Thurgood Marshall High School
Public high school in Missouri City, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades 9–12
Thurgood Marshall High School serves 1,698 students in grades 9–12 in Missouri City (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 412th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 109.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Thurgood Marshall High 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 | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481965009241 |
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 high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,698 | 79,663 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.1% | 47.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 64% 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.
Thurgood Marshall High School in context
Size
Thurgood Marshall High School is the 10th largest of Fort Bend ISD's 14 high schools; its 1,698 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,084; Thurgood Marshall 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 541 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 338, against an average of 425 per grade. This year grade 12 has 38% fewer students than grade 9 (338 against 541). 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 Black students: 63.6% here and 27.9% across Fort Bend ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 31.4%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend ISD 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
With 109.65 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,698 students, Thurgood Marshall High School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,698 students would have about 121.3 teachers, so Thurgood Marshall High School has 11.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Thurgood Marshall 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 Stafford High School, 1.3 miles away in Stafford MSD. Within 10 miles there are 52 other high schools, 9 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 63.6% |
| Hispanic | 31.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 541 |
| Grade 10 | 435 |
| Grade 11 | 384 |
| Grade 12 | 338 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1220 Buffalo Run, Missouri City, TX 77489
Phone: (281)634-6630
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Thurgood Marshall High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stafford High School | Stafford MSD | 1.3 mi | 1,108 | 14.4 | 67.9% |
| Willowridge High School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,242 | 13.4 | 79.2% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.2 mi | 1,051 | 17.9 | 94.4% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Texans Can Academies | 3.4 mi | 410 | 28.3 | 88.5% |
| Westbury High School | Houston ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,991 | 15.3 | 91.3% |
| Dulles High School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.8 mi | 2,165 | 17.7 | 43.7% |
| YES Prep - Southwest | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.8 mi | 1,060 | 18.4 | 92.4% |
| KIPP Houston High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.8 mi | 642 | 18.3 | 89.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.