Sugar Land Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land Middle in Sugar Land, Texas enrolled 936 students in 2024-25 with 61.7 full-time teachers, 15.2 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 42% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%
1,050 students in 2022-23, 995 students in 2023-24, 936 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.9 to 61.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,050 | 60.9 | 17.3 |
| 2023-24 | 995 | 59.5 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 936 | 61.7 | 15.2 |
15.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 355 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sugar Land Middle enrolled 1,065 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 355 of the 1,065 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions33
- Chronically absent21.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
40.4% of students were Hispanic, 28.4% Asian, 13.1% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic40.4%
- Asian28.4%
- White13.1%
- Black12.9%
- Two or more races4.8%
- American Indian0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sugar Land Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 62% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 42% | 50% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Sugar Land
6 public middle schools in Sugar Land report 2024-25 enrollment; Sugar Land Middle is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Settlement Middle | 1,504 | 19.6 | 9.3% |
| Macario Garcia Middle | 1,443 | 17.6 | 33.7% |
| Sartartia Middle | 1,365 | 18.1 | 19.1% |
| First Colony Middle | 1,270 | 18.9 | 23.6% |
| Dulles Middle | 1,254 | 16.0 | 47.1% |
| Sugar Land Middle | 936 | 15.2 | 60.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sugar Land Middle
- Dulles MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,254 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Macario Garcia MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 1,443 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Sugar Land Middle with Dulles MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Fort Bend ISD spends per student$10,520 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,520
- The largest public schools in TexasSugar Land Middle is the number 350 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#350 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.15.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Sugar Land Middle
How many students attend Sugar Land Middle?
936 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,050 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Sugar Land, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sugar Land Middle?
15.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Sugar Land Middle a Title I school?
Sugar Land Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Sugar Land Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Sugar Land Middle scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sugar Land Middle in?
Fort Bend ISD, NCES district ID 4819650. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481965001827 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.