Photo: Adavyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Missouri City’s public schools outscore 67% of Texas districts
61% of students in Missouri City’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Missouri City, 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.
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.
Missouri City’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 466 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Missouri City’s, its schools beat 62%, lower 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 ↓
Nine elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
The Wide School (private), Casa Dei Bambini (private), Montessori School of Sugar Land Sienna (private), The Little Village School (private), The Towne Creek School (private) and The Williams School DBA Homeschool Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Missouri City’s grade
B+: better than 67% of Texas school districts, #181 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Missouri City, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Missouri City · depends on your address
Lawrence E Elkins H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,848 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Hightower H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Thurgood Marshall H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,698 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Missouri City · depends on your address
Lawrence E Elkins H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,848 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Hightower H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,312 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Thurgood Marshall H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,698 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Missouri City’s public schools are run by Fort Bend Independent School District, which also serves Arcola, Meadows Place and Sugar Land. Parts of Missouri City (5% of its land) are served by Houston Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Missouri City vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Missouri City’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Missouri City | B+ | Fort Bend Independent |
| Stafford | C+ | Stafford Municipal |
| Houston | C− | Houston Independent |
| Sugar Land | B+ | Fort Bend Independent |
| Arcola | B+ | Fort Bend Independent |
2 of the 4 neighbors share Fort Bend Independent with Missouri City, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Missouri City
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (El Daep).
Questions about Missouri City’s schools
Are Missouri City’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Missouri City children attend outscore 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #181 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Missouri City in?
Fort Bend Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 79,663 students in 83 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Missouri City are served by Houston Independent.
Where do Missouri City kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Lawrence E Elkins H S, Hightower H S and Thurgood Marshall H S.
What is Missouri City’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Fort Bend Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Missouri City spend per student?
$11,182 in Fort Bend Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Missouri City?
Yes: The Wide School (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 295 students), Casa Dei Bambini (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 150 students), Montessori School of Sugar Land Sienna (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 130 students), The Little Village School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 122 students), The Towne Creek School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 81 students) and The Williams School DBA Homeschool Academy (special education, grades 3–12, 15 students).
Parents talk
What Missouri City families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Missouri City → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.