Don Carter Elementary School
Public elementary school in Richmond, Texas · Lamar CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Don Carter Elementary School serves 758 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Richmond (Fort Bend County). It is one of 49 schools in Lamar CISD. By enrollment it is the 599th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.67 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lamar CISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482658013552 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lamar CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 758 | 46,786 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 18.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 38% | 43% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Don Carter Elementary School in context
Size
Don Carter Elementary School is the 12th largest of Lamar CISD's 33 elementary schools; its 758 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 648; Don Carter Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 131 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 68, against an average of 108 per grade. This year grade 5 has 59% more students than kindergarten (130 against 82). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 26.3% here and 23.8% across Lamar CISD. Asian students are next, at 25.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
38% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43% across Lamar CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45.67 full-time-equivalent teachers for 758 students, Don Carter Elementary School has 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 758 students would have about 51.2 teachers, so Don Carter Elementary School has 5.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Don Carter Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Cora Thomas Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 38 other elementary schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 26.3% |
| Asian | 25.7% |
| Hispanic | 22.3% |
| White | 19.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
51.2% of students are girls and 48.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 131 |
| Grade 2 | 110 |
| Grade 3 | 124 |
| Grade 4 | 113 |
| Grade 5 | 130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8500 a Meyers Rd, Richmond, TX 77469
Phone: (832)223-5500
Website: lcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Don Carter Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cora Thomas Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 1.6 mi | 678 | 16.5 | 46.2% |
| Manford Williams Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.1 mi | 683 | 17.5 | 47.4% |
| John Arredondo Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.4 mi | 678 | 17 | 45.9% |
| William Velasquez Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 2.9 mi | 493 | 17.6 | 51.3% |
| Susanna Dickinson Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.4 mi | 616 | 16 | 12.8% |
| Adriane Mathews Gray Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.4 mi | 618 | 17.1 | 52.1% |
| Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.7 mi | 543 | 16.5 | 48.1% |
| Phelan Elementary School | Lamar CISD | 3.9 mi | 743 | 19.8 | 46.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.