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Enrollment
1,375
Middle
DISTRICT 1,305 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611006235
Cook Middle School
9111 WHEATLAND DR, HOUSTON, TX 77064 · (281) 897-4400 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
930 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 6 | 457 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 452 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 466 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Cook Middle School
Cook Middle School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Middle School this school | 1,375 | 67.6% | 48.0% |
| Hobby Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,094 | 68.3% | 43.8% |
| Woodridge Forest Middle School PORTER | 1,371 | 62.4% | 40.2% |
| Labay Middle School HOUSTON | 1,067 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
| Pflugerville Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 829 | 66.2% | 40.0% |
| Lamar JH ROSENBERG | 1,194 | 65.2% | 40.7% |
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 Cook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #579 of 1,635 | #67 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #744 of 1,670 ▲ 36 | #104 of 219 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #643 of 1,670 ▲ 21 | #65 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #382 of 1,570 | #58 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,375 | #49 of 1,749 | #14 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,275 of 1,542 | #165 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #508 of 1,543 | #65 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #772 of 1,648 | #150 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #530 of 942 | #91 of 145 |
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
1,375
-60 (-4%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,220
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 1,375 | 81.8 | 16.8:1 | 68% (930) |
| 2023-24 | 1,378 | 87.8 | 15.7:1 | 68% (937) |
| 2022-23 | 1,428 | 91.4 | 15.6:1 | 66% (936) |
| 2020-21 | 1,435 | 93 | 15.4:1 | 60% (859) |
| 2017-18 | 1,584 | 90 | 17.6:1 | 56% (883) |
| 2015-16 | 1,609 | 90 | 17.9:1 | 56% (893) |
| 2010-11 | 1,627 | 88 | 18.5:1 | 45% (739) |
| 2000-01 | 1,359 | 91 | 14.9:1 | 14% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 1,220 | 80 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,584 to 1,375); teachers down 9% (90 to 81.8).
About Cook Middle School
Cook Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school located in HOUSTON, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 1,375 students. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD (92 schools, 117,927 students) runs Cook Middle School.
Hispanic students are the majority at Cook Middle School, with 59% of enrollment. The school is also 15% White, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Cook Middle School's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Cook Middle School's 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.8:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 16.8:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 68%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cook Middle School's results are 3.1 points above predicted: 48.0% against 44.8%.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
Bang Elementary School is located about 0.3 miles from Cook Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Cook Middle School is ahead of the 47.9% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
Cook Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Cook Middle School's enrollment declined 4%, to 1,375. The school's ratio rose from 15.4:1 to 16.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Bang Elementary School0.3 mi · 949
- Gleason Elementary School0.7 mi · 940
- Willbern Elementary School1.2 mi · 831
- Cypress-Fairbanks J J Alternative Education Program1.6 mi · 6
- Emmott Elementary School1.7 mi · 583
- Jersey Village High School1.8 mi · 3,323
Frequently asked questions
About Cook Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cook Middle School?
Cook Middle School enrolls approximately 1,375 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Cook Middle School serve?
Cook Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cook Middle School is approximately 16.8:1 (82 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cook Middle School?
At Cook Middle School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 59% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Cook Middle School in?
Cook Middle School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.