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Sugar Land Middle

Q: Is Sugar Land Middle a good school?

Sugar Land Middle ranks 1185 th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Sugar Land Middle is a public school in Sugar Land, TX, serving 936 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district rated above average statewide.

This school is at a crossroads. While it was a high-performing school with 4-star ratings from 2016 to 2019, it has experienced a notable decline, dropping to a 2-star rating and the 49th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend sets it apart from nearby schools like Sartartia Middle (97th percentile) and Macario Garcia Middle (94th percentile), which are consistently high-performing. The school struggles with core subjects, with 8th-grade reading proficiency (50.68%) falling 17 points below the district average, and 8th-grade social studies (25.34%) trailing by 18 points. However, there is a bright spot: an extraordinary 96.34% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam are proficient, suggesting the advanced math track is highly effective, even as only 14.14% of 7th graders are proficient in grade-level math.

Interestingly, a nearby charter school, KIPP Academy West, serves a similar student population but ranks in the 84th percentile and outperforms Sugar Land Middle in nearly every subject, indicating the school’s challenges are not solely demographic. On a positive note, the school maintains a very low dropout rate (0.4%), less than half the district average, showing it keeps students engaged. The school’s performance for different student groups is inconsistent, and its special education program has shown volatility, dropping from the 76th to the 31st percentile in recent years. Overall, Sugar Land Middle has pockets of excellence but needs a comprehensive strategy to reverse its decline and raise achievement for all students.

936

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,608

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

321 Seventh St
Sugar Land, TX 77478-2642

(281) 634-3080

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sugar Land Middle usually attend:

High:

Kempner High School

Feeder schools for Sugar Land Middle:

Elementary:	Lakeview Elementary
	Rita Drabek Elementary
	Sugar Mill Elementary
	Townewest Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

Asian:

28.4%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg54%

Texas avg47%

1,185^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 15Middle Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

291^st of 947Fort 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	45.9	1185 of 2359	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.0	1194 of 2344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1358 of 2372	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1063 of 2330	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	811 of 2254	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	1271 of 2252	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.4	517 of 2193	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	411 of 2080	80.2%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	313 of 2027	84.6%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	622 of 1987	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.3	501 of 2043	75.5%	★★★★☆
2014	71.3	483 of 1987	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	70.5	489 of 1973	75.2%	★★★★☆
2012	76.3	338 of 1951	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.1	456 of 1895	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	66.0	545 of 1803	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.9	549 of 1763	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.5	524 of 1718	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.4	749 of 1684	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.6	614 of 1585	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	508 of 1582	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	73.4	289 of 1573	81.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	538 of 1306	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.4	682 of 1280	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	526 of 1273	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	419 of 1251	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.2	792 of 1213	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	276 of 1193	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	245 of 1167	79.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	521 of 643	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	509 of 617	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	434 of 616	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	393 of 606	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	470 of 589	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	372 of 594	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	280 of 587	52.3%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.3	620 of 2182	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	30.1	1627 of 2118	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.9	389 of 2058	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	326 of 2008	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	1097 of 1770	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	872 of 1720	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	938 of 1643	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1122 of 1592	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	870 of 1445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.3	430 of 1376	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	1105 of 2263	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	1469 of 2242	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1175 of 2241	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	964 of 2221	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	1289 of 2151	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.7	458 of 2047	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	344 of 2008	82.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	533 of 1510	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	508 of 1481	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	326 of 1488	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	176 of 1501	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	68 of 1446	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	5 of 1430	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	1696 of 2161	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1820 of 2119	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1528 of 2116	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1290 of 2077	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1587 of 2043	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	866 of 1935	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	697 of 1895	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	1045 of 2275	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	1449 of 2235	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	1046 of 2251	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	704 of 2220	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	1338 of 2172	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	500 of 2073	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	383 of 2039	81.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	1207 of 2274	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1167 of 2246	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	957 of 2245	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	750 of 2228	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	1194 of 2168	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	587 of 2069	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.0	498 of 2030	75.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.0	612 of 818	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	702 of 817	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	577 of 813	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	616 of 743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	554 of 753	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	276 of 720	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1360 of 1974	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1104 of 1891	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.8	427 of 1815	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	368 of 1757	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	45.2	748 of 1712	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.4	289 of 1626	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	399 of 1597	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	1127 of 1743	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	1164 of 1733	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1096 of 1749	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	900 of 1723	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1334 of 1700	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	616 of 1684	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	471 of 1673	71.8%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)51st percentile~ school

Male (2026)47th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2026)19th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics36%-4 vs state

Social Studies25%-6 vs state

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Saturday, April 24, 2021

Not happy with the students they really mean and yea, the school needs to do something with their staff aka assistant principal. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Sugar Land Middle	Public	6-8	321 Seventh St	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3080	936	62	15.1	63.6%	123 (13.1%)	121 (12.9%)	378 (40.4%)	266 (28.4%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (4.8%)	45.9	1185^th of 2359 public middle schools	49.8%		46	1194^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.1%	9		96.3			53.4	53.4	50.7		41.3	14.1	43.7	25.3	$9,608
Dulles Middle	Public	6-8	500 Dulles Ave	Sugar Land	77478	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5750	1,254	79	15.9	55.1%	193 (15.4%)	316 (25.2%)	348 (27.8%)	337 (26.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (4.2%)	64	660^th of 2359 public middle schools	72.0%		71.9	486^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.3%	174		95.2			60.4	64.6	64.0		44.3	21.0	60.0	29.8	$8,791
Macario Garcia Middle	Public	6-8	18550 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3160	1,443	82	17.6	38.7%	160 (11.1%)	238 (16.5%)	201 (13.9%)	786 (54.5%)	12 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	43 (3.0%)	91.2	130^th of 2359 public middle schools	94.5%		88.4	182^nd of 2344 public middle schools	92.2%	52		97.1			73.7	78.8	81.4		65.7	38.7	84.1	59.6	$8,216
Holub Middle	Public	7-8	9515 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8433	686	53	13.0	91.4%	16 (2.3%)	121 (17.6%)	488 (71.1%)	45 (6.6%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	25	1911^th of 2359 public middle schools	19.0%		20.4	2013^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%	102		90.9				38.5	45.8			12.9	36.1	10.6	$8,525
Mata Intermediate	Public	5-6	9225 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-7800	753	55	13.7	90.2%	17 (2.3%)	153 (20.3%)	538 (71.4%)	41 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)	33.8			44.0	42.9			25.0	21.6				$7,951
Klentzman Intermediate	Public	5-6	11100 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8477	833	58	14.4	89.8%	26 (3.1%)	107 (12.8%)	662 (79.5%)	31 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)	40.6			38.4	29.9			25.7	20.6				$7,504
First Colony Middle	Public	6-8	3225 Austin Pkwy	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3240	1,270	67	18.8	27.6%	212 (16.7%)	199 (15.7%)	200 (15.7%)	557 (43.9%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	92 (7.2%)	82.3	286^th of 2359 public middle schools	87.9%		85.8	223^rd of 2344 public middle schools	90.5%	63		99.0			70.2	73.2	76.8		55.9	26.4	63.9	52.1	$8,511
Sartartia Middle	Public	6-8	8125 Homeward Way	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6310	1,365	76	18.0	22.4%	243 (17.8%)	99 (7.3%)	168 (12.3%)	784 (57.4%)	9 (0.7%)	6 (0.4%)	56 (4.1%)	91.7	122^nd of 2359 public middle schools	94.8%		95.1	65^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.2%	57		96.8	100.0		80.6	81.3	87.2		64.0	31.7	71.9	70.0	$7,464
Youngblood Intermediate	Public	5-6	8410 Dairy View Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8020	864	55	15.6	88.1%	29 (3.4%)	165 (19.1%)	492 (56.9%)	175 (20.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	27.8			49.7	43.2			41.6	31.9				$7,188
Hodges Bend Middle	Public	6-8	16510 Bissonnet	Houston	77083	Harris County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3000	765	61	12.5	78.8%	25 (3.3%)	223 (29.2%)	412 (53.9%)	82 (10.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.9%)	25.2	1902^nd of 2359 public middle schools	19.4%		25.8	1871^st of 2344 public middle schools	20.2%	31		62.9			39.9	42.9	44.7		25.6	12.6	29.4	14.1	$10,843

Frequently Asked Questions about Sugar Land Middle

What high school do graduates of Sugar Land Middle attend?

Students who attend Sugar Land Middle usually go on to attend Kempner High School

Is Sugar Land Middle a good school?

Sugar Land Middle ranks 1185^th of 2359 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sugar Land Middle?

Students at Sugar Land Middle are 40% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 13% White, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sugar Land Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 936 students attended Sugar Land Middle.

What district is Sugar Land Middle in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

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