Friendswood Junior High School
Public middle school in Friendswood, Texas · Friendswood ISD · Grades 6–8
Friendswood Junior High School serves 1,530 students in grades 6–8 in Friendswood (Galveston County). It is one of 6 schools in Friendswood ISD. By enrollment it is the 20th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18 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 ÷ 85.12 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Friendswood ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481995001949 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,530 | 6,194 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 16.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 10.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% 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.
Friendswood Junior High School in context
Size
Friendswood Junior High School is the only middle school in Friendswood ISD. Its 1,530 students are 24.7% of the district's 6,194. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 5.8 miles away and have a median of 822 students, so Friendswood Junior 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 7 with 547 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 483, against an average of 510 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 483 in grade 6 and 500 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 64.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Friendswood ISD (64.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.2%. 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
Friendswood Junior High School has 85.12 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,530 students would have about 106.3 teachers, so Friendswood Junior High School has 21.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Brookside Intermediate School, 2.2 miles away in Clear Creek ISD. There are 3 middle schools within 5 miles and 30 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64.1% |
| Hispanic | 22.2% |
| Asian | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| Black | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 483 |
| Grade 7 | 547 |
| Grade 8 | 500 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1000 Manison Pkwy, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: (281)996-6200
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Friendswood Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.2 mi | 805 | 13.9 | 42.1% |
| Creekside Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.7 mi | 917 | 15.9 | 28.7% |
| Westbrook Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,160 | 17.4 | 34.1% |
| Iltexas Pearland Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 5.8 mi | 197 | 12.7 | 65.5% |
| G W Harby Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 5.8 mi | 781 | 17.9 | 66.6% |
| Victory Lakes Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 6.0 mi | 944 | 16.4 | 26.2% |
| Clear Lake Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 6.1 mi | 839 | 15.2 | 57.3% |
| Space Center Intermediate School | Clear Creek ISD | 6.4 mi | 785 | 13.1 | 53.4% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 2,014 |
| 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 |