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Enrollment
643
Middle
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DESOTO ISD·NCES 481686011474
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School
1500 MAJESTIC MEADOWS DR, GLENN HEIGHTS, TX 75154 · (972) 274-8090 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL643 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
22.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
505 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 198 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 36% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School→Desoto High School
Based on grade levels within DESOTO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 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 | 16.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Curtistene S McCowan Middle School
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School this school | 643 | 78.5% | 28.8% |
| W S Permenter Middle School CEDAR HILL | 456 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School DALLAS | 510 | 83.5% | 32.4% |
| Terry Middle School MESQUITE | 780 | 83.7% | 35.5% |
| Crowley Middle School FORT WORTH | 821 | 84.3% | 27.4% |
| Missouri City Middle School MISSOURI CITY | 933 | 80.8% | 24.3% |
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 Curtistene S McCowan Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #1,426 of 1,635 | #100 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,474 of 1,670 ▼ 262 | #108 of 123 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,313 of 1,670 ▲ 68 | #79 of 123 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #1,333 of 1,570 | #87 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 643 | #855 of 1,749 | #61 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #1,536 of 1,542 | #123 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #852 of 1,543 | #49 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.5% | #550 of 1,648 | #84 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #84 of 942 | #16 of 80 |
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
643
-240 (-27%) vs 2020
-24% since 2010-11, when it was 845
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 643 | 28.3 | 22.7:1 | 79% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 43.2 | 15.5:1 | 74% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 49.9 | 15.5:1 | 69% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 883 | 46 | 19.2:1 | 74% (655) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 76% (751) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 75% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 845 | 61 | 13.8:1 | 67% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtistene S McCowan Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (994 to 643); teachers down 54% (61 to 28.3).
About Curtistene S McCowan Middle School
Located in GLENN HEIGHTS, Texas, Curtistene S McCowan Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 643 students enrolled.
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School is one of the 11 schools that make up DESOTO ISD (5,708 students in total).
Black students are 62% of those enrolled at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Dallas County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 22.7:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Of all students at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School, 79% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, Curtistene S McCowan Middle School lands at D, ahead of 7% of Texas public middle schools.
A school with Curtistene S McCowan Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 40.1%. Curtistene S McCowan Middle School scores 28.8%, 11.3 points below that line.
The school is in Dallas County, where the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School's nearest public school is Frank D Moates Elementary School (about 1.2 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Curtistene S McCowan Middle School. By average proficiency, Curtistene S McCowan Middle School is 3rd among 4 schools close by.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 643, down from 883 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 19.2 to 22.7 over 4 years.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DESOTO ISD
- Desoto High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet AcademyElementary · 536 students
- Frank D Moates Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 402 students
- Cockrell Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
- Desoto West Middle SchoolMiddle · 370 students
Other schools in GLENN HEIGHTS
- Russell P Schupmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Shields Elementary SchoolElementary · 625 students
- Frank D Moates Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Frank D Moates Elementary School1.2 mi · 468
- Desoto High School1.4 mi · 1,936
- Cockrell Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 397
- Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning Center1.9 mi · 402
- Premier H S - Desoto2.0 mi · 72
- Texasworks - Desoto2.0 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Curtistene S McCowan Middle SchoolHow large is Curtistene S McCowan Middle School?
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School enrolls approximately 643 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Curtistene S McCowan Middle School serve?
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School is approximately 22.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School?
Student demographics at Curtistene S McCowan Middle School are roughly 2% White, 32% Hispanic, 62% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Curtistene S McCowan Middle School?
Curtistene S McCowan Middle School is overseen by DESOTO ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.