Brookwood Forest El, Porter TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Brookwood Forest El

Brookwood Forest Elementary, serving pre-K through fifth grade in the Porter area of Montgomery County, is a relatively large school within its grade band, enrolling students drawn overwhelmingly from low-income households. The school's academic standing rests on uneven footing. In English language arts, the school shows slightly above-the-middle performance relative to other districts in Montgomery County, with fifth graders demonstrating the strongest results. Mathematics proficiency is considerably weaker, particularly in third and fourth grades, where achievement rates are low. Science data was not fully available. Overall, the school's proficiency index sits below the midpoint among county districts.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across all five elementary grade levels. The school serves a small number of students across other racial groups. Special education and English learner enrollment figures were not reported.

Brookwood Forest occupies the outer suburbs of the Houston metropolitan area within New Caney Independent School District. The Porter locale itself is a car-dependent, unincorporated community north of Kingwood, defined by sprawling subdivisions and the massive Valley Ranch master-planned community anchoring growth around the Grand Parkway and Interstate 69. Housing in the area has climbed steadily in value, and the median home price sits somewhat below the Texas state benchmark. Rents have ticked upward modestly. For families considering the area, the property tax rate at the district level has been declining and now sits at a sustainable level despite ongoing capital expansion.

New Caney ISD itself is in active growth mode. Voters approved a major bond program in 2023 funding five new school campuses and expansions, adding substantial capacity to match enrollment increases driven by suburban development. Two new elementary schools are planned, which may shape enrollment flows at existing elementary buildings in coming years. The district has also launched an International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program candidate school, Highlands Elementary, opening for the 2025-26 school year, offering families who seek that instructional model a local option.

A parent considering Brookwood Forest should note that the school's mathematics outcomes warrant a closer look with the school directly, particularly regarding what support exists for third and fourth graders. The uneven performance across grades and subjects suggests different patterns of need within the building, and understanding the school's instructional approach in numeracy would be important context. Conversely, English arts proficiency runs higher, and the fifth-grade cohort performs noticeably better across subjects than lower grades, which may reflect curriculum development or student maturation within the school. The school's setting within a growing suburban district with substantial infrastructure investment ahead offers families confidence in capacity and facility upgrades, though rapid expansion always carries questions about program stability and staffing.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 36% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 26% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 343%

School 43% · District 45% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 414%

School 14% · District 24% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 45 pts below county median

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 52% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

This schoolNEW CANEY 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-income9%Higher-income80%71 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income61%Higher-income81%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income42%Higher-income91%49 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income25%Higher-income38%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income45%Higher-income44%1 pp gap