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 Simonton.
PK–533 elementary schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
6–86 middle schoolsLamar Consolidated Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsLamar Consolidated 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.