Schools in Zip Code 77479

The 77479 zip code in Sugar Land, TX, is home to 15 high-performing schools, serving grades PK-12, and is dominated by the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) with two excellent options from the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District.

The standout schools in this area are exceptional. Fort Settlement Middle and Commonwealth Elementary both rank in the 99th percentile statewide, with Fort Settlement achieving 100% proficiency in Algebra I and Biology. Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary is another elite school, consistently in the 99th-100th percentile with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (11.11%). The sole high school, Clements High School, ranks in the 95th percentile with a 97.1% graduation rate. In contrast, schools like Brazos Bend Elementary and Colony Bend Elementary have higher free/reduced lunch rates (over 41%) and lower state rankings, though they still perform above the district average. The two Lamar CISD schools, Bess Campbell Elementary and Susanna Dickinson Elementary, are also top-tier, ranking in the 98th-99th percentile.

A key finding is that per-pupil spending does not drive success here; the highest-spending school (Colony Bend Elementary at $11,730/student) ranks lower than the lowest-spending school (Fort Settlement Middle at $8,384/student). Instead, a strong correlation exists between low poverty rates and high academic achievement. Additionally, a "middle school math dip" is evident, with 7th-grade math proficiency dropping sharply at all three middle schools, most notably at Sartartia Middle (31.65%) and First Colony Middle (26.37%), suggesting a need for targeted support in that grade.