COOK MIDDLE

COOK MIDDLE is an intermediate school of heavily attended scale in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, works with 1,375 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 114% larger than typical.

COOK MIDDLE is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that caters to 117,927 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, COOK MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Beyond that, the school records 15% White, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, COOK MIDDLE has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, COOK MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which COOK MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: BANG EL, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around COOK MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COOK MIDDLE at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. COOK MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 1,584 (now 1,375). Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 59% across the same window.

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