Best Houston suburbs for schools

Ranked almost entirely on the Schools category — within-state proficiency, student–teacher ratio, graduation rate and schools nearby — with the two poll questions about children and teenagers at 20% once a place has enough responses.

Updated Sep 2026·48 suburbs considered, 10 listed
1
Cinco Ranch$476k median · 30.4 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living DResidents inactive
87
Schools score
overall 66 C+
2
Friendswood$420k median · 28.6 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
85
Schools score
overall 63 C+
3
Tomball$364k median · 33.4 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C+Residents inactive
84
Schools score
overall 59 C
4
Palm trees along Kingsland Boulevard in Katy, Fort Bend County, Texas
Katy$402k median · 31.3 min commute
Schools A−Cost of living C−Residents inactive
83
Schools score
overall 60 C
5
Seabrook, TX
Seabrook$350k median · 28.7 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
82
Schools score
overall 53 C−
6
Pearland, TX
Pearland$356k median · 32.7 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living DResidents inactive
80
Schools score
overall 58 C
7
Anadarko Petroleum Corp, The Woodlands Texas
The Woodlands$512k median · 27.0 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C−Residents inactive
79
Schools score
overall 66 C+
8
City Hall and Police Station - Webster, Texas, USA
Webster$281k median · 27.8 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living CResidents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 54 C−
9
Photo shows Hodges Bend Middle School at 16510 Bissonnet St, (Houston, TX address) 77083. It is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District. View is towar
Four Corners$277k median · 38.6 min commute
Schools B+Cost of living C+Residents inactive
78
Schools score
overall 53 C−
10
City of Rosenberg welcome sign
Rosenberg$219k median · 30.2 min commute
Schools BCost of living C+Residents inactive
76
Schools score
overall 50 D+
This list's weighting
Schools 80%Resident poll (Q5, Q6) 20%

Poll components only count for places with eight or more resident responses; for the others the remaining weights re-normalise to 100%.

Photos from Wikimedia Commons: Katy (Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0); Seabrook (Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5); Pearland (Grguy2011 · CC BY-SA 3.0); The Woodlands (Philcomanforterie · CC BY-SA 4.0); Webster (nsaum75¡שיחת!‎ · CC BY-SA 3.0); Four Corners (Djmaschek · CC BY-SA 4.0); Rosenberg (WhisperToMe · CC0).