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What's something B F TERRY H S does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,512
High
DISTRICT 1,717 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658005534
B F Terry High School
5500 AVE N, ROSENBERG, TX 77471 · (832) 223-3400 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,512 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
998 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 393 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 383 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 369 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 367 | 24% |
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 47.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 24.0% | 42.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 25.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like B F Terry High School
B F Terry High School's state test result (51.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| B F Terry High School this school | 1,512 | 66.0% | 51.0% |
| Chapin High School EL PASO | 1,766 | 68.7% | 52.0% |
| Elgin High School ELGIN | 1,771 | 71.4% | 30.6% |
| Carroll High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,928 | 63.6% | 44.0% |
| Akins Early College High School AUSTIN | 2,421 | 63.8% | 40.5% |
| Crockett Early College High School AUSTIN | 1,529 | 65.5% | 40.5% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where B F Terry High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #787 of 1,385 | #23 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,072 of 1,425 ▼ 147 | #25 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #868 of 1,425 ▲ 16 | #23 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #712 of 1,184 | #24 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,512 | #457 of 2,107 | #21 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,155 of 1,344 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #933 of 1,346 | #29 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #671 of 1,522 | #8 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.4% | #66 of 557 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,512
-667 (-31%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 1,565
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,512 | 85.3 | 17.7:1 | 66% (998) |
| 2023-24 | 1,537 | 85.6 | 17.9:1 | 76% (1,171) |
| 2022-23 | 1,739 | 101.3 | 17.2:1 | 75% (1,296) |
| 2020-21 | 2,179 | 131 | 16.6:1 | 78% (1,705) |
| 2017-18 | 2,084 | 122.3 | 17.1:1 | 59% (1,233) |
| 2015-16 | 1,881 | 106 | 17.8:1 | 63% (1,190) |
| 2010-11 | 1,651 | 103 | 16.0:1 | 60% (990) |
| 2000-01 | 2,190 | 131 | 16.7:1 | 36% (780) |
| 1990-91 | 1,565 | 95 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for B F Terry High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (2,084 to 1,512); teachers down 30% (122.3 to 85.3).
About B F Terry High School
B F Terry High School operates as a high-enrollment high school in ROSENBERG, Texas. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 1,512 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
Across its 49 schools, LAMAR CISD enrolls 46,786 students. B F Terry High School is one of those schools.
The student body at B F Terry High School is 78% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black and 8% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
On staff are 85.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 66% of students at B F Terry High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Fort Bend County, the average is 42%.
B F Terry High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Texas public high schools.
B F Terry High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.0% and a predicted 45.5%.
The school is in Fort Bend County, where the median household earns about $114,041 a year, about 50% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. B F Terry High School shares Fort Bend County with 216 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, George JH is about 0.4 miles from B F Terry High School. The five-mile area around B F Terry High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, B F Terry High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The federal government classifies B F Terry High School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, B F Terry High School had a net loss of 667 students, or 31%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 17.7:1 over the same years.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
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- George JH0.4 mi · 1,102
- Brookesmith Davinci0.6 mi · 7
- Lamar JH1.2 mi · 1,194
- Smith Elementary School1.2 mi · 307
- Lamar Cons High School1.2 mi · 1,714
- John Arredondo Elementary School1.5 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About B F Terry High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at B F Terry High School?
B F Terry High School enrolls approximately 1,512 students in grades 09-12.
Is B F Terry High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
B F Terry High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at B F Terry High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at B F Terry High School is approximately 17.7:1 (85 FTE teachers).
How diverse is B F Terry High School?
B F Terry High School reports a student body of 8% White, 78% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is B F Terry High School public or private?
B F Terry High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMAR CISD.
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