B⁺

Schools in Fifth Street · Fort Bend Independent School District

Fifth Street’s public schools outscore 67% of Texas districts

On the state reading tests, 61% of Fifth Street’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fifth Street, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency

61%

▲ 10 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

48%

▲ 7 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 2 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$11.2K

▼ 13% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

16.1

TX 14.9 · larger classes

Schools in town

78,927 students on the public path

In brief

Fifth Street’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 84 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fifth Street’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 61% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,182 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

51 elementary schools, then 15 middle and 12 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fifth Street’s grade

A⁻ Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

B+: better than 67% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 67%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (84)Better than 86%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 43,594 test results and a graduating class of 6,507 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fifth Street’s students in the tested grades sat them (43,343 in math, 43,845 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fifth Street, with each school’s own grade.

51 schools teach K in Fifth Street’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

James C Neill El

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond

B⁺

1,253 students18:1Rate it →

Heritage Rose El

Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rosharon

1,245 students16:1Rate it →

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fifth Street	B⁺	Fort Bend Independent
Stafford	C⁺	Stafford Municipal
Missouri City	B⁺	Fort Bend Independent

Fifth Street’s public schools outscore 67% of Texas districts

Fifth Street’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

51 elementary schools, then 15 middle and 12 high schools

What’s behind Fifth Street’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Well above the state in reading

Fifth Street vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fifth Street

Questions about Fifth Street’s schools

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