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Friendswood High School

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Friendswood High School ranks 221 st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 89% of Texas high schools

Summary

Friendswood High School is a public high school serving 1,966 students in grades 9-12 in Friendswood, Texas, which is part of the highly-ranked Friendswood Independent School District. This school has consistently been among the top-performing high schools in the state, with exceptional graduation rates, low dropout rates, and outstanding test scores that outpace both state and district averages.

Friendswood High School boasts a remarkable 99.0% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the state average, and a 0.0% dropout rate, which is exceptionally low. The school's students excel on STAAR End-of-Course exams, with 84.87% proficient or better in Biology, compared to 62.04% statewide and 84.9% in the Friendswood district. This high performance extends across diverse student subgroups, with Friendswood High School ranking highly in the state for Asian, African American, and Multi-racial students.

While Friendswood High School serves a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-lunch recipients, its success in supporting students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds is noteworthy. The school's academic excellence is further bolstered by the high-ranking Friendswood Independent School District, which provides a strong educational environment and resources. Compared to nearby schools, such as Dobie High School and Clear Horizons Early College High School, Friendswood High School stands out for its exceptional academic performance and student outcomes.

2,014

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,760

Per pupil spending ?

8.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

702 Greenbriar Dr
Friendswood, TX 77546-5399

(281) 482-3413

District: Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Friendswood High School:

Elementary:	C W Cline Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
	Windsong Elementary
	Zue S Bales Intermediate
Middle:	Friendswood J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.8%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (78% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg80%

Texas avg56%

221^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 961Friendswood 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
2025	80.3	221 of 1974	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	188 of 1990	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	82.0	176 of 1961	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.7	155 of 1876	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	147 of 1861	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	119 of 1857	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	104 of 1797	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	102 of 1777	94.3%	★★★★★
2016	80.5	88 of 1762	95.0%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	93 of 1743	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	80.7	117 of 1734	93.3%	★★★★★
2013	82.1	94 of 1652	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.2	30 of 1603	98.1%	★★★★★
2011	80.9	64 of 1672	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.8	46 of 1568	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.3	27 of 1539	98.2%	★★★★★
2008	87.1	27 of 1510	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	87.1	26 of 1497	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	86.4	29 of 1430	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	35 of 1429	97.6%	★★★★★
2004	85.6	25 of 1427	98.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.6	125 of 1065	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	92 of 1069	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.9	18 of 1031	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	122 of 1020	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	109 of 1024	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	88 of 1013	91.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.9	142 of 530	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	96 of 525	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	200 of 507	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.0	116 of 488	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	134 of 487	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	91 of 486	81.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.4	378 of 1837	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	421 of 1829	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	293 of 1810	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	139 of 1784	92.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	243 of 1437	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	48.0	526 of 1371	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	717 of 1278	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	337 of 1195	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	118 of 1136	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	187 of 1113	83.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.7	170 of 1880	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	150 of 1891	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	80.7	166 of 1841	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	81.2	168 of 1815	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	84 of 1798	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	86 of 1781	95.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	72.0	187 of 1182	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	127 of 1172	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	354 of 1177	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	209 of 1145	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	306 of 1137	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.3	224 of 1805	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	263 of 1820	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	192 of 1762	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	208 of 1743	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	195 of 1714	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	220 of 1691	87.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	349 of 1884	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	529 of 1897	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	434 of 1847	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	516 of 1848	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.4	204 of 1818	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	188 of 1794	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	76.6	246 of 1891	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	225 of 1913	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	158 of 1853	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	160 of 1840	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	163 of 1824	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	83.2	160 of 1803	91.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	75.9	109 of 731	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	62 of 677	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	55 of 664	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	44 of 588	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	95 of 604	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	46 of 582	92.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.2	220 of 1548	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	196 of 1478	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	99 of 1418	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	132 of 1382	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	76 of 1357	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	82 of 1347	93.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.4	315 of 1556	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	275 of 1576	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	230 of 1525	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	249 of 1510	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.9	178 of 1526	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	158 of 1539	89.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2024)91st percentile~ school

African American (2024)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)88th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)87th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)86th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)85th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)84th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)81st percentile-9 vs school

White (2024)80th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)79th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)73rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology85%+23 vs state

U.S. History82%+14 vs state

English II Reading82%+26 vs state

English I Reading81%+30 vs state

Algebra I45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Friendswood High School	Public	9-12	702 Greenbriar Dr	Friendswood	77546	Galveston County	Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 482-3413	2,014	123	16.3		1,325 (65.8%)	40 (2.0%)	403 (20.0%)	142 (7.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	95 (4.7%)	80.3	221^st of 1974 public high schools	88.8%		81.7	188^th of 1990 public high schools	90.6%	33	44.5	84.9	81.1	81.9	82.0	$9,760
Clear Brook High School	Public	9-12	4607 Fm 2351	Friendswood	77546	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-2100	2,303	137	16.8		566 (24.6%)	262 (11.4%)	958 (41.6%)	408 (17.7%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	99 (4.3%)	62.5	613^th of 1974 public high schools	68.9%		67.4	495^th of 1990 public high schools	75.1%	118	49.3	68.8	60.1	67.4	72.2	$8,487
Clear Springs High School	Public	9-12	501 Palamino Ln	League City	77573	Galveston County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1300	2,668	153	17.4		1,396 (52.3%)	166 (6.2%)	733 (27.5%)	231 (8.7%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.1%)	133 (5.0%)	81.3	201^st of 1974 public high schools	89.8%		78.3	240^th of 1990 public high schools	87.9%	39	67.2	80.7	76.4	77.9	84.6	$7,845
Pearland High School	Public	9-12	3775 S Main St	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 997-7445	3,412	191	17.9	35.0%	1,188 (34.8%)	432 (12.7%)	1,466 (43.0%)	209 (6.1%)	7 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	107 (3.1%)	72.2	364^th of 1974 public high schools	81.6%		73.9	334^th of 1990 public high schools	83.2%	30	50.1	81.4	69.1	69.2	78.6	$7,907
Clear Horizons Early College High School	Public	9-12	13735 Beamer Rd	Houston	77089	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 929-4657	459	15	30.3		119 (25.9%)	37 (8.1%)	151 (32.9%)	128 (27.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.6%)	92.8	31^st of 1974 public high schools	98.4%		90.5	58^th of 1990 public high schools	97.1%	27	82.5	98.6	95.0	98.3	88.4	$6,322
Robert Turner College And Career High School	Public	9-12	4717 Bailey Rd	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 727-1600	1,128	64	17.5	34.9%	351 (31.1%)	82 (7.3%)	551 (48.8%)	116 (10.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.4%)	88.7	82^nd of 1974 public high schools	95.8%		83.6	158^th of 1990 public high schools	92.1%	76	70.4	92.2	87.5	86.6	91.5	$7,352
Clear Path Alternative School	Public	6-12	1001 Magnolia Ave	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1600	118	51	2.3	60.2%	39 (33.1%)	27 (22.9%)	43 (36.4%)	3 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	5 (4.2%)								(n/a)						$21,572
Clear View High School	Public	9-12	400 S Walnut	Webster	77598	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 284-1500	190	23	8.3		91 (47.9%)	16 (8.4%)	67 (35.3%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (5.8%)	44.1	1065^th of 1974 public high schools	46.0%		41.8	1135^th of 1990 public high schools	43.0%	70	32.4	67.7	36.6	50.0	69.1	$18,894
Pace Center	Public	10-12	2314 Old Alvin Rd	Pearland	77581	Brazoria County	Pearland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 412-5199	96	16	5.9	64.6%	27 (28.1%)	15 (15.6%)	50 (52.1%)	3 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20.4	1607^th of 1974 public high schools	18.6%		13	1734^th of 1990 public high schools	12.9%	127			0.0	34.5	49.0	$24,462
Dobie High School	Public	9-12	10220 Blackhawk	Houston	77089	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0370	3,692	231	15.9	64.5%	153 (4.1%)	632 (17.1%)	2,491 (67.5%)	349 (9.5%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.3%)	55 (1.5%)	48.6	949^th of 1974 public high schools	51.9%		50.8	919^th of 1990 public high schools	53.8%	30	44.2	64.4	49.2	57.2	61.3	$8,961

Frequently Asked Questions about Friendswood High School

Is Friendswood High School a good school?

Friendswood High School ranks 221^st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Friendswood High School in?

Friendswood Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Friendswood High School?

Friendswood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : C W Cline Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Elementary : Windsong Elementary
Elementary : Zue S Bales Intermediate
Middle : Friendswood J H

How many students attend Friendswood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,014 students attended Friendswood High School.

What is the racial makeup of Friendswood High School?

Students at Friendswood High School are 66% White, 20% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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