B+
Fort Bend Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Sugar Land, Missouri City, Meadows Place and Arcola, and parts of Pearland.
Students
79,663
Schools
87
Spent per student
$11,182
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Debt
$1,670.2M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Fort Bend Independent School District
- School Grade B+: better than 66% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
- Spends 13% less per student than the TX average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.7% since 2020
- Debt of $1,670.2M, about $20,965 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bacliff.
PK–3Kenneth E Little ElDickinson Independent School District
6–813 middle schoolsClear Creek Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsDickinson Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency44%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)94%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$11,182 per student · 13% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 51%State 39%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
75,343’20
76,227’21
78,367’22
80,206’23
79,663’24
Up 5.7% since 2020.
Students
Asian 28%Black 28%Hispanic 27%White 13%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
87 public schools.
James C Neill El
B+1,253 students18:1
Heritage Rose El
C1,245 students16:1
Malala Yousafzai
A1,118 students17:1
Anne McCormick Sullivan El
A+1,053 students17:1
Sienna Crossing El
A+1,035 students17:1
Carolyn and Vernon Madden El
A924 students16:1
Juan Seguin El
B901 students17:1
Donald Leonetti El
A891 students16:1
Lula Belle Goodman El
D857 students15:1
Oyster Creek El
B+824 students16:1
Jan Schiff El
A811 students17:1
Oakland El
A811 students17:1
Palmer El
B+802 students15:1
Walker Station El
A+793 students17:1
James Patterson El
C+782 students17:1
Sonal S Bhuchar El
752 students17:1
Cornerstone El
A+743 students16:1
Alyssa Ferguson El
722 students16:1
Brazos Bend El
A−716 students16:1
Scanlan Oaks El
A714 students16:1
Settlers Way El
A−698 students15:1
Dulles El
C+675 students16:1
Walter Moses Burton El
D668 students15:1
Commonwealth El
A+667 students13:1
Colony Meadows El
A+653 students17:1
Mary Austin Holley El
C648 students13:1
Rosa Parks El
C−648 students15:1
Pecan Grove El
A−639 students18:1
Rita Drabek El
B591 students14:1
Quail Valley El
B−584 students14:1
Sugar Mill El
A−577 students15:1
Austin Parkway El
A574 students15:1
Blue Ridge Briargate El
567 students12:1
Highlands El
A541 students14:1
E A Jones El
D536 students13:1
Colony Bend El
A−526 students14:1
Dr. Lynn Armstrong El
C−517 students13:1
Mission West El
B−513 students13:1
Lexington Creek El
A−506 students14:1
Arizona Fleming El
C+462 students12:1
Townewest El
C462 students12:1
Mission Bend Glen El
460 students14:1
Lantern Lane El
C434 students14:1
Ridgegate El
D432 students12:1
Meadows El
B−425 students14:1
Barrington Place El
B+424 students14:1
Barbara Jordan El
B410 students13:1
Ridgemont Early Literacy Center
410 students12:1
Lakeview El
B340 students12:1
Edgar Glover Jr. El
B338 students12:1
Ridgemont El
D337 students11:1
Hunters Glen El
D249 students13:1
Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center
218 students12:1
El Daep
1 students1:1
Ronald Thornton Middle
B+1,760 students18:1
Fort Settlement Middle
A+1,504 students20:1
James Bowie Middle
A−1,473 students18:1
Macario Garcia Middle
A1,443 students18:1
Billy Baines Middle
A−1,383 students18:1
Sartartia Middle
A+1,365 students18:1
First Colony Middle
A−1,270 students19:1
David Crockett Middle
B−1,268 students16:1
Dulles Middle
B+1,254 students16:1
Lake Olympia Middle
C−1,078 students15:1
Quail Valley Middle
A−1,002 students18:1
Sugar Land Middle
B−936 students15:1
Missouri City Middle
C933 students14:1
Christa McAuliffe Middle
D806 students13:1
Hodges Bend Middle
C−765 students13:1
Almeta Crawford H S
1,028 students16:1
Fort Bend Co Alter
15 students3:1
William B Travis H S
A3,114 students19:1
Lawrence E Elkins H S
A2,848 students19:1
Ridge Point H S
A2,816 students21:1
Stephen F Austin H S
A2,655 students19:1
Clements H S
A+2,641 students19:1
George Bush H S
B2,428 students17:1
Hightower H S
B−2,312 students16:1
Dulles H S
A2,165 students18:1
Kempner H S
B+1,850 students17:1
Thurgood Marshall H S
C−1,698 students15:1
Willowridge H S
C−1,242 students13:1
M R Wood Center for Learning
D−134 students5:1
Ferndell Henry El
0 students
New El #52
0 students
New El #55
0 students
New Middle #16
0 students
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.