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The school district is currently the largest employer in Fort Bend County with more than 11,000 district employees, and encompasses some of the wealthiest locales in the State of Texas. [3] Fort Bend ISD is distinguished by its honors. In 2010, the school district was rated "recognized]]" by the Texas Education Agency. [4]
Crawford High School was envisioned by FBISD as a method of alleviating overcrowding at Sienna's Ridge Point High School, which opened a decade earlier in 2010.The school will divert students away from RPHS, in addition to Hightower High School, which since mid-2020 had enrolled students previously zoned to Ridge Point, again to combat the latter's excess. [9]
Stephen F. Austin High School is a secondary school located in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas [4] and is named after Stephen F. Austin, who helped lead American settlement of Texas, and who is widely regarded as "The Father of Texas." The school happens to be only miles from Austin's original colony in present-day Fort Bend County.
In 1984, FBISD authorized a bond issue to allow the construction of a fourth high school within the district. The school was named after Isaac Herbert Kempner, founder of Imperial Sugar, who contributed much to the development of early Sugar Land. Wayne Emerson was chosen by the board on January 11, 1988, to be the first principal of Kempner.
George Bush High School is a public high school located in the Mission Bend census designated place and in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, serving students in grades 9–12. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The school has a " Richmond, Texas " postal address but is not in the Richmond city limits. [ 4 ]
Travis High School is named after Texas pioneer William B. Travis.The campus opened on August 21, 2006 and received its dedication on October 15 of the same year. [9] The opening of Travis relieved Austin High School and George Bush High School, [10] with grades 9 and 10 immediately zoned to Travis, [11] and grades 11 to 12 continuing to go to Austin with a phaseout of one grade per year. [12]
Clements was occupied in 1983, [9] making it FBISD's third comprehensive high school. [10]The school was named after William P. Clements.. In 2023, as part of a $1.26 billion bond package by Fort Bend ISD, a proposition was made calling for the construction of a new $222 million rebuild of Clements on the current site's athletic facilities.
Ridge Point High School (RPHS) is a public high school located in Sienna (formerly Sienna Plantation), an unincorporated area and planned community in Fort Bend County, Texas. Opened in 2010, the school serves more than 3000 students in grades 9–12. It is classified as a 6A school by the UIL. The principal is Leonard Brogan.