Schools in Sugar Land
Fort Bend Independent School District (Fort Bend ISD), which serves most of Sugar Land, earned an overall B rating in the Texas Education Agency's 2026 accountability results, with its accountability score rising from 80 in 2025 to 82 in 2026 -- continued improvement after a C rating in the three years prior to 2024-25. Within the district, Clements High School stands out nationally: a 5-star, top-5-6%-in-Texas school with a 97.1% graduation rate.
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Learn moreFort Bend ISD: A Real, Continuing Improvement
Fort Bend ISD earned an overall B rating in the TEA's 2026 A-F Accountability Ratings, with its accountability score increasing from 80 in 2025 to 82 in 2026, per Community Impact reporting -- continued progress after the district moved from a C rating (held for three straight years) up to a B for the 2024-25 academic year. Worth disclosing directly: one Community Impact article from April 2025 reported a preliminary C rating for that same 2024-25 cycle before a subsequent August 2025 article reported the final B -- consistent with how TEA ratings can shift between preliminary release and final, post-appeal determination, not a contradiction in the underlying data.
Campus-Level Breakdown
Across Fort Bend ISD, 49 of 81 rated campuses (about 60%) earned an A or B rating in the 2026 TEA results. As with any large district, this is a real range: a district-level B does not mean every individual school performs at that level, and parents should check the specific assigned school for any address rather than relying on the district figure alone.
Clements High School: A Nationally Ranked Standout
Clements High School, serving part of Sugar Land within Fort Bend ISD, ranks #81 in Texas and #584 nationally per U.S. News & World Report, and #3 among public high schools in Fort Bend County per Niche -- a consistent 5-star rating placing it in the top 5-6% of Texas high schools. The school reports a 97.1% graduation rate, a 0.5% dropout rate, and a 66% AP participation rate among its roughly 2,641 students. Other Fort Bend ISD high schools serving the broader Sugar Land area rank lower but still respectably in statewide comparisons -- Ridge Point (#179 in Texas), Stephen F. Austin (#229), and Lawrence E. Elkins (#233) among them, per the same U.S. News data -- a reminder that campus quality varies meaningfully even within one generally strong district.
Confirm the Specific Assigned Campus
Because Fort Bend ISD spans a large geographic area beyond Sugar Land's city limits, and because individual campus quality varies as shown above, confirm the actual assigned elementary, middle, and high school for any specific address via the Texas Education Agency's TXschools.gov database or directly with Fort Bend ISD before relying on any districtwide statistic in this section.
Key takeaways
- Fort Bend ISD earned an overall B rating in the TEA's 2026 accountability results (score up from 80 to 82), continuing an improvement trend after three straight years of C ratings before 2024-25.
- 49 of 81 rated Fort Bend ISD campuses (about 60%) earned an A or B in 2026 -- a district-level B doesn't describe every individual school.
- Clements High School is a nationally ranked standout (#81 in Texas, #584 nationally per U.S. News; #3 in Fort Bend County per Niche) with a 97.1% graduation rate -- other district high schools (Ridge Point, Stephen F. Austin, Lawrence E. Elkins) rank respectably but meaningfully lower.
- Confirm the specific assigned campus for any address via TXschools.gov or directly with Fort Bend ISD before relying on any districtwide figure.
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