Enrollment
310
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002432
Cullen Middle School
6900 SCOTT ST, HOUSTON, TX 77021 · (713) 746-8180 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Texas public middle schools
- C-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.
- AThree-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
11.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
310 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 116 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 32% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 16.0% | 30.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Cullen Middle School
Cullen Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cullen Middle School this school | 310 | 100.0% | 30.5% |
| KIPP Liberation College Preparatory HOUSTON | 405 | 93.8% | 28.8% |
| KIPP Spirit College Prep HOUSTON | 532 | 91.5% | 34.3% |
| Fleming Middle School HOUSTON | 319 | 98.1% | 30.0% |
| Attucks Middle School HOUSTON | 392 | 97.2% | 40.9% |
| Thomas Middle School HOUSTON | 391 | 98.0% | 30.8% |
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 Cullen Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,374 of 1,635 | #183 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,402 of 1,670 ▼ 144 | #194 of 219 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,089 of 1,670 ▲ 300 | #141 of 219 ▲ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #67 of 1,570 | #9 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #1,385 of 1,749 | #209 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #76 of 1,542 | #9 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #1,129 of 1,543 | #151 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #3 of 1,648 | #2 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #156 of 942 | #36 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
310
-50 (-14%) vs 2020
-59% since 1990-91, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 310 | 28 | 11.1:1 | 100% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 39.1 | 7.4:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 324 | 22.3 | 14.6:1 | 100% (324) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 33 | 10.9:1 | 98% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 436 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 98% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | 80% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 580 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 40% (230) |
| 2000-01 | 749 | 47 | 15.9:1 | 79% (589) |
| 1990-91 | 753 | 49 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cullen Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (436 to 310); teachers down 18% (34 to 28).
About Cullen Middle School
Cullen Middle School is a small middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, administered by HOUSTON ISD. School enrollment was 310 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
Cullen Middle School falls under HOUSTON ISD, which has 273 schools enrolling 176,727 students.
Cullen Middle School is 77% Black by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 2% White. In Harris County overall, about 19% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 28 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Cullen Middle School is C+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 31.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cullen Middle School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Foster Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cullen Middle School. On state test proficiency, Cullen Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Cullen Middle School declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 360 to 310 students.
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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
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- Foster Elementary School0.2 mi · 334
- Whidby Elementary School0.9 mi · 369
- Thompson Elementary School1.0 mi · 363
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- Hartsfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 287
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Frequently asked questions
About Cullen Middle SchoolHow many students attend Cullen Middle School?
Cullen Middle School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Cullen Middle School serve?
Cullen Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cullen Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cullen Middle School is approximately 11.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cullen Middle School?
At Cullen Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 18% Hispanic, 77% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Cullen Middle School public or private?
Cullen Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.