Summary:
The city of Friendswood, Texas, is served by 11 public schools across two districts—the elite Friendswood Independent School District (Isd) and the strong Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)—offering a range of options from elementary through high school, with a notable performance divide between the two districts.
The standout school is Friendswood High School, a top-10% Texas high school with a 98.9% graduation rate and exceptional STAAR scores, such as 89.55% proficiency in Biology. In the middle school tier, Westbrook Intermediate (Clear Creek ISD) is the city’s highest-ranked middle school (96th percentile), rivaling Friendswood ISD schools with near-perfect Algebra I scores of 95.65%. At the elementary level, C W Cline Elementary leads with a 96th percentile ranking and low economic disadvantage (4.3% free/reduced lunch), while Wedgewood Elementary shows the most improvement, rising from the 47th to 53rd percentile. Overall, Friendswood ISD schools like Friendswood J H and Zue S Bales Intermediate consistently rank in the top 5-10% statewide, while Clear Creek ISD schools like Brookside Intermediate and C D Landolt Elementary show more variability.
Key metrics reveal strong graduation rates (Friendswood High at 98.9%, Clear Brook High School at 97.6%) and low dropout rates. Student-teacher ratios are manageable, ranging from 13.8:1 at Westwood Elementary to 17.9:1 at Friendswood JH. A city-wide weakness is 5th-grade Science, with even top schools like C W Cline (57.24%) and Zue S Bales (51.49%) scoring modestly, while Wedgewood Elementary sits at just 12.15%. The data also highlights a strong link between economic disadvantage and performance, with schools like Windsong Elementary (8.73% free/reduced lunch) performing well, and higher-disadvantage schools like C D Landolt (52.72%) facing greater challenges, particularly in math.
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