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Enrollment
2,888
Middle
DISTRICT 1,706 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMAR CISD·NCES 482658013153
Dean Leaman JH
9320 CHARGER WAY, FULSHEAR, TX 77441 · (832) 223-5200 · Fort Bend County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,888 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
890 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 1,022 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 938 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 928 | 32% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 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 | 47.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
60.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Dean Leaman JH
Dean Leaman JH's state test result (60.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Leaman JH this school | 2,888 | 30.8% | 60.4% |
| Briscoe JH RICHMOND | 2,003 | 35.3% | 64.9% |
| Reading JH RICHMOND | 1,603 | 29.1% | 68.8% |
| James Bowie Middle School RICHMOND | 1,473 | 36.5% | 60.6% |
| Cw Worthington Middle School HASLET | 1,201 | 29.6% | 52.6% |
| West Lake Middle School HUMBLE | 1,486 | 34.8% | 44.7% |
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 Dean Leaman JH ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Fort Bend County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #240 of 1,635 | #18 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #302 of 1,670 ▼ 13 | #16 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #194 of 1,670 ▲ 56 | #16 of 33 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #792 of 1,570 | #14 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,888 | #1 of 1,749 | #1 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #1,534 of 1,542 | #33 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #20 of 1,543 | #5 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.8% | #1,438 of 1,648 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +204.0% | #2 of 437 | #1 of 16 |
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
2,888
+1,294 (+81%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 2,888 | 127.9 | 22.6:1 | 31% (890) |
| 2023-24 | 2,419 | 107.1 | 22.6:1 | 31% (753) |
| 2022-23 | 2,191 | 99.8 | 21.9:1 | 32% (698) |
| 2020-21 | 1,594 | 84 | 19.0:1 | 28% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 950 | 46.7 | 20.4:1 | 16% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dean Leaman JH.
Since 2017-18: students up 204% (950 to 2,888); teachers up 174% (46.7 to 127.9).
About Dean Leaman JH
Dean Leaman JH is a large middle school that serves part of FULSHEAR, Texas. In all, 2,888 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 349% larger than the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas.
LAMAR CISD is responsible for 49 schools, Dean Leaman JH included, with 46,786 students in all.
The student body at Dean Leaman JH has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 30%. Enrollment also includes 29% White, 24% Black, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Dean Leaman JH are from different groups.
On staff are 127.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 8.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Dean Leaman JH has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 31%. The rate at public schools in Fort Bend County averages 42%, higher than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dean Leaman JH lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.4%; the prediction is 60.5%.
Looking at the county, Fort Bend County, median household income comes to about $114,041, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 50% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 217 public schools and about 191,372 students.
Fulshear High School sits about 0.2 miles from Dean Leaman JH. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 73.4% proficiency; Dean Leaman JH posts 60.4%.
Federal data place Dean Leaman JH in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at Dean Leaman JH as 1,594 in 2020-21 and 2,888 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 22.6:1.
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Fort Bend County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
893,767
Census ACS
Median income
$114,041
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
50%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
217
191,372 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMAR CISD
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Foster High SchoolHigh · 2,747 students
- George Ranch High SchoolHigh · 2,337 students
- Briscoe JHMiddle · 2,003 students
- Dr Thomas E Randle High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Lamar Cons High SchoolHigh · 1,714 students
Other schools in FULSHEAR
- Fulshear High SchoolHigh · 3,401 students
- Adams Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,963 students
- James E Randolph Elementary SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Huggins Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Fletcher Morgan Elementary SchoolElementary · 817 students
- Viola Gilmore Randle Elementary SchoolElementary · 809 students
Nearby schools
- Fulshear High School0.2 mi · 3,401
- Viola Gilmore Randle Elementary School0.3 mi · 809
- Huggins Elementary School0.4 mi · 833
- Campbell Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,173
- Tamarron Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,167
- Adams Junior High School2.3 mi · 1,963
Frequently asked questions
About Dean Leaman JHHow large is Dean Leaman JH?
Dean Leaman JH enrolls approximately 2,888 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dean Leaman JH serve?
Dean Leaman JH serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dean Leaman JH?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dean Leaman JH is approximately 22.6:1 (128 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dean Leaman JH?
At Dean Leaman JH, the student body is approximately 29% White, 30% Hispanic, 24% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Dean Leaman JH public or private?
Dean Leaman JH is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAMAR CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.