Cora Thomas El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 678 students
Don Carter El
8500 a Meyers Rd, Richmond, TX 77469
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
758
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lamar CISD
Fort Bend County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Don Carter El
Don Carter El is a public elementary school in Richmond, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Lamar CISD. The school is located in a large suburb in Fort Bend County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 758 students were enrolled, with about 16.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 758 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Lamar CISD
- County
- Fort Bend County
- NCES school ID
- 482658013552
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.