📍 13927 Old Richmond Rd, Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, 77498
Townewest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sugar Land, Fort Bend County. The school has 543 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elainea Bennett. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Townewest el enrolls 543 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 10% Black or African American and 9.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 390 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 10% |
| Asian | 53 | 9.8% |
| White | 34 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
478 of the school's 543 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 445 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Townewest el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-70, state senate district 17, state house district 26.
Townewest el is one of 85 schools in FORT BEND ISD, based in SUGAR LAND, Texas. The district serves 79,663 students district-wide and employs 4,801 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 543 students, Townewest el is smaller than the district average of about 937 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large