Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Of the 184,721 students enrolled in Fort Bend County schools, 44.7% were considered economically disadvantaged. This is an 8.5% increase over the previous school year.
Fort Bend County enrolled the ninth highest number of students identified as economically disadvantaged among Texas counties.
Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.
More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.
Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students Over 4 Years
Top 50 Fort Bend County Schools With Most Economically Disadvantaged Students in 2022-23 School Year
| School | Number of Economically Disadvantaged Students | Total Number of Students |
|---|---|---|
| George Bush High School | 1,821 | 2,605 |
| Hightower High School | 1,690 | 2,535 |
| Cinco Ranch High School | 1,355 | 3,656 |
| B. F. Terry High School | 1,296 | 1,739 |
| Thurgood Marshall High School | 1,271 | 1,542 |
| Katy High School | 1,255 | 3,330 |
| William B. Travis High School | 1,247 | 3,205 |
| Kempner High School | 1,196 | 1,945 |
| Willowridge High School | 1,148 | 1,319 |
| Lamar Cons High School | 1,094 | 1,762 |
| Dulles High School | 1,066 | 2,364 |
| Heritage Rose Elementary School | 999 | 1,209 |
| Ridge Point High School | 976 | 3,170 |
| George Junior High School | 949 | 1,173 |
| Stephen F. Austin High School | 893 | 2,277 |
| Stafford Elementary School | 885 | 1,077 |
| Lamar Junior High School | 882 | 1,246 |
| Missouri City Middle School | 847 | 963 |
| Lake Olympia Middle School | 835 | 1,170 |
| Foster High School | 821 | 2,388 |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land | 820 | 1,339 |
| Lawrence E. Elkins High School | 808 | 2,654 |
| KIPP Unity Primary School | 790 | 877 |
| David Crockett Middle School | 788 | 1,119 |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School | 786 | 835 |
| KIPP Journey Primary School | 780 | 920 |
| Seven Lakes High School | 771 | 3,595 |
| Stafford High School | 765 | 1,064 |
| Dulles Middle School | 760 | 1,359 |
| Harry Wright Junior High School | 753 | 1,316 |
| Fulshear High School | 740 | 2,464 |
| Briscoe Junior High School | 728 | 1,914 |
| Dean Leaman Junior High School | 698 | 2,191 |
| Hodges Bend Middle School | 686 | 849 |
| George Ranch High School | 685 | 2,511 |
| Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School | 685 | 1,246 |
| Sugar Land Middle School | 682 | 1,050 |
| Harmony Science Academy-Katy | 681 | 1,289 |
| James Bowie Middle School | 671 | 1,639 |
| Lula Belle Goodman Elementary School | 630 | 721 |
| Ronald Thornton Middle School | 621 | 1,529 |
| Stafford Middle School | 615 | 771 |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | 599 | 896 |
| School of Science and Technology Sugarland | 597 | 774 |
| Iltexas Katy Westpark High School | 595 | 786 |
| Thomas R. Culver Elementary School | 593 | 1,011 |
| Macario Garcia Middle School | 589 | 1,376 |
| Clements High School | 573 | 2,560 |
| Needville Elementary School | 557 | 1,129 |
| James Patterson Elementary School | 538 | 771 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Colony Bend Elementary• Brazos Elementary• Settlers Way Elementary• Griffin Elementary• Christa McAuliffe Middle• Fort Bend County Alter• Sugar Land Middle• Barbara Jordan Elementary• Stafford High School• Rita Drabek Elementary• Tom Wilson Elementary• James C. Neill Elementary• Clements High School• Lamar Cons High School• Briargate Elementary• Keiko Davidson Elementary• Scanlan Oaks Elementary• Susanna Dickinson Elementary• Campbell Elementary• Fred And Patti Shafer Elementary• Meadows Elementary• E.a. Jones Elementary• Woodcreek Elementary• Jane Long Elementary• Juan Seguin Elementary• Fulshear High School• Stafford Elementary• Kempner High School• B.f. Terry High School• Malala Yousafzai• Bowie Elementary• Roosevelt Alexander Elementary• Arizona Fleming Elementary• Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center• Bess Campbell Elementary• Jenks Elementary• Judge James C. Adolphus Elementary• Manford Williams Elementary• Ray And Jamie Wolman Elementary• Alternative Learning Center• Needville High School• Cornerstone Elementary• Lantern Lane Elementary• Stanley C. Stanley Elementary• Davinci• Bentley Elementary• Fletcher Morgan Elementary School• Smith Elementary• Stephen F. Austin Elementary• Missouri City Middle• William B. Travis High School• Lakeview Elementary• Barrington Place Elementary• Seven Lakes High School• George Bush High School• Huggins Elementary• Quail Valley Elementary• Oakland Elementary• Edgar Glover Junior Elementary• Sue Creech Elementary• Willowridge High School• Travis Elementary• Joe Hubenak Elementary• Dr. Lynn Armstrong Elementary School• Fort Settlement Middle• Stafford STEM Magnet Academy• Woodcreek Junior High• Oyster Creek Elementary• Palmer Elementary• Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary• Kipp Unity Primary• Brazos Bend Elementary School• Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center• Ferndell Henry Center for Learning• Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land• New High School #14• Briscoe Junior High• Cinco Ranch Junior High• Beasley Elementary• Walter Moses Burton Elementary• Colony Meadows Elementary• Blue Ridge Elementary• Ridge Point High School• Ridgemont Elementary• Hightower High School• Lake Olympia Middle• James Bowie Middle• KIPP Journey Collegiate School• Juvenile Detent Center• Townewest Elementary• Fort Bend County Alter• Texas State Executive - State Board of Education• T.l. Pink Elementary• Harmony School of Innovation - Katy• Tamarron Elementary School• Lamar Junior High• Jan Schiff Elementary• John Arredondo Elementary• Seven Lakes Junior High• Ridgegate Elementary• Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary• Heritage Rose Elementary• Needville Middle• Hodges Bend Middle• Billy Baines Middle• Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School• William Velasquez• Katy High School• Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary• Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land• Foster High School• Walker Station Elementary• Thomas R. Culver Elementary• Meyer Elementary• Beckendorff Junior High• Commonwealth Elementary• Quail Valley Middle• Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary• Dulles High School• H.f. McNeill Elementary• Sugar Mill Elementary• Sartartia Middle• Donald Leonetti Elementary• Stafford Pri• Edna Mae Fielder Elementary• Mission West Elementary• Ronald Thornton Middle• James Patterson Elementary• Jackson Elementary• Tompkins High School• Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary• Iltexas Katy Westpark High School• Austin Parkway Elementary• Mary Austin Holley Elementary• Frost Elementary• Reading Junior High• Tays Junior High• Highlands Elementary• Lexington Creek Elementary• Cora Thomas Elementary• Bonnie Holland Elementary• School Of Science And Technology Sugarland• Harmony Science Academy-Katy• Lawrence E. Elkins High School• David Crockett Middle• Dulles Elementary• Mission Glen Elementary• Mission Bend Elementary• George Ranch High School• Needville Junior High• Lula Belle Goodman Elementary• Joella Exley Elementary• Stafford Middle• Taylor Ray Elementary• Carolyn And Vernon Madden Elementary• Harry Wright Junior High School• Hunters Glen Elementary• Depelchin-Richmond• Needville Elementary• George Junior High• Adams Junior High School• James E. Randolph Elementary School• Pecan Grove Elementary• Kipp Academy West Middle• Dulles Middle• Macario Garcia Middle• Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High• James E. Williams Elementary• KIPP Journey Primary School• Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy• Stephen F. Austin High School• Dean Leaman Junior High School• Cinco Ranch High School• Fort Bend Isd Early Literacy Center• First Colony Middle• Rosa Parks Elementary• Sienna Crossing Elementary• Harmony School Of Excellence - Sugar Land• Don Carter Elementary
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