| Index | Sugar Land | Texas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 69% | 47% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 58 | 7,418 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 12 | 1,267 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 463 | 7,963 |
| Index | Sugar Land | Texas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 92.1% | 79.3% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.4% | 77.8% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 80.4% | 57.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 62.5% | 34.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 56.5% | 28.1% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 23.0% | 9.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 6.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 58 public schools, 12 private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Sugar Land. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Sugar Land, TX schools is 69%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Sugar Land, TX, an average of 92.1% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.4% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Bellaire, TX | 18,862 | 73% | 51.0% |
| Katy, TX | 20,296 | 60% | 25.7% |
| Richmond, TX | 12,592 | 59% | 23.2% |
| Needville, TX | 3,113 | 56% | 15.9% |
| Meadows Place, TX | 4,899 | 53% | 10.9% |
| Sugar Land, TX | 118,563 | 69% | 43.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Richardson, TX | 118,583 | 54% | 13.4% |
| Evansville, IN | 118,414 | 42% | 12.7% |
| Cambridge, MA | 117,822 | 59% | 23.0% |
| Lansing, MI | 117,488 | 29% | 40.0% |
| Beaumont, TX | 117,321 | 32% | 33.9% |
| Sugar Land, TX | 118,563 | 69% | 43.7% |
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