Pecan Grove’s public schools outscore 71% of Texas districts
In Pecan Grove, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pecan Grove, 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.
Pecan Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 221 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pecan Grove’s, its schools beat 57%, lower than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 62% and math 50% across both districts 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
Lamar Consolidated Independent spends $11,147 per student and Fort Bend Independent $11,182, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Pecan Grove’s grade
B+: better than 71% of Texas school districts, #145 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 Pecan Grove, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Pecan Grove
James Bowie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,473 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
7th grade in Pecan Grove
James Bowie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,473 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
8th grade in Pecan Grove
James Bowie Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,473 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
9th grade in Pecan Grove
William B Travis H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,114 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
10th grade in Pecan Grove
William B Travis H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,114 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
11th grade in Pecan Grove
William B Travis H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,114 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
12th grade in Pecan Grove
William B Travis H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,114 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Richmond
Pecan Grove runs its own schools through grade 12 (Lamar Consolidated Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Fort Bend Independent School District, shared with Arcola, Meadows Place, Missouri City and Sugar Land. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Pecan Grove
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
Pecan Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Pecan Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Grove | B+ | Lamar Consolidated Independent PK–12 · Fort Bend Independent PK–12 |
| Richmond | A− | Lamar Consolidated Independent |
| Houston | C− | Houston Independent |
Every school in Pecan Grove
6 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).
Questions about Pecan Grove’s schools
Are Pecan Grove’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Pecan Grove children attend outscore 71% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #145 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 57%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Pecan Grove in?
Two districts: Lamar Consolidated Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Fort Bend Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Arcola, Meadows Place, Missouri City and Sugar Land.
Where do Pecan Grove kids go to high school?
William B Travis H S in Richmond, with 3,114 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Pecan Grove’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 Pecan Grove spend per student?
$11,147 in Lamar Consolidated Independent School District and $11,182 in Fort Bend Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Pecan Grove families are saying about school.
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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.