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Enrollment
1,143
Middle
DISTRICT 1,305 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611001184
Dean Middle School
14104 REO ST, HOUSTON, TX 77040 · (713) 460-6153 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,143 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,045 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 373 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 381 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 34% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Middle School
Dean Middle School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Middle School this school | 1,143 | 91.4% | 37.2% |
| Olle Middle School HOUSTON | 1,025 | 87.9% | 28.9% |
| Workman Junior High School ARLINGTON | 1,162 | 89.3% | 25.6% |
| Seagoville Middle School DALLAS | 1,063 | 92.6% | 38.0% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus HOUSTON | 991 | 91.0% | 50.0% |
| Klein Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,050 | 85.1% | 40.6% |
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 Dean Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,080 of 1,635 | #135 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,099 of 1,670 ▲ 111 | #152 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,036 of 1,670 ▲ 53 | #131 of 219 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #581 of 1,570 | #87 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,143 | #158 of 1,749 | #47 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #556 of 1,542 | #78 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #1,054 of 1,543 | #141 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #206 of 1,648 | #55 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #127 of 942 | #30 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
1,143
-211 (-16%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 937
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,143 | 82.4 | 13.9:1 | 91% (1,045) |
| 2023-24 | 1,198 | 92.1 | 13.0:1 | 91% (1,090) |
| 2022-23 | 1,252 | 93.5 | 13.4:1 | 88% (1,104) |
| 2020-21 | 1,354 | 102 | 13.3:1 | 84% (1,138) |
| 2017-18 | 1,653 | 107.7 | 15.3:1 | 78% (1,291) |
| 2015-16 | 1,527 | 98 | 15.6:1 | 81% (1,236) |
| 2010-11 | 1,453 | 89 | 16.3:1 | 78% (1,135) |
| 2000-01 | 1,385 | 92 | 15.1:1 | 41% (565) |
| 1990-91 | 937 | 57 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dean Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (1,653 to 1,143); teachers down 24% (107.7 to 82.4).
About Dean Middle School
Dean Middle School is one of the public schools in HOUSTON, Texas. It is a high-enrollment middle school. The school serves 1,143 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
The district, CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, has 117,927 students enrolled across 92 schools.
Roughly 73% of students at Dean Middle School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 16% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Dean Middle School's diversity index is 43%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dean Middle School operates with 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.9:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. About 91% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 21 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 34.6% for Dean Middle School. The school posts 37.2%, 2.5 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Besides Dean Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Bane Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Dean Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 41.4% on proficiency, and Dean Middle School is below that at 37.2%.
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.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,143, a 16% decrease from 1,354 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Dean Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
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- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Bane Elementary School0.2 mi · 872
- YES Prep - Northwest1.1 mi · 940
- Holbrook Elementary School1.8 mi · 757
- Harmony School of Excellence-Houston1.9 mi · 1,165
- Northbrook Middle School2.1 mi · 508
- Hollibrook Elementary School2.4 mi · 636
Frequently asked questions
About Dean Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dean Middle School?
Dean Middle School enrolls approximately 1,143 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dean Middle School serve?
Dean Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Dean Middle School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Dean Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dean Middle School?
At Dean Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 73% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dean Middle School public or private?
Dean Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.