School district · Texas

Friendswood ISD

Friendswood ISD in Texas: 6 public schools with 6,194 students and 16.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $10,864 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
6,194
Students per teacher
16.1
TX 14.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$10,864
TX $12.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
384
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
413
TX 387 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

80%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Texas

Median 51% · 1,182 school districts compared

2,965 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

72%proficient

+0.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 97% of school districts in Texas

Median 38% · 1,182 school districts compared

2,731 students tested, grades 3–8 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.6K15
$8.4K16
$8.5K17
$8.8K18
$9.0K19
$9.0K20
$9.9K21
$10.1K22
$10.6K23
$10.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.8% · $2.4M
State
34% · $30M
Local
63% · $55.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,287
Support services
$4,171
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$29M
Long-term debt
$189.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–590616.581%78%
Pre-K–249713.8——
Pre-K–560714.577%67%
3–564016.078%70%
6–81,53018.082%73%
9–122,01416.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
302 Laurel Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone
(281)482-1267
Website