Stephen F Austin High School

  • High school in Fort Bend ISD
  • Sugar Land, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: N/A

Total students

2,553

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Fort Bend ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

94.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Stephen F Austin High School is a high school in Sugar Land, TX, in the Fort Bend ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,553 students. 39.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 94.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.9% during the 2022-2023 school year.

The average SAT score at Stephen F Austin High School was 1120 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.0.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,427, which is $2,953 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.fortbendisd.com/ahs

Address

3434 Pheasant Creek Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77498-4895

Office phone number

(281) 634-2000

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Stephen F Austin High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,553

African American

416 (16.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

9 (0.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1,237 (48.5%)

Fort Bend ISD: 27.6%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

382 (15%)

Fort Bend ISD: 26.7%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

6 (0.2%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

408 (16%)

Fort Bend ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

95 (3.7%)

Fort Bend ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

16.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

48.5%

Hispanic

15.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

16.0%

Two or more races

3.7%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

39.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 42.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

39.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 49.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

12.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 21.7%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

39.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

39.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

12.3%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

11.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

6.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

11.8%

Gifted and talented

6.9%

Special education

8.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

94.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 92.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

95.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

95.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

90.7 %

Fort Bend ISD: 87.3%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

95.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 94.6%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

89.5 %

Fort Bend ISD: 91.1%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

95.9%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

95.7%

Hispanic

90.7%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

95.9%

Two or more races

89.5%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2%

African American

1.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

0 %

Fort Bend ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

1.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Fort Bend ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

1.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0 %

Fort Bend ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

14.1 %

Fort Bend ISD: 13.7%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

16.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 16%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

50 %

Fort Bend ISD: 14.4%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

10.8 %

Fort Bend ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

22.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Fort Bend ISD: 14.2%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

12.5 %

Fort Bend ISD: 11%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

12.3 %

Fort Bend ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.

All students

38 %

Fort Bend ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

13.4 %

Fort Bend ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 24.2%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

54.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 59.3%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

14.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 16.8%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

32 %

Fort Bend ISD: 36.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

50 %

Fort Bend ISD: 35.8%

Statewide: 26.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

85.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 72.9%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

69.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Fort Bend ISD: 75%

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

86.2 %

Fort Bend ISD: 82.2%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

75 %

Fort Bend ISD: 55.5%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Fort Bend ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

85.5 %

Fort Bend ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

100 %

Fort Bend ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1120

Fort Bend ISD: 1054

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.0

Fort Bend ISD: 19.5

Statewide: 19.2

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.

Reading

77.1 %

Fort Bend ISD: 65.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

64.9 %

Fort Bend ISD: 56.2%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

63.6 %

Fort Bend ISD: 51.9%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

77.1%

Math

64.9%

Reading + Math

63.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

134.5

African American

29.3 (21.8%)

Fort Bend ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1.4 (1.1%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13.8 (10.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

23.4 (17.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 17.1%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Fort Bend ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

60.6 (45.1%)

Fort Bend ISD: 37.3%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

5.9 (4.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.5 (0.4%)

Fort Bend ISD: 1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

96.3 (71.6%)

Fort Bend ISD: 67.7%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

34.5 (25.7%)

Fort Bend ISD: 29.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

3.1 (2.3%)

Fort Bend ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

19

Fort Bend ISD: 16.3

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Fort Bend ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$65,427

Fort Bend ISD: $65,480

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$57,713

Fort Bend ISD: $54,430

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$62,109

Fort Bend ISD: $61,234

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$65,805

Fort Bend ISD: $64,802

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$68,414

Fort Bend ISD: $68,556

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$73,769

Fort Bend ISD: $72,889

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$79,660

Fort Bend ISD: $78,202

Statewide: $74,014

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