Townewest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sugar Land, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Townewest Elementary School serves 462 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Sugar Land (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 2882nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 38.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Townewest Elementary School follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481965001828 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 462 | 79,663 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 16.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.7% | 47.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Townewest Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 53 elementary schools in Fort Bend ISD, Townewest Elementary School is the 41st largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 627; Townewest Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 5 with 82 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 5 has 34% more students than kindergarten (82 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 72.5% here and 26.6% across Fort Bend ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 38.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 462 students, Townewest Elementary School has 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 462 students would have about 31.2 teachers, so Townewest Elementary School has 7.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Townewest 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 KIPP Journey Primary School, 0.9 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 165 other elementary schools, 51 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.5% |
| Black | 9.7% |
| Asian | 8.4% |
| White | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
52.6% of students are girls and 47.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 79 |
| Grade 4 | 73 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13927 Old Richmond Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77498
Phone: (281)634-4480
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Townewest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Journey Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 1,052 | 24 | 89.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land | Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 1.0 mi | 729 | 15.6 | 60.9% |
| Hicks Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.1 mi | 645 | 11.5 | 91% |
| Arizona Fleming Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.3 mi | 462 | 12.2 | 79.4% |
| KIPP Unity Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 1,050 | 22.8 | 89.6% |
| Rita Drabek Elementary School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.7 mi | 591 | 14.4 | 57.4% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 510 | 11.6 | 91.2% |
| Alexander Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 609 | 10.9 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.