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Doerre Intermediate School

18218 THEISS MAIL RD, KLEIN, TX 77379 · (832) 249-5700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,188 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,188
Middle
DISTRICT 1,185 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
341 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 640034%
Grade 739633%
Grade 839233%
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
52844%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
32427%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
14712%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
12611%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
524%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
71%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
64554%
Female
54346%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading55.0%24.0%12.0%9.0%
Mathematics38.0%31.0%17.0%14.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2679.0%69.0%
2024-2581.0%67.0%
2023-2478.0%67.0%
2022-2361.0%54.0%
2021-2261.0%50.0%
2020-2134.0%34.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% 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 Doerre Intermediate School

Doerre Intermediate School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Doerre Intermediate School this school1,18828.7%71.3%
Ab Harrison Intermediate School
WYLIE
1,09329.3%66.4%
Grady Burnett Junior High School
WYLIE
1,06428.4%66.9%
Knox Junior High School
THE WOODLANDS
1,39530.6%68.6%
Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School
KATY
1,23929.4%78.6%
Cox Intermediate School
SPRING
1,05326.5%60.7%
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 Doerre Intermediate School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
71.3%#83 of 1,635#17 of 218
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
69.0%#149 of 1,670
▲ 21
#24 of 219
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.0%#128 of 1,670
▼ 28
#17 of 219
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+16.5pp#435 of 1,570#66 of 216
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,188#130 of 1,749#37 of 227
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.6:1#1,008 of 1,542#133 of 215
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.0%#166 of 1,543#22 of 215
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
28.7%#1,463 of 1,648#209 of 221
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.2%#655 of 942#108 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,188
-182 (-13%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,053
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,18876.115.6:129% (341)
2023-241,2998315.6:132% (410)
2022-231,32786.915.3:130% (396)
2020-211,3708216.7:123% (316)
2017-181,30978.116.8:115% (190)
2015-161,1477615.1:114% (155)
2010-111,2147216.9:114% (174)
2000-011,3028914.6:16% (78)
1990-911,0536316.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doerre Intermediate School.

Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,309 to 1,188); teachers down 2% (78.1 to 76.1).

About Doerre Intermediate School

Doerre Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school located in KLEIN, Texas. Enrolled students number 1,188 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 85% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.

Federal data list 50 schools in KLEIN ISD, with 52,437 students enrolled.

Enrollment at Doerre Intermediate School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 44%. After that, the student body is 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 34% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Doerre Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 70%.

Teacher staffing is 76.1 full-time equivalents, or about 15.6 students per teacher. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. About 29% of students, or 341, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Doerre Intermediate School would score about 61.4%. It scores 71.3%, 9.9 points above that figure.

Across Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Doerre Intermediate School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.

Theiss Elementary School is the public school closest to Doerre Intermediate School, about 0.7 miles away. Doerre Intermediate School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 58.7% on proficiency, and Doerre Intermediate School is above that at 71.3%.

Doerre Intermediate School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

The student count in 2024-25 was 1,188, 13% below the 1,370 of 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 16.7:1 to 15.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Doerre Intermediate School
District
KLEIN ISD
Address
18218 THEISS MAIL RD, KLEIN, TX 77379
Phone
(832) 249-5700
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,188
Teachers (FTE)
76
Student–teacher ratio
15.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
341 (29%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
482574006006
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Doerre Intermediate School
How many students attend Doerre Intermediate School?
Doerre Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,188 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Doerre Intermediate School serve?
Doerre Intermediate School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Doerre Intermediate School have?
Doerre Intermediate School employs 76 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Doerre Intermediate School?
At Doerre Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 27% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Doerre Intermediate School in?
Doerre Intermediate School is part of KLEIN ISD.
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