EDGAR GLOVER JR EL

Located at 1510 COLUMBIA BLUE DR, in MISSOURI CITY, Texas, EDGAR GLOVER JR EL is a low-enrollment elementary school that serves 338 students (grades K through 5), run under FORT BEND ISD. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

FORT BEND ISD comprises 83 schools with combined enrollment of 79,663 students; EDGAR GLOVER JR EL is among them.

Demographically, EDGAR GLOVER JR EL records that the largest single group is Black, at 72% of enrollment; the rest reads as 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, EDGAR GLOVER JR EL has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EDGAR GLOVER JR EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at EDGAR GLOVER JR EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), EDGAR GLOVER JR EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.6%; this one delivers 28.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) shows that median household income runs about $114,041, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. EDGAR GLOVER JR EL is one of 217 public schools in Fort Bend County (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students).

The closest other public school is EL DAEP, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EDGAR GLOVER JR EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 29%: 479 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 82% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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