Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Texas State Board Of Education Secretary Pat Hardy (2024) | twitter.com/pathardy
Data showed that Fort Bend County welcomed 184,721 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 22% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 179 schools in Fort Bend County, Hightower High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,477 students.
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.
Underfunding is a frequently cited challenge facing the state's school districts. Per-pupil funding has not increased since 2019, despite inflation rates rising by more than 20% since then.
“As a result, many districts in our very own Central Texas region are being forced to cut back on essential programs, services, consider school closures, and adopt deficit budgets just to provide students with the education that they deserve,” Hutto ISD Trustee James Matlock said.
Ethnicities in Fort Bend County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Fort Bend County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of Black students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Cinco Ranch High School | 9.4 | 3,656 |
| Seven Lakes High School | 7.5 | 3,595 |
| Katy High School | 11.1 | 3,330 |
| William B. Travis High School | 27.6 | 3,205 |
| Ridge Point High School | 24.5 | 3,170 |
| Tompkins High School | 9.7 | 2,908 |
| Jordan High School | 9.2 | 2,745 |
| Lawrence E. Elkins High School | 28.2 | 2,654 |
| George Bush High School | 38.3 | 2,605 |
| Clements High School | 7.5 | 2,560 |
| Hightower High School | 58.3 | 2,535 |
| George Ranch High School | 22.2 | 2,511 |
| Fulshear High School | 21.4 | 2,464 |
| Foster High School | 26 | 2,388 |
| Dulles High School | 22.7 | 2,364 |
| Stephen F. Austin High School | 16.6 | 2,277 |
| Dean Leaman Junior High School | 21.8 | 2,191 |
| Kempner High School | 18.3 | 1,945 |
| Briscoe Junior High School | 23.8 | 1,914 |
| Lamar Cons High School | 26 | 1,762 |
| Adams Junior High School | 8.2 | 1,761 |
| B. F. Terry High School | 12.9 | 1,739 |
| Beckendorff Junior High School | 6.8 | 1,731 |
| James Bowie Middle School | 29 | 1,639 |
| Seven Lakes Junior High School | 7.7 | 1,630 |
| Reading Junior High School | 18 | 1,588 |
| Woodcreek Junior High School | 10.6 | 1,568 |
| Campbell Elementary School | 9.9 | 1,545 |
| Thurgood Marshall High School | 63.1 | 1,542 |
| Ronald Thornton Middle School | 33.9 | 1,529 |
| Cinco Ranch Junior High School | 7 | 1,510 |
| Tays Junior High School | 8.6 | 1,508 |
| Fort Settlement Middle School | 6.4 | 1,498 |
| Sartartia Middle School | 7.6 | 1,440 |
| Jenks Elementary School | 7.2 | 1,434 |
| Macario Garcia Middle School | 18.8 | 1,376 |
| Dulles Middle School | 27.2 | 1,359 |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land | 28.9 | 1,339 |
| Woodcreek Elementary School | 10.9 | 1,327 |
| Willowridge High School | 43.2 | 1,319 |
| Harry Wright Junior High School | 29.3 | 1,316 |
| Billy Baines Middle School | 23.1 | 1,296 |
| Harmony Science Academy-Katy | 41.3 | 1,289 |
| Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School | 9.1 | 1,259 |
| Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School | 32.8 | 1,246 |
| Lamar Junior High School | 26.9 | 1,246 |
| First Colony Middle School | 15.3 | 1,234 |
| Donald Leonetti Elementary School | 29.3 | 1,231 |
| Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School | 9.4 | 1,218 |
| Joe Hubenak Elementary School | 27.6 | 1,214 |
| Heritage Rose Elementary School | 28.9 | 1,209 |
| George Junior High School | 10.4 | 1,173 |
| Lake Olympia Middle School | 55.1 | 1,170 |
| Tom Wilson Elementary School | 8.1 | 1,148 |
| Bentley Elementary School | 27.2 | 1,135 |
| Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School | 16.6 | 1,131 |
| Needville Elementary School | 4.4 | 1,129 |
| David Crockett Middle School | 41.4 | 1,119 |
| Malala Yousafzai | 9.8 | 1,093 |
| Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School | 10.9 | 1,091 |
| Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School | 9.7 | 1,088 |
| James E. Randolph Elementary School | 3.8 | 1,078 |
| Stafford Elementary School | 37.4 | 1,077 |
| James C. Neill Elementary School | 25.1 | 1,076 |
| Tamarron Elementary School | 22 | 1,069 |
| Needville High School | 3.7 | 1,067 |
| Keiko Davidson Elementary School | 8.7 | 1,065 |
| Stafford High School | 43.1 | 1,064 |
| Scanlan Oaks Elementary School | 26.8 | 1,052 |
| Sugar Land Middle School | 15 | 1,050 |
| Frost Elementary School | 20.8 | 1,046 |
| Quail Valley Middle School | 31 | 1,043 |
| Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School | 5.1 | 1,041 |
| Thomas R. Culver Elementary School | 23.9 | 1,011 |
| Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School | 5.5 | 1,008 |
| Judge James C. Adolphus Elementary School | 19.4 | 971 |
| Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School | 14.6 | 969 |
| Missouri City Middle School | 59.2 | 963 |
| Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School | 7.5 | 955 |
| Commonwealth Elementary School | 4.9 | 954 |
| Joella Exley Elementary School | 8.2 | 954 |
| Sienna Crossing Elementary School | 18.4 | 937 |
| James E. Williams Elementary School | 2.8 | 936 |
| Stanley C. Stanley Elementary School | 6 | 935 |
| Cornerstone Elementary School | 3.7 | 934 |
| KIPP Journey Primary School | 42.5 | 920 |
| Oakland Elementary School | 30.3 | 919 |
| Don Carter Elementary School | 25.6 | 913 |
| Juan Seguin Elementary School | 45.9 | 896 |
| Huggins Elementary School | 16.6 | 893 |
| KIPP Unity Primary School | 61.5 | 877 |
| Sue Creech Elementary School | 14.2 | 873 |
| Jan Schiff Elementary School | 31.2 | 871 |
| Bonnie Holland Elementary School | 10.1 | 862 |
| Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School | 5.7 | 859 |
| Hodges Bend Middle School | 28.2 | 849 |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School | 45.5 | 835 |
| Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land | 21.2 | 830 |
| Griffin Elementary School | 5.5 | 821 |
| H. F. McNeill Elementary School | 32.4 | 821 |
| Needville Middle School | 3.9 | 819 |
| Walker Station Elementary School | 7.2 | 816 |
| Settlers Way Elementary School | 11.9 | 815 |
| Oyster Creek Elementary School | 22 | 795 |
| Iltexas Katy Westpark High School | 34.5 | 786 |
| School of Science and Technology Sugarland | 63.6 | 774 |
| Stafford Middle School | 41.5 | 771 |
| James Patterson Elementary School | 46.4 | 771 |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School | 10.4 | 763 |
| Palmer Elementary School | 48.9 | 744 |
| Brazos Bend Elementary School | 13 | 739 |
| Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land | 25.7 | 735 |
| Fletcher Morgan Elementary School | 12.3 | 722 |
| Lula Belle Goodman Elementary School | 32.5 | 721 |
| Austin Parkway Elementary School | 16.5 | 711 |
| Manford Williams Elementary School | 31.4 | 706 |
| Meyer Elementary School | 26.3 | 704 |
| John Arredondo Elementary School | 30.8 | 695 |
| Rita Drabek Elementary School | 16.9 | 669 |
| Mary Austin Holley Elementary School | 33.4 | 653 |
| Stephen F. Austin Elementary School | 18.6 | 652 |
| Rosa Parks Elementary School | 62.1 | 651 |
| Dulles Elementary School | 37.8 | 645 |
| Colony Meadows Elementary School | 5.9 | 643 |
| Sugar Mill Elementary School | 8 | 640 |
| KIPP Journey Collegiate School | 37.9 | 615 |
| Cora Thomas Elementary School | 31.1 | 601 |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Katy | 33.6 | 590 |
| Highlands Elementary School | 12.8 | 588 |
| Colony Bend Elementary School | 11.2 | 580 |
| Jane Long Elementary School | 25.4 | 579 |
| Quail Valley Elementary School | 38.3 | 564 |
| Taylor Ray Elementary School | 5.7 | 560 |
| Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School | 29.1 | 554 |
| Susanna Dickinson Elementary School | 6.4 | 547 |
| Townewest Elementary School | 10.3 | 543 |
| Needville Junior High School | 3.9 | 538 |
| Mission West Elementary School | 18.5 | 523 |
| Lexington Creek Elementary School | 27.3 | 521 |
| Arizona Fleming Elementary School | 18.3 | 504 |
| William Velasquez | 24.5 | 497 |
| Stafford Early Childhood Center | 44.6 | 496 |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School | 37 | 492 |
| T. L. Pink Elementary School | 15.6 | 486 |
| E. A. Jones Elementary School | 43.2 | 479 |
| Lantern Lane Elementary School | 51.9 | 472 |
| Bowie Elementary School | 4.5 | 466 |
| Ridgemont Early Literacy Center | 34.8 | 463 |
| Bess Campbell Elementary School | 7.5 | 454 |
| Walter Moses Burton Elementary School | 63.2 | 451 |
| Ridgegate Elementary School | 27.6 | 449 |
| KIPP Academy West Middle | 53.8 | 446 |
| Meadows Elementary School | 12 | 443 |
| Dr. Lynn Armstrong Elementary School | 20.8 | 438 |
| Travis Elementary School | 8.9 | 426 |
| Barrington Place Elementary School | 16.7 | 384 |
| Edgar Glover Junior Elementary School | 72.6 | 380 |
| Mission Glen Elementary School | 37.6 | 370 |
| Smith Elementary School | 14.7 | 368 |
| Beasley Elementary School | 11.2 | 366 |
| Brazos Elementary School | 6.2 | 353 |
| Briargate Elementary School | 69 | 345 |
| Ridgemont Elementary School | 28.9 | 332 |
| Mission Bend Elementary School | 23.8 | 315 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | 18.3 | 306 |
| Jackson Elementary School | 13.7 | 293 |
| Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center | 69.7 | 290 |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School | 64.3 | 263 |
| Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy | 78.9 | 261 |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School | 78.3 | 240 |
| Stafford STEM Magnet Academy | 27.5 | 233 |
| Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center | 14.1 | 220 |
| Ferndell Henry Center for Learning | 44.1 | 188 |
| Alternative Learning Center | 29.2 | 120 |
| Juvenile Detention Center | 56.8 | 37 |
| Fort Bend County Alter | 69.2 | 26 |
| Fort Bend County Alter | 10.5 | 19 |
| Depelchin-Richmond | 45.5 | 11 |
| Davinci | 16.7 | 6 |
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• 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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