![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/FBISD_Austin_High_School.jpg/640px-FBISD_Austin_High_School.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Stephen F. Austin High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)
Public high school in Sugar Land, TX, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Stephen F. Austin High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
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.[citation needed]
Austin High School | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() | |
Location | |
![]() | |
, 77498 United States | |
Coordinates | 29.6409°N 95.677229°W / 29.6409; -95.677229 |
Information | |
Type | Public high school |
Established | 1995; 29 years ago (1995) |
School district | Fort Bend Independent School District |
Principal | Rachel Cortez[1] |
Teaching staff | 118.25 (FTE) (2022–23)[2] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,277 (2022–23)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.26 (2022–23)[2] |
Color(s) |
|
Athletics conference | UIL Class 6A |
Mascot | Spike The Bulldog |
USNWR ranking | 655/27,000 (top 2.5% in nation)[3] |
2011 TEA Rating | Recognized |
Website | www![]() |
Some areas of Sugar Land, Windsor Estates, and the western portion of the community of New Territory are zoned to Austin.[5] On previous occasions employee housing units of the Jester State Prison Farm (including Jester I Unit, Carol Vance Unit, Jester III Unit) were zoned to Austin.[6]
The school, which serves grades 9-12, is a part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. Although having a Sugar Land, Texas address, the school is located outside the city limits of Sugar Land; only students from New Territory live within the City of Sugar Land.[7]