes in the Houston metro. The school is a regular public campus with no charter or magnet designation.
The academic picture is strong. Texas uses a tiered STAAR framework with three performance levels: Approaches, Meets, and Masters. At Bush, the share of students reaching at least the Approaches threshold across all tested subjects is very high, meaning nearly all tested students are clearing the basic bar. The Meets standard, which Texas treats as on-grade-level performance, comes in well above what you see at the median district in Montgomery County. Masters-level performance, the top tier, reaches roughly half of students across subjects, which is notable for an elementary school. In tested third- and fourth-grade math and reading, proficiency rates are solidly above the mid-range. Among the seven districts measured in Montgomery County, Bush's overall proficiency index places in the top quartile of that comparison set. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data are not applicable here: this campus ends at fourth grade, so no graduation cohort exists, and attendance data was not reported in the available data.
The student population is majority white, with Hispanic students making up roughly a quarter of enrollment and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. The proportion of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is modest relative to Conroe ISD broadly, consistent with the area's housing market. Data on English learner and special education rates was not available, so families with students in those programs would want to ask the school directly about services and staffing.
The Woodlands itself shapes the context for anyone considering a home purchase near this campus. Housing values in this zip code run well above both the Texas and national medians, and the market has continued to appreciate, if modestly, over the past year. Rents track similarly above statewide norms. The community is a large master-planned development organized into distinct residential villages, with concentrated commercial life around the Town Center, a substantial network of trails and parks, and major employers in energy and healthcare nearby, including corporate presences such as Chevron Phillips Chemical, Huntsman, and several large hospital systems. The Woodlands is approaching buildout as a community, though new multifamily development continues, and growth in the broader area has been pushing north toward newer planned communities in Conroe and Willis.
Two Conroe ISD developments are directly relevant to families with elementary-age children. First, voters approved a substantial bond in late 2023 covering new schools, renovations, and capacity additions across the district to manage continued enrollment growth. Rezoning tied to new campus openings is a real possibility over the coming years, so families should confirm current and projected attendance boundaries before making a housing decision. Second, in early 2025 the board voted to adopt the Bluebonnet Learning curriculum for kindergarten through fifth grade beginning in the 2025-26 school year. The curriculum, developed with state support, incorporates Bible-based content into English and language arts instruction. The decision drew organized community opposition and a large petition. This is a concrete instructional change affecting Bush Elementary directly, and families with a range of views on faith-infused curriculum would want to factor it into their thinking.
Program details for Bush specifically were not available in the data provided, so parents interested in gifted services, specific intervention programs, or extracurricular offerings should reach out to the campus. Discipline and attendance detail was similarly absent.
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