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Enrollment
720
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122005602
Dueitt Middle School
1 EAGLE CROSSING, SPRING, TX 77373 · (281) 891-7800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
598 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 229 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 236 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 10.0% | 27.0% | 59.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 14.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
25.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Dueitt Middle School
Dueitt Middle School's state test result (25.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dueitt Middle School this school | 720 | 83.1% | 25.2% |
| H F Stevens Middle School CROWLEY | 723 | 80.9% | 31.0% |
| Stafford Middle School STAFFORD | 678 | 80.5% | 32.0% |
| Teague Middle School HUMBLE | 550 | 83.6% | 27.1% |
| Hopper Middle School CYPRESS | 873 | 83.7% | 34.5% |
| G W Kennemer Middle School DALLAS | 795 | 79.7% | 37.4% |
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 Dueitt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #1,508 of 1,635 | #205 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #1,649 of 1,670 ▼ 21 | #219 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,378 of 1,670 ▲ 54 | #182 of 219 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #802 of 1,570 | #117 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #709 of 1,749 | #132 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #875 of 1,542 | #116 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #513 of 1,543 | #67 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.1% | #435 of 1,648 | #113 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #60 of 942 | #15 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
720
-206 (-22%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 906
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 720 | 47.8 | 15.1:1 | 83% (598) |
| 2023-24 | 787 | 47.3 | 16.6:1 | 89% (699) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 51.4 | 15.0:1 | 84% (647) |
| 2020-21 | 926 | 57 | 16.3:1 | 91% (842) |
| 2017-18 | 1,162 | 60.2 | 19.3:1 | 74% (863) |
| 2015-16 | 896 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 62% (558) |
| 2010-11 | 983 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 69% (676) |
| 2000-01 | 964 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 30% (285) |
| 1990-91 | 906 | 54 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dueitt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (1,162 to 720); teachers down 21% (60.2 to 47.8).
About Dueitt Middle School
Dueitt Middle School is a middle school in SPRING, Texas, and it is part of SPRING ISD. Enrollment stands at 720 students, covering grades 6 through 8.
Dueitt Middle School is one school in SPRING ISD, a system of 42 schools with 33,678 students.
The largest group at Dueitt Middle School is Hispanic students, at 47%. The remaining students are 42% Black, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Harris County at about 44% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
Teacher count: 47.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is similar, at 14.4:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Dueitt Middle School is 13.0 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 25.2% actual, 38.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Dueitt Middle School from the closest public school, Mildred Jenkins Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dueitt Middle School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 720, down from 926 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.3:1 to 15.1:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 students
Other schools in SPRING
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- York Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,009 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Cox Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,053 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
Nearby schools
- Mildred Jenkins Elementary School0.3 mi · 603
- Anderson Elementary School1.3 mi · 635
- Ogden Elementary School1.4 mi · 584
- Teague Middle School1.6 mi · 550
- Chet Burchett Elementary School1.6 mi · 982
- Magrill Ec/PK/K1.6 mi · 589
Frequently asked questions
About Dueitt Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dueitt Middle School?
Dueitt Middle School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades 06-08.
Is Dueitt Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dueitt Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dueitt Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dueitt Middle School is approximately 15.1:1 (48 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dueitt Middle School?
At Dueitt Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 47% Hispanic, 42% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dueitt Middle School public or private?
Dueitt Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.