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Settlers Way Elementary

Q: Is Settlers Way Elementary a good school?

Settlers Way Elementary ranks 666 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

666^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Settlers Way Elementary in Sugar Land, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 698 students in grades PK through 5 within the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), offering a reliable, high-quality education in a competitive neighborhood.

This school stands out as a consistent "solid performer" in a polarized area. While nearby schools like Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary and Commonwealth Elementary rank in the top 1% statewide, and others like Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary and Dulles Elementary struggle, Settlers Way sits comfortably in the 86th percentile. It is a "safe haven" for families seeking a very good school without the extreme highs or lows of its neighbors. The school excels with its English Language Learner (ELL) program, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide, and its Special Education program, ranking in the 89th percentile. This shows a strong commitment to supporting all students, especially those who need extra help.

Academically, Settlers Way shows a clear strength in Reading, with proficiency rates (68-71%) significantly above district and state averages. However, Math scores (58-74%) are closer to the district average, suggesting room for improvement. The school serves a more economically diverse population than its elite neighbors, with 35% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, compared to just 11% at Sullivan and Commonwealth. Its strong performance despite this diversity is a testament to its effectiveness. While it has seen a slight decline from a peak 94th percentile ranking in 2015-2016, Settlers Way remains a strong, equitable choice that provides a uniformly high-quality education across all student groups.

698

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,302

Per pupil spending ?

35.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3015 Settlers Way Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77479-1619

(281) 634-4360

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Settlers Way Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	First Colony Middle
High:	Clements High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

42.6%

White:

20.6%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg60%

Texas avg51%

666^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	666 of 4627	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.8	796 of 4651	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	667 of 4710	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	635 of 4647	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	647 of 4581	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	587 of 4578	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	588 of 4479	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	544 of 4359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	466 of 4329	89.2%	★★★★☆
2016	89.3	249 of 4286	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	88.1	315 of 4320	92.7%	★★★★★
2014	88.9	245 of 4260	94.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.8	141 of 4221	96.7%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	171 of 4206	95.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.1	232 of 4095	94.3%	★★★★★
2010	83.7	227 of 3937	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	297 of 3884	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	80.4	451 of 3768	88.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.7	277 of 3724	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	85.5	157 of 3476	95.5%	★★★★★
2005	88.5	50 of 3475	98.6%	★★★★★
2004	83.5	232 of 3465	93.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	455 of 2406	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	858 of 2443	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	401 of 2443	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	462 of 2421	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	552 of 2444	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	440 of 2515	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	600 of 2483	75.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	492 of 999	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	367 of 1045	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	458 of 1015	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	421 of 957	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	322 of 967	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.8	471 of 1009	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	435 of 1005	56.7%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	75.8	582 of 4461	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	847 of 4331	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.1	1267 of 4295	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	1253 of 4240	70.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	86.1	318 of 3668	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	66.3	858 of 3556	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.7	779 of 3487	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	510 of 3446	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	1404 of 3333	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	899 of 3226	72.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	750 of 4575	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	753 of 4658	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	778 of 4588	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	625 of 4561	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	574 of 4499	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	766 of 4348	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	705 of 4306	83.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	863 of 3075	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	669 of 2980	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	955 of 2958	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	869 of 3006	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.0	595 of 3184	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	906 of 3106	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1501 of 4413	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	1070 of 4465	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	3033 of 4401	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3293 of 4376	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	1775 of 4329	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	1164 of 4188	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	647 of 4168	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	984 of 4520	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	895 of 4594	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	1355 of 4521	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	1173 of 4477	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.5	1717 of 4451	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	564 of 4309	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	726 of 4264	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	581 of 4582	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	398 of 4647	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	513 of 4585	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	715 of 4563	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	588 of 4498	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	425 of 4357	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	452 of 4319	89.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	484 of 1128	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.0	391 of 1099	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.9	389 of 1004	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.3	502 of 961	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	76.5	180 of 1046	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	452 of 4301	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	617 of 4292	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	333 of 4086	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	69.0	735 of 3952	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	516 of 3799	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	348 of 3684	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	51.8	1313 of 3558	63.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	1135 of 3006	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	1216 of 3108	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1333 of 3106	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	1187 of 3082	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	1626 of 3082	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.2	1507 of 3142	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1457 of 3127	53.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

African American (2026)81st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)78th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)57th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2026)51st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading68%+14 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Settlers Way Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3015 Settlers Way Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4360	698	47	14.9	35.1%	144 (20.6%)	81 (11.6%)	131 (18.8%)	297 (42.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.7%)	82.7	666^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		78.8	796^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.9%	130				68.1	64.7	71.4	74.1	58.4	61.5	$9,302
Austin Parkway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4400 Austin Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4001	574	39	14.6	32.6%	97 (16.9%)	90 (15.7%)	127 (22.1%)	213 (37.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (7.0%)	75.6	917^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.2%		70.5	1114^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.0%	197				69.3	72.5	75.6	56.8	52.8	45.1	$11,038
Colony Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2720 Planters St	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4080	526	39	13.5	41.3%	112 (21.3%)	86 (16.3%)	124 (23.6%)	157 (29.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.4%)	80.5	747^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.9%		74.4	950^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	203				67.7	64.3	76.5	63.1	53.6	63.5	$10,986
Lexington Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2335 Dulles Ave	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5000	506	35	14.3	43.3%	79 (15.6%)	146 (28.9%)	81 (16.0%)	154 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	77.2	861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.4%		82.2	676^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.5%	185				60.0	61.8	73.7	48.6	61.0	68.8	$10,843
Highlands Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2022 Colonist Park Dr	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4160	541	40	13.5	41.4%	128 (23.7%)	88 (16.3%)	136 (25.1%)	156 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.9%)	86.7	518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.8%		79.2	780^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.2%	262				65.1	71.4	76.6	63.9	73.2	62.8	$11,226
Commonwealth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4909 Commonwealth Blvd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5120	667	52	12.7	11.5%	106 (15.9%)	37 (5.5%)	55 (8.2%)	432 (64.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	98.8	25^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.5	34^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.3%	9				89.2	85.4	95.6	83.3	89.4	92.0	$9,506
Colony Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4510 Sweetwater Blvd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-4120	653	38	16.9	17.3%	166 (25.4%)	33 (5.1%)	99 (15.2%)	311 (47.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	95.9	133^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	97.1%		93.9	232^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.0%	99				75.8	84.7	83.1	77.1	83.1	75.4	$9,130
Quail Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Quail Village Dr	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5040	584	42	13.8	58.2%	85 (14.6%)	229 (39.2%)	183 (31.3%)	43 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.8%)	47.3	2254^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.3%		43	2568^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.8%	314				46.0	48.1	60.3	31.5	48.7	50.0	$13,486
Dr Lynn Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 Independence Blvd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-9410	517	40	13.0	83.6%	12 (2.3%)	120 (23.2%)	366 (70.8%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	26.9	3633^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%		38.6	2876^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.2%	757	52.6	40.0	36.8	37.5	43.2	59.5	14.6	14.8	37.3	$11,493
Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17828 Winding Waters Ln	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-2860	1,053	61	17.2	11.1%	91 (8.6%)	83 (7.9%)	55 (5.2%)	752 (71.4%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.9%)	98.5	38^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.9	22^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	99.5%	16				87.4	87.2	90.6	78.7	88.3	91.1	$8,177

Frequently Asked Questions about Settlers Way Elementary

How many students attend Settlers Way Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Settlers Way Elementary.

Is Settlers Way Elementary a good school?

Settlers Way Elementary ranks 666^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Settlers Way Elementary attend?

Students who attend Settlers Way Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : First Colony Middle
High : Clements High School

What is the racial makeup of Settlers Way Elementary?

Students at Settlers Way Elementary are 43% Asian, 21% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Settlers Way Elementary in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

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