Fort Bend Independent School District - Texas (2025)

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District/Campus Ratings Overview

The 2022 District and campus accountability results were released to the public August 15, 2022. Fort Bend ISD received an overall rating of B.

Kempner High School

#1 Most Diverse Public High Schools in Fort Bend County.

Houston ISD is by far the largest in Texas, with 189,104 students enrolled, according to the 2023-2024 Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) reports. Next is Dallas ISD with 139,246 students, and the third largest district in the state is Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, with 118,470 students.

A series of additional laws gradually granted cities and towns more freedom in the development and administration of their schools, resulting in the formation of independent school districts. By 1900 there were 526 such districts in which the high school replaced the earlier academy.

Leading all communities in the 2024 Places with the Best Public Schools in America is Scarsdale, a suburb of New York City and home to roughly 18,000 people.

For the second year in a row, Katy ISD has been named the #1 Public School District in the Houston Area and also received an A+ overall grade according to the 2023 Niche Best Schools list.

Students at Fort Bend Independent School District

The student body at the schools served by Fort Bend Independent School District is 14.6% White, 27.8% Black, 26.9% Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander, 26.5% Hispanic/Latino, 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander.

Fort Bend County loves diversity. It's proud to be the most diverse county in Texas and one of the top picks in all America. The place is home to many people from different cultures and backgrounds who are thriving together.

Population & Diversity

In 2022, there were 1.43 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (252k people) in Fort Bend County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 176k Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 166k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

According to the list, the richest school district in Texas is Friendswood Independent School District. This district is found in Galveston County. The average household income for families in this school district is $167,090 per year. The graduation rate is 97%.

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Here's the full list of the top 10 public high schools in Texas, according to the report: The School for the Talented and Gifted (Dallas) Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School (Dallas)

The boards of independent school districts are elected by the citizens of their communities, while the boards of charter schools are appointed. In each instance, the school board oversees the management of the district or charter school and ensures that the superintendent implements and monitors district operations.

Generally, a child must attend the school district in which he or she resides. School districts can make transfer agreements to accept each others' students.

In Texas, there are currently 83 districts that have approved a four-day school week, affecting almost 96,000 students, according to a KXAN analysis. Lometa ISD, about 100 miles north of Austin, is one of the districts that adopted a four-day school week, and Superintendent Rob Moore said it is already helping.

The Texas Education Agency has again awarded the Fort Bend ISD administration an “A” rating for “superior achievement” in its financial management of the district's instructional resources in the Texas Schools Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas for the 2022-23 school year.

The Fort Worth ISD is now a B-rated District, according to accountability scores released by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). “Thanks to the incredible work of our teachers, we have gained 14 points in five years – despite two years of a global pandemic,” said Superintendent Kent P. Scribner.

1. Carroll Independent School District. Carroll ISD consistently ranks among the top-performing school districts in Texas, earning accolades for its rigorous academic curriculum, distinguished faculty members, and diverse array of extracurricular activities.