Fort Settlement Middle School
Public middle school in Sugar Land, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades 6–8
Fort Settlement Middle School serves 1,504 students in grades 6–8 in Sugar Land (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 21st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 76.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Fort Settlement Middle School follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481965008565 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,504 | 79,663 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19.6 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12.1% | 47.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fort Settlement Middle School in context
Size
Of the 15 middle schools in Fort Bend ISD, Fort Settlement Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,166; Fort Settlement Middle School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 530 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 463, against an average of 501 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (530 against 463). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Asian students: 66.6% here and 28% across Fort Bend ISD. White students are next, at 14.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
12.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 76.66 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,504 students, Fort Settlement Middle School has 19.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,504 students would have about 104.4 teachers, so Fort Settlement Middle School has 27.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Fort Settlement Middle School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other middle school is First Colony Middle School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 30 other middle schools, 5 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 66.6% |
| White | 14.1% |
| Hispanic | 7.9% |
| Black | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 463 |
| Grade 7 | 511 |
| Grade 8 | 530 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5440 Elkins Rd, Sugar Land, TX 77479
Phone: (281)634-6440
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fort Settlement Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Colony Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,270 | 18.9 | 27.6% |
| Sartartia Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,365 | 18.1 | 22.4% |
| Quail Valley Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,002 | 17.7 | 43% |
| Reading Junior High School | Lamar CISD | 4.6 mi | 1,603 | 20.6 | 29.1% |
| Lake Olympia Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 4.7 mi | 1,078 | 15.5 | 67.2% |
| Sugar Land Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 5.1 mi | 936 | 15.2 | 63.6% |
| Dulles Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 5.4 mi | 1,254 | 16 | 55.1% |
| Stafford Middle School | Stafford MSD | 6.1 mi | 678 | 13.9 | 80.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.