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Enrollment
820
Middle
DISTRICT 697 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD·NCES 482166007440
Cross Timbers Middle School
2301 POOL RD, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051 · (817) 251-5320 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL820 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
285 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 268 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 272 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 280 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +60.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +52.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 60 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 52 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 56.0% | 20.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 76.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Cross Timbers Middle School
Cross Timbers Middle School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Timbers Middle School this school | 820 | 34.8% | 62.3% |
| Oakcrest Intermediate School CYPRESS | 815 | 30.8% | 74.5% |
| Grand Lakes Junior High School TOMBALL | 1,015 | 30.0% | 68.9% |
| Trinity Springs Middle School KELLER | 931 | 33.2% | 53.2% |
| Trinity Meadows Intermediate School KELLER | 813 | 38.4% | 51.9% |
| Willow Wood Junior High School TOMBALL | 884 | 31.2% | 75.6% |
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 Cross Timbers Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #202 of 1,635 | #14 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #137 of 1,670 ▲ 128 | #11 of 112 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #171 of 1,670 ▲ 76 | #12 of 112 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +46.0pp | #2 of 1,570 | #1 of 110 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 820 | #532 of 1,749 | #36 of 115 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #919 of 1,542 | #55 of 112 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #214 of 1,543 | #36 of 112 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #1,396 of 1,648 | #94 of 109 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #834 of 942 | #65 of 74 |
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
820
-53 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 820 | 53.7 | 15.3:1 | 35% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 809 | 56.2 | 14.4:1 | 36% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 58 | 13.9:1 | 33% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 873 | 60 | 14.6:1 | 31% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 56.8 | 15.0:1 | 30% (259) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 53 | 15.2:1 | 35% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 58 | 14.7:1 | 29% (244) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 56 | 15.6:1 | 11% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cross Timbers Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (851 to 820); teachers down 5% (56.8 to 53.7).
About Cross Timbers Middle School
Cross Timbers Middle School is a medium-sized middle school for students in GRAPEVINE, Texas. The school enrolls 820 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD has 13,541 students spread across 20 schools.
Cross Timbers Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 42%. The remaining students are 34% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. Cross Timbers Middle School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Cross Timbers Middle School is 53.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. Around 35% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Tarrant County average 63%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.9%. Cross Timbers Middle School scores 62.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Tarrant County, median household income is about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 639 public schools operate in Tarrant County, serving about 385,835 students.
Grapevine High School is located about 0.3 miles from Cross Timbers Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 62.3% is below the 64.6% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Cross Timbers Middle School is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 820, 6% below the 873 of 2020-21.
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Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
- Colleyville Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Colleyville Middle SchoolMiddle · 610 students
Other schools in GRAPEVINE
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
- Timberline Elementary SchoolElementary · 593 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Grapevine Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Nearby schools
- Grapevine High School0.3 mi · 1,624
- Timberline Elementary School0.4 mi · 593
- Glenhope Elementary School0.6 mi · 567
- Iuniversity Prep0.7 mi · 1,415
- Old Union Elementary School1.1 mi · 458
- Eubanks Intermediate School1.6 mi · 611
Frequently asked questions
About Cross Timbers Middle SchoolHow large is Cross Timbers Middle School?
Cross Timbers Middle School enrolls approximately 820 students in grades 06-08.
Is Cross Timbers Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cross Timbers Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Cross Timbers Middle School have?
Cross Timbers Middle School employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cross Timbers Middle School?
At Cross Timbers Middle School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cross Timbers Middle School public or private?
Cross Timbers Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.