FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE

FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE is an intermediate school of high-enrollment scale in SUGAR LAND, Texas, part of FORT BEND ISD, serveing 1,504 students in grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE sits 134% larger than that benchmark.

FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE is one of 83 schools operated by FORT BEND ISD, a district that serves 79,663 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Asian, at 67% of enrollment; the rest consists of 14% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fort Bend County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.6%; this one delivers 87.6%, a residual of +19.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Fort Bend County reports that the typical household earns roughly $114,041 per year, roughly 50% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Fort Bend County runs 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), of which FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: COMMONWEALTH EL, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 75.1%.

FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 1,429 students in 2018 compared to 1,504 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 20% to 14% over that span.

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