Stafford High School
Public high school in Stafford, Texas · Stafford MSD · Grades 9–12
Stafford High School serves 1,108 students in grades 9–12 in Stafford (Fort Bend County). It is one of 5 schools in Stafford MSD. By enrollment it is the 552nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 77.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Stafford MSD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484135005925 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Stafford MSD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,108 | 3,492 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.9% | 74% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Stafford High School in context
Size
Stafford High School is the only high school in Stafford MSD. Its 1,108 students are 31.7% of the district's 3,492. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 1,470 students, so Stafford High School is smaller 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 10 with 299 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 256, against an average of 277 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% more students than grade 9 (283 against 256). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 48.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Stafford MSD (45.8%). Black students are next, at 41.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 74% across Stafford MSD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Stafford High School has 77.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,108 students would have about 79.1 teachers, so Stafford High School has 2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is Thurgood Marshall High School, 1.3 miles away in Fort Bend ISD. There are 8 high schools within 5 miles and 51 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48.2% |
| Black | 41.9% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 256 |
| Grade 10 | 299 |
| Grade 11 | 270 |
| Grade 12 | 283 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 Spartan Dr., Stafford, TX 77477
Phone: (281)261-9239
Website: staffordmsd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stafford High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurgood Marshall High School | Fort Bend ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,698 | 15.5 | 72.1% |
| Dulles High School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.9 mi | 2,165 | 17.7 | 43.7% |
| Willowridge High School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.7 mi | 1,242 | 13.4 | 79.2% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.9 mi | 1,051 | 17.9 | 94.4% |
| Lawrence E Elkins High School | Fort Bend ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,848 | 18.9 | 29.2% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Texans Can Academies | 4.1 mi | 410 | 28.3 | 88.5% |
| Westbury High School | Houston ISD | 4.9 mi | 1,991 | 15.3 | 91.3% |
| KIPP Houston High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 5.0 mi | 642 | 18.3 | 89.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Stafford MSD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford ECC | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 423 |
| Stafford Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 938 |
| Stafford Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 678 |
| Stafford STEM Magnet Academy | Other | 3–11 | 345 |