Total enrollment
79,663
+2,928 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
91 schools in FORT BEND ISD
Texas · 79,663 students · 7 cities
Public K-12 education in FORT BEND ISD runs across 91 schools with combined enrollment of about 79,663 students, averaging 875 per school.
4-year change in FORT BEND ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
83
+3 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FORT BEND ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #128 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 79,663 | #6 of 760 | #41 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 83 | #9 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #647 of 758 | #6,482 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 47.5% | #554 of 750 | #4,517 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #5 of 557 | #48 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside FORT BEND ISD
State test results across the district's 78 scored schools run from Fort Settlement Middle School at 87.6% proficient to Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary School at 22.7%, a gap of 64.9 points. That is the 25th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 74 district schools that reported both years went from 73,271 to 72,628 students (down 1%) and from 4,484 to 4,495 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About FORT BEND ISD
FORT BEND ISD is a small Texas school district running 91 schools with combined enrollment near 79,663.
For a sense of the school types, FORT BEND ISD covers 58 elementary, 15 middle, 14 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in FORT BEND ISD is about 875, noticeably above the Texas average of roughly 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in FORT BEND ISD has rose 4% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 76,735 students to 79,663. The school count climbed from 80 to 83 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for FORT BEND ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.