Stephen F Austin High School

Overview

Student Enrollment

2,315

Best High School in Texas

#23

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	9 to 12th grade
School District	FORT BEND ISD
Type	Public

Phone	(281)634-2000
Location	3434 PHEASANT CREEK DR SUGAR LAND, TX 77498
Charter School	No

Stephen F Austin High School has an academic rating significantly above the average for Texas high schools based on its high test performance and high AP course participation. It is ranked 23rd in the best public high schools in Texas.

Sources: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is sourced or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics for the 2014/2015 school year.

Demographics

Race

The Stephen F Austin High School student body is predominantly Asian Pacific with a sizeable White population and has very high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	25.1%	582
Black	17.8%	413
Hispanic	14.9%	345
Asian Pacific	39.6%	916
Native American Indian	0.2%	5
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0.1%	2
Two or more races	2.2%	52

Family Income

vs. other Texas high schools

Upper 10.1%

16.9% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the Texas high school median of 41.7%. By this measure, STEPHEN F AUSTIN H S students are largely upper income and rank 119th in Texas for high school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Freshman	617
Sophomore	542
Junior	579
Senior	577
Total	2,315

Academics

State Standardized Test Performance

9 out of 10

Rank: 131st in Texas

Students at Stephen F Austin High School scored an average 87% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the Texas Education Agency. Performance is significantly above the state high school median of 73% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 10.8% of Texas high schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	90% to 94%^*	89%
Boys	85% to 89%^*	82%

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	suppressed^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	90% to 94%^*	90%
Black	85% to 89%^*	80% to 84%^*
Hispanic	85% to 89%^*	70% to 74%^*
Multiracial	50% or more^*	80% or more^*
White	90% to 94%^*	85% to 89%^*
With Disabilites	40% to 59%^*	45% to 49%^*
Limited English	70% to 79%^*	40% to 44%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

College Admission Test Scoring

Average SAT Score

1087

The average SAT score for Stephen F Austin High School students in 2015 was 1087.

College Admission Test Participation

8 out of 10

Rank: 145th in Texas

722 out of 1,156 junior and senior of students took either the ACT or SAT test (62%). College admission testing participation is well above the Texas median rate of 37% and in the top 16% for participation.

AP Course and Test Performance

10 out of 10

Rank: 28th in Texas

Stephen F Austin High School offers 20 AP courses. 31 percent of grade nine through twelve students are enrolled in at least one AP class. The AP participation rate is in the 85% percentile and well above the median AP enrollment rate for all Texas schools of 17%. Stephen F Austin High School had 537 taking AP exams with a 484 passing at least one exam. The AP pass rate is in the 96% percentile and significantly above the state median of 42 percent.

	School	State
AP Test Pass Rate	90%	42%
Students enrolled in an AP class	31%	17%
AP Math Enrollment Rate	12%
AP Science Enrollment Rate	10%
AP Other Enrollment Rate	28%
AP Courses Offered	20

Learning Environment

Absenteeism Rate

	School	State
Overall Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%	15%
Female Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%
Male Chronic Absenteeism Rate	5%

Safety and Discipline

Police Referral Rate

Group	Percent	Referrals
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

Police Arrest Rate

Group	Percent	Arrests
All Students	0.5%	12
Boys	0.7%	8
Girls	0.4%	4

Expulsion Rate

Group	Percent	Expulsions
All Students	0%	0
Boys	0%	0
Girls	0%	0
Texas Median	0%

In-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	5.4%	124
Boys	7.4%	84
Girls	3.5%	40
Texas Median	11.8%

Out-of-School Suspension Rate

Group	Percent	Suspensions
All Students	2.8%	63
Boys	4%	46
Girls	1.5%	17

Location

Stephen F Austin High School
3434 PHEASANT CREEK DR
SUGAR LAND, TX
77498
(281)634-2000

District

FORT BEND ISD
SUGAR LAND, TX