Fort Bend Independent School District

The Fort Bend Independent School District, also known as Fort Bend ISD or FBISD, is a school district system in the U.S. state of Texas based in the city of Sugar Land.

The district spans 174 square miles covering almost all of the city of Sugar Land, the city of Meadows Place, the Fort Bend county portion of Missouri City, Arcola, small sections of Houston, small sections of Pearland (including some of Shadow Creek Ranch), the unincorporated communities of Clodine, Four Corners, Juliff, and Fresno, and the Fort Bend County portion of Mission Bend. Fort Bend ISD is the seventh largest public school system in the state of Texas and third largest within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area.

Fort Bend Independent School District was created by the consolidation of the Sugar Land ISD and Missouri City ISD in 1959.

Fort Bend ISD is the largest employer in Fort Bend County with more than 9,000 district employees.

A portion of Stafford was formerly a part of Fort Bend ISD, but it broke away and formed the Stafford Municipal School District. Residents in Stafford's ETJ are served by Fort Bend ISD, not Stafford MSD.

All houses or residential areas in Fort Bend ISD are assigned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.

History

Fort Bend ISD was formed when Sugar Land ISD and Missouri City ISD merged after an election on April 18, 1959.

In 1977, the FBISD portions of the city of Stafford left FBISD for the Stafford MSD, and the move was found to be constitutional in 1981.

Recognitions

Seventy percent of the district’s campuses received an Exemplary or Recognized rating from the Texas Education Agency in 2002. That same year, the district was named a Recognized District by the Texas Education Agency for the second consecutive year, making it one of the largest public school districts in Texas to receive that rating.

Austin High School and Clements High School, both in Sugar Land, have been recognized by "Texas Monthly" magazine in its list of the top 10 high schools in the state of Texas. In addition, Clements, Austin, and Elkins high schools ranked 313th, 626th, and 702nd, respectively, among the top 1000 schools in the United States by "Newsweek".

Fort Bend ISD has been named one of the top 100 School Districts in the Nation for a Fine Arts Education, according to a nation-wide survey of public and private school programs.

Schools

High schools

* Stephen F. Austin High School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 14, 1995 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* George H. W. Bush High School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 16, 2001 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* William P. Clements High School (Sugar Land) (Occupied 1983 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* John F. Dulles High School (Sugar Land)
* Lawrence E. Elkins High School (Missouri City) (Opened fall 1992 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* L. V. Hightower High School (Missouri City) (Opened August 13, 1998 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Isaac H. Kempner High School (Sugar Land) (Occupied September 1988 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Thurgood Marshall High School (Missouri City) (Opened August 15, 2002 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* William B. Travis High School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 21, 2006 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Willowridge High School (Houston) (Occupied September 1979 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* High School #11 ("Unincorporated area") (Expected opening: August 2010)http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/bondinformation/pdfs/new_construction.pdf]

Middle schools

* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/bms/default.cfm Billy Baines Middle School] ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 21, 2006 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/dcms/default.cfm David Crockett Middle School] [http://www.herald-coaster.com/articles/2007/05/08/news/news01.txt] ("Unincorporated area") (Opened Fall 2007)
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/dms/default.cfm John F. Dulles Middle School] (Sugar Land) (Reopened and occupied 1983 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] ) (Occupied March 1965 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/fcms/default.cfm First Colony Middle School] (Sugar Land) (Opened September 1985 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
** 1999-2000 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program, Schools Recognized 1982-1983 Through 1999-2002 (PDF) ] ]
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/fsms/default.cfm Fort Settlement Middle School] (Sugar Land) (Opened August 16, 2001 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
**2007 National Blue Ribbon School [ [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/2007/2007-schools.pdf Microsoft Word - 2007-schools.doc ] ]
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/gms/default.cfm Macario Garcia Middle School] ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 14, 1995 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/hbms/default.cfm Hodges Bend Middle School] ("Unincorporated area") (Occupied September 1987 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/loms/default.cfm Lake Olympia Middle School] (Missouri City) (Opened fall 1992 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/cmms/default.cfm Christa McAuliffe Middle School] (Houston) (Occupied fall 1986 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/mcms/default.cfm Missouri City Middle School] (Missouri City) (Occupied October 1975 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/qvms/default.cfm Quail Valley Middle School] (Missouri City) (Occupied September 1978, Closed 1994, Reopened August 14, 1996 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Sartartia Middle School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 16, 2001 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/slms/default.cfm Sugar Land Middle School] (Sugar Land) (Occupied August 1975 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/campuses/qvms/courses.cfm?CourseTitleIndex=10432 Fort Bend GT Academy] (Missouri City) (Opened August 2007, Located inside Quail Valley Middle School [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )

Elementary schools

* Armstrong Elementary School (Missouri City)
* Austin Parkway Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Occupied September 1989 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Barrington Place Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Opened fall 1990 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Blue Ridge Elementary School (Houston) (Occupied August 1969 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Brazos Bend Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 14, 1997 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Briargate Elementary School (Houston) (Occupied August 1977 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Walter Moses Burton Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 14, 1996 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Colony Bend Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Occupied August 1981 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Colony Meadows Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Opened fall 1991 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Commonwealth Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Opened August 14, 1997 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Cornerstone Elementary School (Sugar Land)
* Rita Drabek Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 16, 2001 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Dulles Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Occupied August 1976 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Arizona Fleming Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 17, 1994 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Edgar Glover Elementary School (Missouri City) (Opened August 17, 1994 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Lula Goodman Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 15, 2000 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Highlands Elementary School (Sugar Land)
* Mary Austin Holley Elementary School ("Unincorporated area")
* Hunters Glen Elementary School (Missouri City) (Opened September 1985 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* E.A. Jones Elementary School (Missouri City)
* Barbara Jordan Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 15, 2002 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Lakeview Elementary School (Sugar Land)
* Lantern Lane Elementary School (Missouri City) (Occupied January 1979 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Lexington Creek Elementary School (Missouri City) (Opened August 17, 1994 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Meadows Elementary School (Meadows Place) (Occupied August 1973 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Mission Bend Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Occupied August 1981 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Mission Glen Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Occupied fall 1986 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Mission West Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened fall 1991 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Oakland Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 21, 2006 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Oyster Creek Elementary School ("Unincorporated area")
* Palmer Elementary School (Missouri City) (Opened September 1985 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Rosa Parks Elementary School ("Unincorporated area")
* Pecan Grove Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Occupied September 1988 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Quail Valley Elementary School (Missouri City) (Occupied August 1975 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Ridgegate Elementary School (Houston) (Occupied January 1981 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Ridgemont Elementary School (Houston) (Occupied August 1973 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Scanlan Oaks Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 12, 2004 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Schiff Elementary School (Missouri City)
* Settlers Way Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Occupied 1984 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Sienna Crossing Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened August 13, 1998 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Sugar Mill Elementary School (Sugar Land) (Occupied 1984 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Townewest Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Occupied August 1978 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Walker Station Elementary School ("Unincorporated area") (Opened fall 1992 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )
* Elementary School 44 ("Unincorporated area") (Opening August 2009)
* Elementary School 45 ("Unincorporated area") (Opening August 2009)NOTE: Fort Bend ISD plans to build an elementary school for the Fort Bend County section of the Shadow Creek Ranch subdivision in the City of Pearland [http://www.perryhomes.com/Images/PDFs/SCRWhatIsNew.pdf]

Other schools

* Progressive High School
* Technical Education Center
* M. R. Wood Alternative Education Center (formerly a 1-12 school for Blacks [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )

Former schools

* Oaklane Elementary School (Arcola, then unincorporated [http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hna39.html] ) (1-8 elementary school for Blacks [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] ) (Closed September 1965)
* Staffordshire Elementary School (Stafford) (1-4 elementary school for Blacks [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] ) (Closed September 1965)
* Annie Wilcox Elementary School [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] (Closed August 1969 [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/about/history.cfm] )

See also

* Sugar Land, Texas
* Houston, Texas
* Missouri City, Texas
* Meadows Place, Texas
* Pearland, Texas
* Arcola, Texas

References

External links

* [http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us Fort Bend Independent School District website]