Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

===Primary and secondary education===
====Public schools====
[[File:FBISDAdmin.jpg|thumb|[[Fort Bend Independent School District]] administration building]]
All public school systems in Texas are administered by the [[Texas Education Agency]] (TEA). The [[Fort Bend Independent School District]] (FBISD) is the school district that serves almost all of the city of Sugar&nbsp;Land; it formed in 1959 by the consolidation of Missouri City Independent School District and the [[Sugar Land Independent School District]].<ref name="FBISDSchoolHist">"[https://www.fortbendisd.com/Page/226 History]." [[Fort Bend Independent School District]]. Retrieved on July 20, 2017.</ref> The southwest portion of Sugar&nbsp;Land and some very small areas within its [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] (ETJ) are in the [[Lamar Consolidated Independent School District]] (LCISD).

High schools serving Sugar Land residents in Fort Bend ISD include [[Clements High School]], [[Dulles High School (Sugar Land, Texas)|Dulles High School]] and [[Kempner High School]], as well as [[Stephen F. Austin High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)|Austin High School]] and [[Travis High School (Fort Bend County, Texas)|Travis High School]] north of the city, which both serve students in New Territory, while Lamar Consolidated ISD's [[Lamar Consolidated High School]] and [[George Ranch High School]], respectively, serve the River Park and Greatwood master-planned communities in Sugar Land.

Dulles, Clements, and Austin have been recognized by ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' magazine in its list of the top high schools in  Texas. In addition, Dulles, Clements, and  Austin high schools were also ranked among the top 1000 schools in the United States by ''[[Newsweek]]'''s 2009 report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/201160/?s=sugar+land&q=2009/rank/1! |title=America's Top Public High Schools - The Daily Beast |publisher=Newsweek.com |date=June 7, 2009 |access-date=June 24, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:ClementsSugarLandTX..jpg|thumb|left|[[Clements High School]]]]
Prior to 1959 [[Sugar Land High School]], which merged into Dulles that year, served the city.<ref name="FB1997" /> At the time FBISD formed, white students attended an elementary school in Sugar Land, a junior high school in Sugar Land, and a high school site in Missouri City. The elementary and junior high campus now houses Lakeview Elementary School and the high school site now houses Missouri City Middle School. Dulles High School became the zoned high school for white students in FBISD. Black students in Sugar Land for grades 1–12 were served by [[M.R. Wood School]], one of FBISD's three [[black school|schools for black children]]. Following racial desegregation in 1965,<ref name="FBISDSchoolHist" /> Dulles became the only zoned high school for students of all races in FBISD until [[Willowridge High School (Houston)|Willowridge High School]] opened in 1979.<ref name="FB1997">{{cite news |author=Solomon, Jerome |url=http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1997_1433312 |title=FOOTBALL 1997/HIGH SCHOOLS/FORT BEND BONANZA/Phillips, Dulles in hunt to add to town's memories |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=August 28, 1997 |access-date=December 31, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709123726/http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1997_1433312 |archive-date=July 9, 2012}}</ref>

In addition, the [[Harmony Public Schools]] operates three [[charter schools]] in the city, the grades K–5 Harmony Science Academy, 6–8 Harmony School of Excellence, and grades 9–12 Harmony School of Innovation.

====Private schools====
Many [[private school]]s in Sugar Land and the surrounding area are of all types: nonreligious, nonsectarian, Catholic, and Protestant. The [[Texas Education Agency]] has no authority over private-school operations; private schools may or may not be accredited and achievement tests are not required for private school graduating seniors.

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] operates two Catholic [[K–8 school]]s in Sugar Land: St. Theresa Catholic School and St. Laurence School, both named for two of the city's Catholic parishes. St. Laurence, established in 1992,<ref>"[https://stlaurenceschool.org/history-1 History]." St. Laurence School. Retrieved on March 30, 2019.</ref> received additions in 1996 and 2002.<ref>"[https://stlaurenceschool.org/campus Campus]." St. Laurence School. Retrieved on March 30, 2019. "2630 Austin Parkway Sugar Land, TX.  77479"</ref> St. Theresa was established in 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090408052308/http://www.sttheresacatholicschool.org/ Home]. St. Theresa Catholic School. April 8, 2009. Retrieved on March 30, 2019.</ref> The city government approved the permit for the St. Theresa school building in 2007,<ref>{{cite web|author=Kumar, Seshadri|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-OKs-permit-for-St-Theresa-school-1664066.php|title=Sugar Land OKs permit for St. Theresa school|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=April 25, 2007|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> and it was dedicated on August 13, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend-news/article/St-Theresa-Catholic-Church-to-dedicate-1745306.php|title=St. Theresa Catholic Church to dedicate educational building Aug. 13|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=August 3, 2009|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> Some high school students attend [[Pope John XXIII High School (Harris County, Texas)|Pope John XXIII High School]] in [[Greater Katy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/katy/schools/article/Pope-John-XXIII-High-golfers-take-second-place-4954881.php|title=Pope John XXIII High golfers take second place|publisher=The Katy Rancher at the [[Houston Chronicle]]|date=November 4, 2013|access-date=March 25, 2017|quote=Pope John XXIII High School, [...] serves Houston's far west side, including areas of [...] Sugar Land, [...]}}</ref>

The [[Fort Bend Christian Academy]], formerly known as Fort Bend Baptist Academy, is in Sugar Land. Logos Preparatory Academy is also located in Sugar Land. The Honor Roll School has grades PK-8.  The [[Darul Arqam Schools]] Southwest Campus is located in Alief, Houston, with a Sugar Land postal address.<ref name="DarulSW">{{cite web |title=Darul Arqam Southwest |url=http://www.southwest.darularqamschools.org/ |access-date=January 20, 2018 |archive-date=January 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121071425/http://www.southwest.darularqamschools.org/ |url-status=dead }} Quote "An AdvancEd accredited Islamic School in Sugar Land and a member of the IEIT School System." and "10415 Synott Rd.  Sugar Land, TX 77498" However the school is actually in the Houston city limits. See the City of Houston and Alief super neighborhood maps. From the [https://web.archive.org/web/19961031170034/http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/annexation/annexation_FAQ.html City of Houston]: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."</ref><ref name=Houstonmap/>

{{Asof|2019}} [[The Village School (Houston)|The Village School]] in the [[Energy Corridor]] area;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/houston/village-school/our-school/our-students/student-life/bus-services|title=Bus Services|publisher=[[The Village School (Houston)|The Village School]]|access-date=March 30, 2019}} - [https://img.nordangliaeducation.com/resources/us/_filecache/c1e/4ca/29363-village-bus-routes-2018-2019.pdf Village Bus Routes 2018-2019] and [https://img.nordangliaeducation.com/resources/us/_filecache/bb3/799/29362-sugarland.pdf Sugar Land Bus Route]</ref> the [[British International School of Houston]] in [[Greater Katy]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/houston/british-international/admissions/school-bus-transportation|title=School Bus Transportation|publisher=[[British International School of Houston]]|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> and [[Awty International School]] in [[Spring Branch, Houston|Spring Branch]], which includes the Houston area's French international school,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awty.org/uploaded/news_and_events/parent_eguide/parentguide1718/Bus_Schedule_2017-2018.pdf|title=Bus Schedule 2017-2018|publisher=[[Awty International School]]|access-date=April 5, 2019}}</ref> have bus service to Sugar Land.