STAFFORD H S

STAFFORD H S operates as a medium-sized high school in STAFFORD, Texas, operated by STAFFORD MSD. Current enrollment sits at 1,108 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

STAFFORD MSD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 3,492 students; STAFFORD H S is among them.

On the student-mix side, STAFFORD H S reports that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 42% Black, 4% Asian, 4% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STAFFORD H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Fort Bend County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STAFFORD H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 45.1%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Fort Bend County) records that median household income runs about $114,041, about 50% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), STAFFORD H S is one campus in the mix.

STAFFORD STEM MAGNET ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, STAFFORD H S comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 40.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. STAFFORD H S's enrollment has increased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 1,052 (now 1,108).

In the discussion threads here, the feed for STAFFORD H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.