KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE

KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE is one of the sprawling junior highs in NEW CANEY, Texas, operated by NEW CANEY ISD, with 1,271 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 98% above typical.

Across the 20 schools in NEW CANEY ISD (19,420 students total), KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder is composed of 23% White, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 76% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Montgomery County (around 48%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 30.1%, a residual of -10.8 points.

In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students).

Nearest neighbor: THE LEARNING CTR, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 36.0%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. KEEFER CROSSING MIDDLE's enrollment has rose 61% since 2018, when it stood at 789 (now 1,271). Black enrollment moved from 2% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

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