In 2021-22 school year, Hispanic students had highest representation in Fort Bend County County schools

By Houston Republic

Apr 3, 2024

Of the many ethnicities represented in Fort Bend County County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in Fort Bend County County schools in 2021-22 school year were Hispanic, according to the Texas Education Agency.

Of the 176,925 students attending Fort Bend County County schools, 30.6% were Hispanic. White students were the second largest ethnicity, making up 22.9% of Fort Bend County County students.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students still were the most common group in Fort Bend County County, representing 30.5% of the student body.

Donald Leonetti Elementary School had the most even distribution of races among the county schools, including 29.6% white students, 28.2% Black students, 19.1% Hispanic students, 14.9% Asian students, 7.6% Multi-racial students, 0.3% American Indian students, and 0.3% Pacific Islander students.

In the 2021-22 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 3.3% when compared to the previous year.

The Texas education system is currently torn between public schools and taxpayer-funded private schools.

Critics argue that private schools use funds that should go to the public school system, while private school advocates claim they’re offering better education for more Texas students.

Ethnicities in Fort Bend County County in 2021-22 School Year

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Fort Bend County County Schools in 2021-22 School Year

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body	Total enrollment
Adams Junior High School	white	42.9%	1,611
Alternative Learning Center	Hispanic	45.9%	98
Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School	Asian	66.8%	1,122
Arizona Fleming Elementary School	Hispanic	57.1%	510
Arrow Academy - Liberation Academy	Black	82%	272
Austin Parkway Elementary School	Asian	41.9%	621
B. F. Terry High School	Hispanic	75.9%	1,963
Barbara Jordan Elementary School	Black	35.7%	498
Barrington Place Elementary School	Asian	40.7%	482
Beasley Elementary School	Hispanic	81%	415
Beckendorff Junior High School	Asian	35.3%	1,719
Bentley Elementary School	white	35.3%	945
Bess Campbell Elementary School	white	43.3%	776
Billy Baines Middle School	Hispanic	27.8%	1,246
Blue Ridge Elementary School	Black	65.4%	246
Bonnie Holland Elementary School	Asian	33.9%	833
Bowie Elementary School	Hispanic	89.2%	453
Brazos Bend Elementary School	Asian	48.8%	1,345
Brazos Elementary School	Hispanic	56.4%	303
Briargate Elementary School	Black	72%	354
Briscoe Junior High School	white	31.8%	1,785
Campbell Elementary School	Hispanic	31.6%	1,486
Carolyn and Vernon Madden Elementary School	Asian	59.2%	839
Christa McAuliffe Middle School	Hispanic	52.5%	840
Cinco Ranch High School	white	39.3%	3,475
Cinco Ranch Junior High School	white	35.2%	1,423
Clements High School	Asian	54.7%	2,488
Colony Bend Elementary School	Asian	40.1%	521
Colony Meadows Elementary School	Asian	48%	613
Commonwealth Elementary School	Asian	69.8%	934
Cora Thomas Elementary School	Hispanic	40.8%	725
Cornerstone Elementary School	Asian	73.6%	810
David Crockett Middle School	Black	41.7%	1,130
Davinci	Hispanic	42.9%	7
Dean Leaman Junior High School	white	38.4%	1,848
Depelchin-Richmond	Black	40%	15
Don Carter Elementary School	Hispanic	29.4%	832
Donald Leonetti Elementary School	white	29.6%	1,022
Dr. Lynn Armstrong Elementary School	Hispanic	75.7%	457
Dr. Thomas E. Randle High School	Hispanic	47.4%	760
Dulles Elementary School	Black	35.9%	624
Dulles High School	Asian	40.6%	2,399
Dulles Middle School	Black	28.6%	1,360
E. A. Jones Elementary School	Hispanic	47.5%	503
Edgar Glover Junior Elementary School	Black	75.4%	394
Edna Mae Fielder Elementary School	white	40%	910
Elementary DAEP	Hispanic	50%	2
Ferndell Henry Center for Learning	Black	50%	88
First Colony Middle School	Asian	42.4%	1,230
Fletcher Morgan Elementary School	white	43.7%	828
Fort Bend County Alter	white	100%	2
Fort Bend County Alter	Hispanic	92.9%	14
Fort Bend County Alter	Black	53.8%	13
Fort Settlement Middle School	Asian	62.5%	1,386
Foster High School	Hispanic	31.6%	2,192
Fred and Patti Shafer Elementary School	Asian	35.2%	1,096
Frost Elementary School	white	48.4%	872
Fulshear High School	white	40.2%	2,124
George Bush High School	Hispanic	42%	2,523
George Junior High School	Hispanic	78.4%	1,106
George Ranch High School	white	35.3%	2,627
Griffin Elementary School	white	45.6%	766
H. F. McNeill Elementary School	Black	33%	807
Harmony School of Excellence - Sugar Land	Asian	40%	633
Harmony School of Innovation - Katy	Black	34.9%	694
Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land	Asian	43%	744
Harmony Science Academy-Katy	Black	43.5%	701
Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land	Asian	43.3%	729
Harry Wright Junior High School	Hispanic	47.2%	1,233
Heritage Rose Elementary School	Hispanic	64.9%	1,104
Highlands Elementary School	white	31.1%	566
Hightower High School	Black	60.1%	2,356
Hodges Bend Middle School	Hispanic	48.8%	920
Huggins Elementary School	white	63.1%	590
Hunters Glen Early Literacy Center	Black	67.8%	236
Hunters Glen Elementary School	Black	82.1%	207
Iltexas Katy Westpark High School	Hispanic	54.7%	711
Irma Dru Hutchison Elementary School	Black	29.8%	764
Jackson Elementary School	Hispanic	82.6%	304
James Bowie Middle School	Black	28.5%	1,534
James C. Neill Elementary School	Asian	27.8%	1,054
James E. Randolph Elementary School	white	56.7%	1,089
James E. Williams Elementary School	white	42.9%	888
James Patterson Elementary School	Black	47%	755
Jan Schiff Elementary School	Asian	37.1%	846
Jane Long Elementary School	Hispanic	69.2%	533
Jenks Elementary School	Asian	33.6%	1,315
Joe Hubenak Elementary School	Black	29.8%	1,221
Joella Exley Elementary School	white	34.6%	970
John Arredondo Elementary School	Hispanic	41.7%	1,005
Jordan High School	white	35.9%	1,933
Juan Seguin Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	84.3%	210
Juan Seguin Elementary School	Black	41.6%	791
Judge James C. Adolphus Elementary School	white	42.5%	905
Juvenile Detention Center	Black	54.5%	22
KIPP Academy West Middle	Black	49.5%	455
KIPP Journey Collegiate School	Hispanic	52.8%	532
KIPP Journey Primary School	Black	45.5%	765
KIPP Unity Primary School	Black	61.4%	872
Kathleen Joerger Lindsey Elementary School	white	41.6%	841
Katy High School	white	44.6%	3,190
Keiko Davidson Elementary School	Asian	40.9%	1,069
Kempner High School	Hispanic	36.9%	1,962
Lake Olympia Middle School	Black	55.4%	1,200
Lakeview Elementary School	Asian	29.4%	286
Lamar Cons High School	Hispanic	54.6%	1,771
Lamar Junior High School	Hispanic	54.2%	1,260
Lantern Lane Elementary School	Black	50%	448
Lawrence E. Elkins High School	Asian	39.7%	2,575
Lexington Creek Elementary School	Asian	29.7%	491
Lula Belle Goodman Elementary School	Hispanic	65.6%	681
Macario Garcia Middle School	Asian	48.7%	1,502
Malala Yousafzai	Asian	70.4%	977
Manford Williams Elementary School	Black	32.7%	388
Mary Austin Holley Elementary School	Hispanic	55.1%	624
Meadows Elementary School	Hispanic	39.8%	389
Meyer Elementary School	Hispanic	59.1%	624
Mission Bend Elementary School	Hispanic	48%	371
Mission Glen Elementary School	Hispanic	44.1%	347
Mission West Elementary School	Hispanic	65.4%	555
Missouri City Middle School	Black	60.9%	956
Needville Elementary School	Hispanic	49.5%	1,078
Needville High School	Hispanic	47.1%	1,049
Needville Junior High School	white	49.8%	534
Needville Middle School	Hispanic	47.9%	724
Oakland Elementary School	Black	30.2%	868
Odessa Kilpatrick Elementary School	Asian	34.5%	1,044
Oyster Creek Elementary School	Asian	33.7%	769
Palmer Elementary School	Black	48.6%	681
Pecan Grove Elementary School	white	51.2%	740
Quail Valley Elementary School	Black	39.3%	509
Quail Valley Middle School	Asian	35.1%	1,080
Ray and Jamie Wolman Elementary School	white	66.3%	937
Reading Junior High School	white	39.6%	1,685
Ridge Point High School	white	30.9%	3,055
Ridgegate Elementary School	Hispanic	71.8%	422
Ridgemont Early Literacy Center	Hispanic	55.9%	571
Ridgemont Elementary School	Hispanic	72.6%	288
Rita Drabek Elementary School	Asian	52.1%	672
Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School	Hispanic	34.2%	1,066
Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School	white	45.9%	1,277
Ronald Thornton Middle School	Black	31.6%	1,464
Roosevelt Alexander Elementary School	Asian	38.4%	1,000
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Black	64.7%	624
Sartartia Middle School	Asian	58.4%	1,362
Scanlan Oaks Elementary School	white	44.5%	915
School of Science and Technology Sugarland	Black	61.8%	777
Settlers Way Elementary School	Asian	40.6%	785
Seven Lakes High School	white	35.7%	3,582
Seven Lakes Junior High School	Asian	34.7%	1,529
Sienna Crossing Elementary School	white	38.5%	948
Smith Elementary School	Hispanic	65.8%	345
Stafford Early Childhood Center	Hispanic	47.8%	452
Stafford Elementary School	Hispanic	51.6%	1,067
Stafford High School	Black	45.6%	1,044
Stafford Middle School	Hispanic	47.4%	775
Stafford STEM Magnet Academy	Asian	44%	175
Stanley C. Stanley Elementary School	Asian	38.4%	967
Stephen F. Austin Elementary School	white	37.6%	574
Stephen F. Austin High School	Asian	46.3%	2,258
Sue Creech Elementary School	white	41.2%	845
Sugar Land Middle School	Hispanic	36.2%	1,065
Sugar Mill Elementary School	Hispanic	34.9%	525
Susanna Dickinson Elementary School	white	58.3%	520
T. L. Pink Elementary School	Hispanic	77.7%	493
Tamarron Elementary School	Hispanic	45.1%	788
Taylor Ray Elementary School	Hispanic	84.9%	550
Tays Junior High School	Asian	33.4%	1,488
Thomas R. Culver Elementary School	Hispanic	59.6%	899
Thurgood Marshall High School	Black	64.1%	1,550
Tom Wilson Elementary School	Hispanic	32.5%	1,105
Tompkins High School	white	33.6%	3,254
Townewest Elementary School	Hispanic	69.7%	534
Travis Elementary School	Hispanic	81.6%	402
Walker Station Elementary School	Asian	44.5%	724
Walter Moses Burton Elementary School	Black	65.1%	413
William B. Travis High School	Asian	28%	3,100
William Velasquez	Hispanic	44.2%	482
Willowridge High School	Hispanic	53.3%	1,290
Woodcreek Elementary School	white	36.6%	1,315
Woodcreek Junior High School	white	52.5%	1,509