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What's the biggest difference between GRAND LAKES J H and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,015
Middle
DISTRICT 975 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMBALL ISD·NCES 484296013737
Grand Lakes Junior High School
20247 CYPRESS ROSEHILL RD, TOMBALL, TX 77377 · (281) 357-3264 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,015 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
17.1:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
304 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 7 | 494 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 521 | 51% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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% . +21.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2021
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 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
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% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 64.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% 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 Grand Lakes Junior High School
Grand Lakes Junior High School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Lakes Junior High School this school | 1,015 | 30.0% | 68.9% |
| Willow Wood Junior High School TOMBALL | 884 | 31.2% | 75.6% |
| Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School KATY | 1,239 | 29.4% | 78.6% |
| Oakcrest Intermediate School CYPRESS | 815 | 30.8% | 74.5% |
| Cross Timbers Middle School GRAPEVINE | 820 | 34.8% | 62.3% |
| Doerre Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,188 | 28.7% | 71.3% |
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 Grand Lakes Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #113 of 1,635 | #20 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #80 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #17 of 219 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #203 of 1,670 ▼ 43 | #23 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #487 of 1,570 | #74 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,015 | #264 of 1,749 | #71 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,315 of 1,542 | #173 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #185 of 1,543 | #25 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #1,449 of 1,648 | #208 of 221 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,015 | 59.4 | 17.1:1 | 30% (304) |
| 2023-24 | 984 | 57.9 | 17.0:1 | 32% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 969 | 60.4 | 16.0:1 | 29% (283) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Lakes Junior High School.
About Grand Lakes Junior High School
Grand Lakes Junior High School is one of the public schools in TOMBALL, Texas. It is a large middle-grades school. The school covers grades 7 through 8 and reported 1,015 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 58% larger than that mark.
TOMBALL ISD counts 22,913 students in its 23 schools, and Grand Lakes Junior High School is one of them.
At Grand Lakes Junior High School, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. A diversity index of 69% means there is a 69% chance two randomly chosen students at Grand Lakes Junior High School are from different groups.
Grand Lakes Junior High School reported 59.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 30% of students at Grand Lakes Junior High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 40 points below the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Grand Lakes Junior High School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Texas public middle schools.
Grand Lakes Junior High School is 8.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.9% versus 60.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Grand Oaks Elementary School is the nearest public school to Grand Lakes Junior High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Grand Lakes Junior High School ranks 7th on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Grand Lakes Junior High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
This page collects posts and questions about Grand Lakes Junior High School, such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 TOMBALL ISD
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 970 students
- Tomball Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
Other schools in TOMBALL
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Tomball Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Willow Wood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Canyon Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 829 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Oaks Elementary School0.2 mi · 548
- West Elementary School1.4 mi · 740
- Rosehill Elementary School1.7 mi · 751
- Oakcrest Intermediate School4.1 mi · 815
- Swenke Elementary School4.2 mi · 892
- Wildwood Elementary School4.3 mi · 819
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolHow large is Grand Lakes Junior High School?
Grand Lakes Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,015 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Grand Lakes Junior High School serve?
Grand Lakes Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Grand Lakes Junior High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Grand Lakes Junior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grand Lakes Junior High School?
At Grand Lakes Junior High School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Grand Lakes Junior High School public or private?
Grand Lakes Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TOMBALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.