Friendswood High School
Public high school in Friendswood, Texas · Friendswood ISD · Grades 9–12
Friendswood High School serves 2,014 students in grades 9–12 in Friendswood (Galveston County). It is one of 6 schools in Friendswood ISD. By enrollment it is the 326th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 123.09 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Friendswood ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481995001948 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Friendswood ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,014 | 6,194 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 16.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 10.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Friendswood High School in context
Size
Friendswood High School is the only high school in Friendswood ISD. Its 2,014 students are 32.5% of the district's 6,194. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 794; Friendswood High 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 9 with 526 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 488, against an average of 504 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 526 in grade 9 and 509 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 65.8% here and 64.4% across Friendswood ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 123.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,014 students, Friendswood High School has 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,014 students would have about 143.9 teachers, so Friendswood High School has 20.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Friendswood High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Clear Brook High School, 2.8 miles away in Clear Creek ISD. Within 10 miles there are 26 other high schools, 4 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.8% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Asian | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Black | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 526 |
| Grade 10 | 488 |
| Grade 11 | 491 |
| Grade 12 | 509 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
702 Greenbriar Dr., Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: (281)482-3413
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Friendswood High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Brook High School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.8 mi | 2,303 | 16.8 | – |
| Clear Springs High School | Clear Creek ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,668 | 17.4 | – |
| Pearland High School | Pearland ISD | 4.1 mi | 3,412 | 17.9 | 35% |
| Clear Horizons Early College High School | Clear Creek ISD | 4.6 mi | 459 | 30.4 | – |
| Robert Turner College and Career High School | Pearland ISD | 5.3 mi | 1,128 | 17.5 | 34.9% |
| Clear Path Alternative School | Clear Creek ISD | 5.3 mi | 118 | 2.3 | 60.2% |
| Clear View High School | Clear Creek ISD | 5.5 mi | 190 | 8.3 | – |
| Pace Center | Pearland ISD | 5.5 mi | 96 | 6 | 64.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Friendswood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| C W Cline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 906 |
| Friendswood Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,530 |
| Westwood Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 497 |
| Windsong Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 607 |
| Zue S Bales Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 640 |