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Enrollment
873
Middle
DISTRICT 1,305 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611011255
Hopper Middle School
7811 FRY RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (281) 463-5353 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL873 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
731 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 | 292 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 301 | 34% |
Student demographics
59%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Hopper Middle School
Hopper Middle School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper Middle School this school | 873 | 83.7% | 34.5% |
| Twin Creeks Middle School SPRING | 848 | 81.1% | 33.6% |
| Rickey C Bailey Middle School SPRING | 982 | 79.7% | 20.3% |
| Dueitt Middle School SPRING | 720 | 83.1% | 25.2% |
| Foster Middle School LONGVIEW | 788 | 83.5% | 56.2% |
| Lyles Collegiate Middle School GARLAND | 869 | 88.5% | 27.3% |
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 Hopper Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,194 of 1,635 | #150 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,317 of 1,670 ▲ 106 | #180 of 219 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,125 of 1,670 ▼ 142 | #146 of 219 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #810 of 1,570 | #119 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 873 | #445 of 1,749 | #100 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #525 of 1,542 | #74 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #552 of 1,543 | #71 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #419 of 1,648 | #109 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.4% | #82 of 942 | #22 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
873
-222 (-20%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 1,370
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 873 | 63.6 | 13.7:1 | 84% (731) |
| 2023-24 | 872 | 66.9 | 13.0:1 | 83% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 930 | 64 | 14.5:1 | 79% (739) |
| 2020-21 | 1,095 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 79% (865) |
| 2017-18 | 1,352 | 92.7 | 14.6:1 | 76% (1,028) |
| 2015-16 | 1,404 | 90 | 15.6:1 | 77% (1,076) |
| 2010-11 | 1,370 | 92 | 14.9:1 | 73% (997) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hopper Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (1,352 to 873); teachers down 31% (92.7 to 63.6).
About Hopper Middle School
The public middle school Hopper Middle School is located in CYPRESS, Texas. It enrolls 873 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 8. It has 36% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD is responsible for 92 schools, Hopper Middle School included, with 117,927 students in all.
The share of Hispanic students at Hopper Middle School is 52%, a majority. Other students are 37% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Hopper Middle School are from different groups.
With 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Hopper Middle School, 84% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hopper Middle School's results are 3.5 points below predicted: 34.5% against 37.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Hopper Middle School.
About 0.3 miles separate Hopper Middle School from the closest public school, Cypress Springs High School. The five-mile area around Hopper Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Hopper Middle School's average proficiency of 34.5% compares with 49.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 1,095 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 873 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Hopper Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in CYPRESS
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Cypress Park High SchoolHigh · 3,117 students
- Cypress Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,800 students
Nearby schools
- Cypress Springs High School0.3 mi · 2,800
- Andre Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,014
- Harmony Science Academy - Cypress1.0 mi · 656
- Duryea Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,089
- Rowe Middle School1.3 mi · 1,481
- Walker Elementary School1.4 mi · 984
Frequently asked questions
About Hopper Middle SchoolHow large is Hopper Middle School?
Hopper Middle School enrolls approximately 873 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hopper Middle School serve?
Hopper Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hopper Middle School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Hopper Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hopper Middle School?
At Hopper Middle School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 52% Hispanic, 37% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hopper Middle School in?
Hopper Middle School is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.