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Stephen F Austin High School

Q: Is Stephen F Austin High School a good school?

Stephen F Austin High School ranks 230 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 89% of Texas high schools

Summary

Stephen F Austin High School is a large, high-performing public high school in Sugar Land, TX, serving 2,655 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). The school holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 89th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year, demonstrating strong academic performance across core subjects like Biology, English, and U.S. History, where proficiency rates significantly exceed both district and state averages.

A key strength of Austin is its effectiveness with economically disadvantaged students, who rank in the 87th percentile statewide despite making up 36-39% of the student body. This suggests robust support systems that help bridge achievement gaps. However, the school faces challenges in Algebra I, where proficiency (63.54%) is its lowest subject, and with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who dropped to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026—a sharp decline from the 79th percentile two years prior. Graduation rates are solid at 94-95%, though slightly below nearby Clements High School (97.1%), which consistently outperforms Austin in all metrics and ranks in the 95th percentile. This difference is partly due to Clements serving a less economically diverse student body, with an 18.48% free/reduced lunch rate compared to Austin's 36.65%.

Interestingly, Austin has shown a "V-shaped" recovery after dropping to the 76th percentile in 2022-2023, rebounding to the 89th percentile for 2025-2026. Nearby Kerr High School in Alief Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 99th percentile but is a magnet school with selective admissions, making it an outlier comparison. Overall, Austin is a resilient school that excels in serving a diverse population, with room for improvement in Algebra I and ELL support.

2,655

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,178

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3434 Pheasant Creek Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77498-4895

(281) 634-2000

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Stephen F Austin High School:

Elementary:	Brazos Bend Elementary
	Malala Yousafzai
	Oyster Creek Elementary
	Walker Station Elementary
Middle:	Macario Garcia Middle
	Sartartia Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.5%

African American:

15.9%

White:

15.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (80% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas high schools

✓94% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg70%

Texas avg62%

230^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11High 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	230 of 2009	88.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	278 of 1974	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	354 of 1990	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.9	478 of 1961	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	296 of 1876	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	278 of 1861	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.3	182 of 1857	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	129 of 1797	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	85.6	120 of 1777	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	72.3	313 of 1762	82.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.6	226 of 1743	87.0%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	186 of 1734	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	103 of 1652	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.0	48 of 1603	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	77.0	161 of 1672	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	78.3	119 of 1568	92.4%	★★★★★
2009	80.8	110 of 1539	92.9%	★★★★★
2008	83.5	85 of 1510	94.4%	★★★★★
2007	83.1	90 of 1497	94.0%	★★★★★
2006	84.0	61 of 1430	95.7%	★★★★★
2005	84.8	62 of 1429	95.7%	★★★★★
2004	83.1	52 of 1427	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	276 of 1086	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	350 of 1065	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	323 of 1069	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	216 of 1031	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	237 of 1020	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	124 of 1024	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	99 of 1013	90.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	257 of 556	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	293 of 530	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	296 of 525	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	241 of 507	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	183 of 488	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.8	179 of 487	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	179 of 486	63.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.3	313 of 1837	83.0%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	873 of 1829	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	232 of 1810	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	205 of 1784	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1039 of 1195	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.9	304 of 1437	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.0	511 of 1371	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	360 of 1278	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	284 of 1195	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.7	184 of 1136	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	56.9	278 of 1113	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	206 of 1936	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	360 of 1880	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	454 of 1891	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	297 of 1841	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	282 of 1815	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	182 of 1798	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	137 of 1781	92.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	179 of 1206	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	458 of 1182	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	295 of 1172	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	452 of 1177	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	243 of 1145	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	207 of 1137	81.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	353 of 1860	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	552 of 1805	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	820 of 1820	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	640 of 1762	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	506 of 1743	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	382 of 1714	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	277 of 1691	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	250 of 1937	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.6	432 of 1884	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	645 of 1897	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	337 of 1847	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	357 of 1848	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	276 of 1818	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	210 of 1794	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	265 of 1954	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	434 of 1891	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	505 of 1913	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	322 of 1853	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.6	281 of 1840	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	226 of 1824	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	173 of 1803	90.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	290 of 731	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	316 of 677	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	168 of 664	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	117 of 588	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.9	162 of 604	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	216 of 582	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.4	9 of 103	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	60.5	46 of 101	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	217 of 1581	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	622 of 1548	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	442 of 1478	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	195 of 1418	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	251 of 1382	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	153 of 1357	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	187 of 1347	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	202 of 1584	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	55.6	591 of 1556	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.8	543 of 1576	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	294 of 1525	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	440 of 1510	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	249 of 1526	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	162 of 1539	89.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Native American (2026)91st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2026)75th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)60th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)54th percentile-35 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)13th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History89%+19 vs state

Biology86%+15 vs state

English II Reading79%+19 vs state

English I Reading76%+20 vs state

Algebra I64%+10 vs state

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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 EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Stephen F Austin High School	Public	9-12	3434 Pheasant Creek Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	2,655	140	19.0	36.6%	419 (15.8%)	421 (15.9%)	398 (15.0%)	1,315 (49.5%)	13 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	83 (3.1%)	79	230^th of 2009 public high schools	88.6%		76.7	278^th of 1974 public high schools	85.9%	48	63.5	85.6	75.9	79.3	88.9	$9,178
Kempner High School	Public	9-12	14777 Voss Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2300	1,850	108	17.1	61.4%	211 (11.4%)	289 (15.6%)	744 (40.2%)	541 (29.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.1%)	50.3	937^th of 2009 public high schools	53.4%		52.3	853^rd of 1974 public high schools	56.8%	84	37.8	72.5	55.1	59.9	70.0	$9,195
William B Travis High School	Public	9-12	11111 Harlem Rd	Richmond	77406	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-7000	3,114	166	18.7	37.8%	572 (18.4%)	906 (29.1%)	605 (19.4%)	904 (29.0%)	9 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	109 (3.5%)	75.2	324^th of 2009 public high schools	83.9%		72	370^th of 1974 public high schools	81.3%	46	55.6	87.0	76.2	74.0	83.9	$7,974
M R Wood Center For Learning	Public	6-12	138 Ave F	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 327-6000	134	28	4.7	66.4%	14 (10.4%)	66 (49.3%)	32 (23.9%)	15 (11.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.5%)								(n/a)						$41,194
Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	88.1	83^rd of 2009 public high schools	95.9%		87.1	105^th of 1974 public high schools	94.7%	22	79.3	93.2	85.6	89.0	93.9	$12,109
Iltexas Katy Westpark High School	Public, Charter	9-12	20055 Beechnut Rd	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 222-9470	869	56	15.5	72.3%	37 (4.3%)	302 (34.8%)	460 (52.9%)	50 (5.8%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	77.4	272^nd of 2009 public high schools	86.5%		74.4	317^th of 1974 public high schools	83.9%	45	66.7	83.2	71.0	76.6	86.9	$9,963
Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	807	38	21.5	68.8%	42 (5.2%)	128 (15.9%)	252 (31.2%)	370 (45.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	94.7	8^th of 2009 public high schools	99.6%		95.6	11^th of 1974 public high schools	99.4%	3		100.0	93.1	99.1	98.9	$7,569
George Bush High School	Public	9-12	6707 Fm 1464	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6060	2,428	139	17.4	67.1%	113 (4.7%)	895 (36.9%)	1,002 (41.3%)	339 (14.0%)	14 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	48.5	981^st of 2009 public high schools	51.2%		39.6	1171^st of 1974 public high schools	40.7%	190	47.2	72.9	50.6	55.4	70.0	$8,789
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	34.3	1380^th of 2009 public high schools	31.3%		32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	32	46.1	52.4	31.6	46.4	77.5	$6,925
Clements High School	Public	9-12	4200 Elkins Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2150	2,641	138	19.1	18.5%	519 (19.7%)	189 (7.2%)	328 (12.4%)	1,469 (55.6%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	132 (5.0%)	86	110^th of 2009 public high schools	94.5%		87.7	91^st of 1974 public high schools	95.4%	19	62.5	91.9	87.2	86.9	94.4	$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Stephen F Austin High School

What district is Stephen F Austin High School in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Stephen F Austin High School?

Stephen F Austin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brazos Bend Elementary
Elementary : Malala Yousafzai
Elementary : Oyster Creek Elementary
Elementary : Walker Station Elementary
Middle : Macario Garcia Middle
Middle : Sartartia Middle

Is Stephen F Austin High School a good school?

Stephen F Austin High School ranks 230^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stephen F Austin High School?

Students at Stephen F Austin High School are 50% Asian, 16% African American, 16% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Stephen F Austin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,655 students attended Stephen F Austin High School.

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