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Anthony Middle School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 451 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 473 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 518 | 36% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 52.0% | 25.0% | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 49.0% | 44.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Anthony Middle School
Anthony Middle School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Middle School this school | 1,442 | 36.3% | 62.2% |
| James Bowie Middle School RICHMOND | 1,473 | 36.5% | 60.6% |
| Billy Baines Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 1,383 | 36.1% | 51.4% |
| Briscoe JH RICHMOND | 2,003 | 35.3% | 64.9% |
| Reading JH RICHMOND | 1,603 | 29.1% | 68.8% |
| Goodson Middle School CYPRESS | 1,360 | 41.8% | 63.6% |
Where Anthony Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #203 of 1,635 | #27 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #218 of 1,670 ▲ 67 | #30 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #150 of 1,670 ▲ 52 | #20 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #248 of 1,570 | #36 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,442 | #37 of 1,749 | #7 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,499 of 1,542 | #201 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.9% | #12 of 1,543 | #1 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #1,379 of 1,648 | #200 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #881 of 942 | #137 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,442 | 73.6 | 19.6:1 | 36% (524) |
| 2023-24 | 1,466 | 82.8 | 17.7:1 | 37% (540) |
| 2022-23 | 1,422 | 79.6 | 17.9:1 | 37% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 1,190 | 69 | 17.3:1 | 33% (398) |
| 2017-18 | 1,471 | 86.8 | 16.9:1 | 45% (663) |
| 2015-16 | 1,332 | 82 | 16.2:1 | 45% (595) |
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (1,471 to 1,442); teachers down 15% (86.8 to 73.6).
About Anthony Middle School
Anthony Middle School is a large middle school in Texas, with an address in CYRESS. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,442 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 124% higher.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is responsible for 92 schools, Anthony Middle School included, with 117,927 students in all.
About 30% of students at Anthony Middle School are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black, 21% White, 20% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Anthony Middle School are from different groups.
Anthony Middle School lists 73.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 19.6 students per teacher. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 36% of the student body. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, higher than here.
Among Texas public middle schools, Anthony Middle School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Anthony Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.2%) and its predicted rate (58.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In Harris County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Anthony Middle School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Rennell Elementary School, is the closest to Anthony Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Anthony Middle School. On proficiency, Anthony Middle School is behind the 74.3% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Anthony Middle School had a net gain of 252 students, or 21%. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.6:1 in 2024-25.
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