Public schools in Friendswood, TX
Friendswood has 11 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 11,835 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Friendswood ISD runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Friendswood's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Friendswood | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendswood ISD | 6 | 6,213 | $10,559 |
| Clear Creek ISD | 5 | 40,693 | $10,214 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Friendswood, 4,317 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Brook High School | 2,303 | 16.8 | not reported | Clear Creek ISD |
| Friendswood High School | 2,014 | 16.4 | not reported | Friendswood ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Friendswood, 3,495 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendswood Junior High | 1,530 | 18.0 | not reported | Friendswood ISD |
| Westbrook Intermediate | 1,160 | 17.4 | 27.2% | Clear Creek ISD |
| Brookside Intermediate | 805 | 13.9 | 35.9% | Clear Creek ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 elementary schools in Friendswood, 4,023 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C W Cline Elementary | 906 | 16.5 | 3.8% | Friendswood ISD |
| C D Landolt Elementary | 736 | 16.5 | 44.4% | Clear Creek ISD |
| Zue S Bales Intermediate | 640 | 16.0 | 15.5% | Friendswood ISD |
| Wedgewood Elementary | 637 | 16.8 | 47.3% | Clear Creek ISD |
| Windsong Intermediate | 607 | 14.5 | 7.6% | Friendswood ISD |
| Westwood Elementary | 497 | 13.8 | 15.5% | Friendswood ISD |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Friendswood's public schools compare with Texas's
The median Friendswood school has 16.5 students per full-time teacher, more than the Texas median of 14.5. 36% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 70% across the state. Its median school enrolls 805 students (state 507).
| Friendswood | Texas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.5 | 14.5 |
| Median school size (students) | 805 | 507 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 36% | 70% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 52% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 11% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 11 Friendswood schools and the 8,846 Texas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Friendswood
- Friendswood ISDRuns 6 of Friendswood's 11 public schools and spent $10,559 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,559
- Clear Brook High School, the largest high school in Friendswood2,303 students in 2024-25, 16.8 per teacher.2,303
- Compare Friendswood ISD with Clear Creek ISDFriendswood's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in TexasTexas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Friendswood addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Texas
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- El Paso213 schools
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- Corpus Christi90 schools
Questions about schools in Friendswood
How many public schools are in Friendswood, TX?
11 public schools with an address in Friendswood were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 6 elementary, enrolling 11,835 students.What is the largest high school in Friendswood?
Clear Brook High School, with 2,303 students in 2024-25 (Clear Creek ISD).Which districts run Friendswood's schools?
Friendswood ISD (6 schools), Clear Creek ISD (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25