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How has THURGOOD MARSHALL H S changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,698
High
DISTRICT 1,925 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT BEND ISD·NCES 481965009241
Thurgood Marshall High School
1220 BUFFALO RUN, MISSOURI CITY, TX 77489 · (281) 634-6630 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,698 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
15.5:1
110 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
1,224 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 | 541 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 435 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 384 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 20% |
Student demographics
50%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from FORT BEND ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 4.0% | 42.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 19.0% | 47.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 23.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Thurgood Marshall High School
Thurgood Marshall High School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall High School this school | 1,698 | 72.1% | 35.7% |
| North Crowley High School FORT WORTH | 2,936 | 69.9% | 41.3% |
| Lancaster High School LANCASTER | 2,255 | 75.9% | 35.3% |
| Desoto High School DESOTO | 1,936 | 62.8% | 40.7% |
| Cedar Hill High School CEDAR HILL | 1,974 | 59.3% | 34.4% |
| Crowley High School CROWLEY | 2,433 | 70.1% | 39.2% |
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 Thurgood Marshall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #1,241 of 1,385 | #29 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,256 of 1,425 ▲ 53 | #30 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,072 of 1,425 ▲ 114 | #28 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #392 of 1,184 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,698 | #407 of 2,107 | #20 of 39 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #819 of 1,344 | #6 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #708 of 1,346 | #28 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #538 of 1,522 | #4 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #106 of 672 | #4 of 18 |
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
1,698
+309 (+22%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 1,355
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 1,698 | 109.7 | 15.5:1 | 72% (1,224) |
| 2023-24 | 1,615 | 105 | 15.4:1 | 77% (1,247) |
| 2022-23 | 1,542 | 112 | 13.8:1 | 82% (1,271) |
| 2020-21 | 1,389 | 110 | 12.6:1 | 74% (1,030) |
| 2017-18 | 1,243 | 90.9 | 13.7:1 | 59% (739) |
| 2015-16 | 1,258 | 89 | 14.1:1 | 59% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 1,355 | 95 | 14.3:1 | 59% (797) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thurgood Marshall High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (1,243 to 1,698); teachers up 21% (90.9 to 109.7).
About Thurgood Marshall High School
Thurgood Marshall High School is a public high school in MISSOURI CITY, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,698 students enrolled. That is 113% larger than the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Thurgood Marshall High School is a school in FORT BEND ISD. The district has 83 schools and 79,663 students.
Black students are 64% of those enrolled at Thurgood Marshall High School. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic. In Fort Bend County overall, about 21% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
Thurgood Marshall High School reported 109.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.5:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Roughly 72% of students at Thurgood Marshall High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Fort Bend County average 42%.
Thurgood Marshall High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Texas public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Thurgood Marshall High School is 7.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Fort Bend County, home to about 893,767 people, median household income comes to about $114,041, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 50%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Fort Bend County's 217 public schools enroll about 191,372 students and include Thurgood Marshall High School.
The closest school to Thurgood Marshall High School is Hunters Glen Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 35.7% is below the 44.6% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 1,389 to 1,698, a 22% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.6:1 to 15.5:1.
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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 MISSOURI CITY
- Lawrence E Elkins High SchoolHigh · 2,848 students
- Ridge Point High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Hightower High SchoolHigh · 2,312 students
- Ronald Thornton Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,760 students
- Billy Baines Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,383 students
- Lake Olympia Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,078 students
Other Thurgood Marshall High schools
One other US public school is named Thurgood Marshall High. Thurgood Marshall High School is the largest of the 2.
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolDayton, OH · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Hunters Glen Elementary School1.0 mi · 249
- Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center1.0 mi · 218
- E A Jones Elementary School1.1 mi · 536
- Missouri City Middle School1.2 mi · 933
- Stafford Elementary School1.2 mi · 938
- Stafford STEM Magnet Academy1.3 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Thurgood Marshall High SchoolHow many students attend Thurgood Marshall High School?
Thurgood Marshall High School enrolls approximately 1,698 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Thurgood Marshall High School serve?
Thurgood Marshall High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thurgood Marshall High School is approximately 15.5:1 (110 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Thurgood Marshall High School?
Thurgood Marshall High School reports a student body of 1% White, 31% Hispanic, 64% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Thurgood Marshall High School?
Thurgood Marshall High School is overseen by FORT BEND ISD in Fort Bend County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.