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Enrollment
2,165
High
DISTRICT 1,925 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965001818
Dulles High School
550 DULLES AVE, SUGAR LAND, TX 77478 · (281) 634-5600 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,165 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 80% of Texas public high schools
- A-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.
- AThree-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
122 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
946 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 571 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 542 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 539 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 513 | 24% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 44.0% | 12.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Dulles High School
Dulles High School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulles High School this school | 2,165 | 43.7% | 65.9% |
| Debakey H S for Health Prof HOUSTON | 929 | 39.8% | 92.3% |
| Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land SUGAR LAND | 912 | 56.0% | 81.0% |
| Plano East Sr High School PLANO | 3,033 | 32.8% | 67.7% |
| Lawrence E Elkins High School MISSOURI CITY | 2,848 | 29.2% | 69.1% |
| Stephen F Austin High School SUGAR LAND | 2,655 | 36.6% | 71.8% |
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 Dulles High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #337 of 1,385 | #19 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #382 of 1,425 ▲ 108 | #18 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #425 of 1,425 ▼ 94 | #19 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #164 of 1,184 | #7 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,165 | #260 of 2,107 | #16 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,152 of 1,344 | #17 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #42 of 1,346 | #8 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #1,138 of 1,522 | #17 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #190 of 557 | #3 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
2,165
-378 (-15%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 2,625
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 2,165 | 122.3 | 17.7:1 | 44% (946) |
| 2023-24 | 2,291 | 127.4 | 18.0:1 | 46% (1,052) |
| 2022-23 | 2,364 | 135 | 17.5:1 | 45% (1,066) |
| 2020-21 | 2,543 | 143 | 17.8:1 | 36% (921) |
| 2017-18 | 2,485 | 139.3 | 17.8:1 | 27% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 2,240 | 136 | 16.5:1 | 23% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 2,061 | 117 | 17.6:1 | 21% (430) |
| 2000-01 | 2,042 | 128 | 15.9:1 | 10% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 2,625 | 143 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dulles High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (2,485 to 2,165); teachers down 12% (139.3 to 122.3).
About Dulles High School
Dulles High School is a public high school run by FORT BEND ISD in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The school counts 2,165 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
FORT BEND ISD has 83 schools; together they serve 79,663 students.
Asian students are the largest group at Dulles High School, with 39% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 13% White, and 4% multiracial. Fort Bend County's residents are about 22% Asian, 17 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Dulles High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
Its 122.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.7:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 44%. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Fort Bend County.
The allk12 Grade for Dulles High School is A-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dulles High School would score about 55.0%. It scores 65.9%, 10.9 points above that figure.
Within Fort Bend County, median household income is about $114,041, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Fort Bend County number 217 and enroll about 191,372.
The next-closest public school is Dulles Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Dulles High School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 65.9% versus a 44.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students declined from 2,543 to 2,165 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Related schools
Other schools in FORT BEND ISD
- William B Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,114 students
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- George Bush High SchoolHigh · 2,428 students
Other schools in SUGAR LAND
- Stephen F Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,655 students
- Clements High SchoolHigh · 2,641 students
- Kempner High SchoolHigh · 1,850 students
- Fort Settlement Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,504 students
- Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar LandElementary · 1,471 students
- Macario Garcia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,443 students
Nearby schools
- Dulles Elementary School0.2 mi · 675
- Dulles Middle School0.2 mi · 1,254
- Highlands Elementary School1.9 mi · 541
- Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy2.0 mi · 190
- Lexington Creek Elementary School2.1 mi · 506
- Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary School2.1 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Dulles High SchoolHow many students attend Dulles High School?
Dulles High School enrolls approximately 2,165 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Dulles High School serve?
Dulles High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Dulles High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Dulles High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dulles High School?
At Dulles High School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 23% Hispanic, 21% Black, 39% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Dulles High School in?
Dulles High School is part of FORT BEND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.