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Cobb 6th Grade Campus
- B+Test 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.
- CThree-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 | 991 | 100% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% | 17.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 33.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
Schools most like Cobb 6th Grade Campus
Cobb 6th Grade Campus's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus this school | 991 | 91.0% | 50.0% |
| Aldine Middle School HOUSTON | 842 | 91.4% | 21.3% |
| Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy DALLAS | 808 | 90.8% | 40.0% |
| Seagoville Middle School DALLAS | 1,063 | 92.6% | 38.0% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School WACO | 786 | 93.5% | 21.9% |
| Ann Richards Steam Academy DALLAS | 1,010 | 96.5% | 31.0% |
Where Cobb 6th Grade Campus ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #504 of 1,635 | #56 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #643 of 1,670 ▼ 163 | #82 of 219 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #731 of 1,670 ▲ 57 | #83 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,031 of 1,570 | #147 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 991 | #291 of 1,749 | #76 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #557 of 1,542 | #79 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #1,174 of 1,543 | #163 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #220 of 1,648 | #61 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #531 of 942 | #92 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 | 991 | 71.4 | 13.9:1 | 91% (902) |
| 2023-24 | 981 | 75.4 | 13.0:1 | 88% (867) |
| 2022-23 | 1,030 | 77.9 | 13.2:1 | 90% (922) |
| 2020-21 | 1,153 | 75 | 15.4:1 | 86% (987) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 78.7 | 14.5:1 | 80% (918) |
| 2015-16 | 1,167 | 77 | 15.2:1 | 80% (928) |
| 2010-11 | 1,103 | 79 | 14.0:1 | 81% (894) |
| 2000-01 | 1,009 | 71 | 14.2:1 | 59% (597) |
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,142 to 991); teachers down 9% (78.7 to 71.4).
About Cobb 6th Grade Campus
Cobb 6th Grade Campus is a large middle school for students in HOUSTON, Texas. The school reports 991 students in grade 6. The school's enrollment is 54% larger than the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
GALENA PARK ISD has 26 schools; together they serve 20,862 students.
At Cobb 6th Grade Campus, Hispanic students make up 80% of the student body. Other students are 17% Black. By comparison, Harris County residents are about 44% Hispanic. Cobb 6th Grade Campus has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Cobb 6th Grade Campus operates with 71.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 14.4:1. About 91% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Cobb 6th Grade Campus receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Cobb 6th Grade Campus is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.0% compared with a predicted 34.8%.
Among Harris County residents, median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
Dr Shirley J Williamson Elementary School is located about 0.2 miles from Cobb 6th Grade Campus. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cobb 6th Grade Campus ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Cobb 6th Grade Campus's location as Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 991, 14% below the 1,153 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.9:1, from 15.4:1.
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