📍 18702 Beechnut St, Richmond, Fort Bend County, 77407
James Patterson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond, Fort Bend County. The school has 771 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Wallace. It is part of the Fort Bend Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Patterson el enrolls 771 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 49.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 22% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 358 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 23% |
| Asian | 172 | 22% |
| White | 34 | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
538 of the school's 771 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 464 qualify for free lunch and 74 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Patterson 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 18, state house district 28.
James Patterson 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 771 students, James Patterson 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