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First Colony Middle

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First Colony Middle ranks 283 rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Texas middle schools

Summary

First Colony Middle in Sugar Land, TX, serves 1,270 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), and is a consistently high-performing school that has ranked in the top 10-15% of Texas middle schools for over a decade.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic programs, particularly in advanced mathematics. In the 2024-2025 school year, 100% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient—a perfect score that far exceeds district and state averages. This near-perfect performance has been consistent for several years, indicating a highly effective program for accelerating students into advanced math. First Colony Middle also excels at supporting diverse learners: English Language Learners ranked in the 91st percentile statewide, and Special Education students also ranked in the 91st percentile in the most recent data. The school maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.1%, well below the district average of 1.1%.

While First Colony Middle is a top-tier school, it operates in a competitive local landscape. It is outperformed by the elite Fort Settlement Middle (99th percentile) and Sartartia Middle (95-97th percentile), but significantly outranks nearby schools like Dulles Middle (72-79th percentile) and Sugar Land Middle (43-49th percentile). Notably, the school achieves these excellent results with relatively efficient spending—$8,666 per student in 2020-2021—which is less than many lower-performing schools in the area. This combination of strong academics, robust support for all students, and efficient resource use makes First Colony Middle a standout choice for families in Sugar Land.

1,270

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,511

Per pupil spending ?

27.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3225 Austin Pkwy
Sugar Land, TX 77479-2700

(281) 634-3240

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for First Colony Middle:

Elementary:	Austin Parkway Elementary
	Colony Bend Elementary
	Settlers Way Elementary
	Sonal S Bhuchar Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.9%

White:

16.7%

Hispanic:

15.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (65% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg54%

Texas avg47%

283^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 15Middle 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	82.3	283 of 2335	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	85.8	223 of 2344	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	213 of 2372	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	186 of 2330	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	214 of 2254	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	310 of 2252	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	172 of 2193	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	130 of 2080	93.8%	★★★★★
2017	92.7	113 of 2027	94.4%	★★★★★
2016	85.4	151 of 1987	92.4%	★★★★★
2015	89.3	82 of 2043	96.0%	★★★★★
2014	88.0	99 of 1987	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.0	103 of 1973	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	89.4	75 of 1951	96.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.4	114 of 1895	94.0%	★★★★★
2010	81.6	80 of 1803	95.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.2	69 of 1763	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.6	125 of 1718	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	77.9	218 of 1684	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	84.2	97 of 1585	93.9%	★★★★★
2005	84.1	99 of 1582	93.7%	★★★★★
2004	85.5	55 of 1573	96.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	238 of 1295	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	312 of 1280	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	207 of 1273	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	65.7	284 of 1251	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	329 of 1213	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	196 of 1193	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	105 of 1167	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	290 of 642	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	257 of 617	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	225 of 616	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	242 of 606	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	260 of 589	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	286 of 594	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	183 of 587	68.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.7	194 of 2182	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	62.8	495 of 2118	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	169 of 2058	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	76.1	219 of 2008	89.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.1	168 of 1770	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	200 of 1720	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	347 of 1643	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	311 of 1592	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	179 of 1445	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	84 of 1376	93.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	260 of 2240	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	215 of 2242	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	226 of 2241	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	249 of 2221	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	295 of 2151	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	88.2	162 of 2047	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	112 of 2008	94.4%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.5	155 of 1497	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	45 of 1481	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	81.5	75 of 1488	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.4	129 of 1501	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	135 of 1446	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	86 of 1430	94.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.7	694 of 2141	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.7	359 of 2119	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	362 of 2116	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	394 of 2077	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	680 of 2043	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	368 of 1935	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	229 of 1895	87.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	517 of 2253	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	297 of 2235	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	316 of 2251	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	207 of 2220	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	60.7	640 of 2172	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	192 of 2073	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	157 of 2039	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	293 of 2253	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	203 of 2246	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	173 of 2245	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	206 of 2228	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	76.8	355 of 2168	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	184 of 2069	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	145 of 2030	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.6	181 of 818	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	160 of 817	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	136 of 813	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	171 of 743	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	84 of 753	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	204 of 720	71.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	183 of 1956	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	57.8	591 of 1891	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	166 of 1815	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	147 of 1757	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	60.1	385 of 1712	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	107 of 1626	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	67.8	240 of 1597	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	499 of 1731	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	317 of 1733	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	276 of 1749	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.0	528 of 1723	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	876 of 1700	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.1	197 of 1684	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	202 of 1673	87.9%	★★★★☆

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)91st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)91st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

African American (2026)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)78th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)71st percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)55th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Reading73%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

Social Studies52%+20 vs state

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by a student
Friday, April 19, 2019

This is the best school ever!!! There are awesome teachers, awesome administrators, and awesome staff! There is almost no bullying at all throughout the school. Kindness, responsibility, school pride, and equality are highly valued. First Colony middle school is also very diverse.
There are also a lot of amazing extra curricular activities! These range from things like Debate club and Sign language club, to NJHS, student council, and Honors art club. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Administration is very dismissive of bullying and parent/student rights. Disgrace to the public Texas Educational system. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, June 10, 2011

Awsome school all children should go hear my children love it hear and never want to leave Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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/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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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	283^rd of 2335 public middle schools	87.9%		85.8	223^rd of 2344 public middle schools	90.5%	60	99.0			70.2	73.2	76.8	55.9	26.4	63.9	52.1	$8,511
Fort Settlement Middle	Public	6-8	5440 Elkins Rd	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6440	1,504	77	19.6	12.1%	212 (14.1%)	96 (6.4%)	119 (7.9%)	1,001 (66.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (4.7%)	98.3	15^th of 2335 public middle schools	99.4%		98.4	14^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.4%	1	99.7	100.0		88.8	86.6	94.1	84.9	67.9	92.1	84.1	$7,436
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3019 Fm 1092	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3600	1,002	57	17.7	43.0%	102 (10.2%)	283 (28.2%)	239 (23.9%)	328 (32.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (4.6%)	81.7	295^th of 2335 public middle schools	87.4%		82.6	277^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.2%	18	89.6	100.0	100.0	74.3	69.2	69.9	58.7	8.9	66.7	57.9	$10,055
Lake Olympia Middle	Public	6-8	3100 Lake Olympia Pkwy	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-3520	1,078	70	15.4	67.2%	24 (2.2%)	542 (50.3%)	397 (36.8%)	70 (6.5%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (3.4%)	18.1	2086^th of 2335 public middle schools	10.7%		21.5	1983^rd of 2344 public middle schools	15.4%	103	83.7			38.5	37.2	44.8	15.9	7.3	20.2	9.2	$9,826
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%)	63.9	657^th of 2335 public middle schools	71.9%		71.9	486^th of 2344 public middle schools	79.3%	171	95.2			60.4	64.6	64.0	44.3	21.0	60.0	29.8	$8,791
Sugar Land Middle	Public	6-8	321 Seventh St	Sugar Land	77498	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	1180^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.5%		46	1194^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.1%	14	96.3			53.4	53.4	50.7	41.3	14.1	43.7	25.3	$9,608
Stafford Middle	Public	6-8	1424 Constitution Ave	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9215	678	49	13.9	80.5%	21 (3.1%)	274 (40.4%)	338 (49.9%)	28 (4.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	31.9	1662^nd of 2335 public middle schools	28.8%		28	1801^st of 2344 public middle schools	23.2%	139	71.6			38.3	41.5	53.1	25.1	30.8	18.4	19.7	$8,512
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 2335 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
Missouri City Middle	Public	6-8	202 Martin Ln	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-3440	933	66	14.0	80.8%	10 (1.1%)	536 (57.4%)	344 (36.9%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	19.1	2071^st of 2335 public middle schools	11.3%		16.6	2109^th of 2344 public middle schools	10.0%	38	65.6			40.3	38.6	37.1	15.5	7.8	25.1	14.4	$10,917
Billy Baines Middle	Public	6-8	9000 Sienna Ranch Rd	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6870	1,383	76	18.2	36.1%	249 (18.0%)	403 (29.1%)	353 (25.5%)	304 (22.0%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	62 (4.5%)	57.6	825^th of 2335 public middle schools	64.7%		62	748^th of 2344 public middle schools	68.1%	77	94.8			55.1	54.6	65.4	38.3	17.2	43.3	44.3	$8,283

Frequently Asked Questions about First Colony Middle

What is the racial makeup of First Colony Middle?

Students at First Colony Middle are 44% Asian, 17% White, 16% Hispanic, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend First Colony Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,270 students attended First Colony Middle.

What district is First Colony Middle in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Is First Colony Middle a good school?

First Colony Middle ranks 283^rd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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