MISSION BEND GLEN EL

MISSION BEND GLEN EL, a moderately sized elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by FORT BEND ISD, caters to 460 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

FORT BEND ISD runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 79,663 students. MISSION BEND GLEN EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MISSION BEND GLEN EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%; the rest reads as 27% Black, 10% Asian, 4% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Fort Bend County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, MISSION BEND GLEN EL shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MISSION BEND GLEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

Across the wider county, Fort Bend County reports that median household income runs about $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), MISSION BEND GLEN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HODGES BEND MIDDLE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MISSION BEND GLEN EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

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