Friendswood High School
- High school in Friendswood ISD
- Friendswood, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Total students
1,965
Avg. teacher experience
12.8 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
98.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Friendswood High School is a high school in Friendswood, TX, in the Friendswood ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,965 students. 19.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
In the Class of 2023, 98.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.
The average SAT score at Friendswood High School was 1125 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.7.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,242, which is $1,768 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Mark Griffon
- mgriffon@fisdk12.net
- (281) 482-3413
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Friendswood High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,965
African American
33 (1.7%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
8 (0.4%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
143 (7.3%)
Friendswood ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
383 (19.5%)
Friendswood ISD: 21.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.2%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
1,309 (66.6%)
Friendswood ISD: 64.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
85 (4.3%)
Friendswood ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
19.8 %
Friendswood ISD: 18.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
12 %
Friendswood ISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
2.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 3.6%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.3 %
Friendswood ISD: 9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
9.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
98.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 98.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Friendswood ISD: 100%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Friendswood ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
100 %
Friendswood ISD: 100%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
99 %
Friendswood ISD: 99%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
98.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 98.7%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
100 %
Friendswood ISD: 100%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Friendswood ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
20.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 13.1%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
20.6 %
Friendswood ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
80 %
Friendswood ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
10.5 %
Friendswood ISD: 6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
25.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Friendswood ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
20.3 %
Friendswood ISD: 12.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
22.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 14.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
32.2 %
Friendswood ISD: 32.2%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
20 %
Friendswood ISD: 20%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Friendswood ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
69.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 69.4%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
19.8 %
Friendswood ISD: 19.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Statewide: 19.5%
White
32.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 32.7%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
34.2 %
Friendswood ISD: 34.2%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
85.3 %
Friendswood ISD: 85.3%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
Masked
Friendswood ISD: Masked
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
88.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 88.4%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
82.1 %
Friendswood ISD: 82.1%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Friendswood ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
86.6 %
Friendswood ISD: 86.6%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
76.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 76.9%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
1125
Friendswood ISD: 1125
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
23.7
Friendswood ISD: 23.7
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
82.9 %
Friendswood ISD: 82.9%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
70.4 %
Friendswood ISD: 70.4%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
66.7 %
Friendswood ISD: 66.7%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
131.4
African American
3.8 (2.9%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
13.9 (10.6%)
Friendswood ISD: 10.2%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
111.3 (84.7%)
Friendswood ISD: 85.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2.5 (1.9%)
Friendswood ISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Friendswood ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
81.2 (61.8%)
Friendswood ISD: 70.8%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
48.5 (36.9%)
Friendswood ISD: 28.8%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1.8 (1.3%)
Friendswood ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15
Friendswood ISD: 15.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.8 years
Friendswood ISD: 13.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,242
Friendswood ISD: $63,917
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$58,550
Friendswood ISD: $58,668
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,322
Friendswood ISD: $58,596
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$61,170
Friendswood ISD: $60,927
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,250
Friendswood ISD: $64,730
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,812
Friendswood ISD: $70,808
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$79,893
Friendswood ISD: $76,696
Statewide: $74,014