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Enrollment
1,082
Middle
DISTRICT 1,119 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAGNOLIA ISD·NCES 482874013624
Bear Branch Intermediate School
8040 KEN LAKE DR, MAGNOLIA, TX 77354 · (281) 252-2031 · Montgomery County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,082 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Texas public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
411 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 542 | 50% |
| Grade 6 | 540 | 50% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 25.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 30.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bear Branch Intermediate School
Bear Branch Intermediate School's state test result (56.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Branch Intermediate School this school | 1,082 | 38.0% | 56.4% |
| Bear Branch Junior High School MAGNOLIA | 1,119 | 33.2% | 54.2% |
| Barbers Hill Int South MONT BELVIEU | 972 | 32.4% | 67.3% |
| Tomball Intermediate School TOMBALL | 1,179 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| North Belton Middle School TEMPLE | 979 | 36.9% | 43.8% |
| Danville Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 921 | 36.7% | 54.5% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bear Branch Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #322 of 1,635 | #9 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #692 of 1,670 ▼ 304 | #19 of 31 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #617 of 1,670 ▼ 170 | #14 of 31 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #616 of 1,570 | #17 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,082 | #205 of 1,749 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #1,021 of 1,542 | #16 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #581 of 1,543 | #19 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #1,356 of 1,648 | #21 of 31 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,082
+120 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,082 | 69.2 | 15.6:1 | 38% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 1,019 | 69.3 | 14.7:1 | 39% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 70.2 | 14.5:1 | 37% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 64 | 15.0:1 | 37% (357) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Branch Intermediate School.
About Bear Branch Intermediate School
A high-enrollment middle-grades school in MAGNOLIA, Texas, Bear Branch Intermediate School is part of MAGNOLIA ISD. It enrolled 1,082 students in grades 5 through 6 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 68% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
MAGNOLIA ISD has 17 schools; together they serve 14,916 students.
A majority of students at Bear Branch Intermediate School, 52%, are White. The next largest groups are 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 14 points below the 67% share among Montgomery County residents. By the diversity index, Bear Branch Intermediate School comes in at 58%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.6:1, with 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Bear Branch Intermediate School is 38%. For comparison, public schools in Montgomery County average 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Bear Branch Intermediate School is A-. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 75% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Bear Branch Intermediate School's results are 1.0 points below predicted: 56.4% against 57.5%.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 160 public schools in Montgomery County, with a combined enrollment of about 134,595.
Nearest public school: Bear Branch Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Bear Branch Intermediate School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Bear Branch Intermediate School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 12%, from 962 to 1,082.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MAGNOLIA ISD
- Magnolia West High SchoolHigh · 2,356 students
- Magnolia High SchoolHigh · 2,292 students
- Magnolia Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,154 students
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Bear Branch Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Willie E Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 807 students
Other schools in MAGNOLIA
- Magnolia West High SchoolHigh · 2,356 students
- Magnolia High SchoolHigh · 2,292 students
- Magnolia Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,154 students
- Magnolia Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Bear Branch Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,119 students
- Willie E Williams Elementary SchoolElementary · 807 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Branch Junior High School0.2 mi · 1,119
- Deretchin Elementary School0.2 mi · 1,209
- Tough Elementary School1.4 mi · 988
- Tom R Ellisor Elementary School1.5 mi · 569
- Bear Branch Elementary School1.7 mi · 489
- Brookesmith Artemis1.8 mi · 10
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Branch Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Bear Branch Intermediate School?
Bear Branch Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,082 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Bear Branch Intermediate School serve?
Bear Branch Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Bear Branch Intermediate School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Bear Branch Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear Branch Intermediate School?
At Bear Branch Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bear Branch Intermediate School public or private?
Bear Branch Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MAGNOLIA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.