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What's the most underrated thing about KITTY HAWK MIDDLE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,062
Middle
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499002792
Kitty Hawk Middle School
840 OLD CIMMARON TRL, UNIVERSAL CITY, TX 78148 · (210) 945-1220 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,062 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
76 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
633 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 338 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 357 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 367 | 35% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Kitty Hawk Middle School
Kitty Hawk Middle School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kitty Hawk Middle School this school | 1,062 | 59.6% | 40.9% |
| Ennis Junior High School ENNIS | 908 | 59.8% | 37.0% |
| Schultz Junior High School WALLER | 1,194 | 59.6% | 41.6% |
| Waller Junior High School WALLER | 951 | 64.6% | 37.6% |
| Black Middle School HOUSTON | 1,364 | 56.3% | 53.4% |
| East Central Heritage Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,251 | 63.0% | 33.4% |
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 Kitty Hawk Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #895 of 1,635 | #29 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #935 of 1,670 ▲ 282 | #28 of 84 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #502 of 1,670 ▲ 495 | #15 of 84 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #924 of 1,570 | #35 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,062 | #221 of 1,749 | #17 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #620 of 1,542 | #24 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #493 of 1,543 | #10 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #957 of 1,648 | #62 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #257 of 942 | #26 of 60 |
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
1,062
-253 (-19%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 947
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,062 | 75.6 | 14.1:1 | 60% (633) |
| 2023-24 | 1,154 | 83.9 | 13.8:1 | 59% (686) |
| 2022-23 | 1,237 | 80.8 | 15.3:1 | 61% (749) |
| 2020-21 | 1,315 | 86 | 15.3:1 | 50% (651) |
| 2017-18 | 1,383 | 86 | 16.1:1 | 50% (689) |
| 2015-16 | 1,260 | 80 | 15.8:1 | 49% (613) |
| 2010-11 | 1,239 | 85 | 14.6:1 | 43% (528) |
| 2000-01 | 1,339 | 93 | 14.4:1 | 29% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 947 | 54 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kitty Hawk Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (1,383 to 1,062); teachers down 12% (86 to 75.6).
About Kitty Hawk Middle School
A large middle school in UNIVERSAL CITY, Texas, Kitty Hawk Middle School is part of JUDSON ISD. Grades offered run from 6 through 8, with 1,062 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
JUDSON ISD (36 schools, 23,539 students) runs Kitty Hawk Middle School.
A majority of students at Kitty Hawk Middle School, 58%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 19% White, 14% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 60% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Kitty Hawk Middle School comes in at 60%.
Federal staffing data show 75.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kitty Hawk Middle School and a ratio of 14.1:1. Middle schools in Texas average about 14.4:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 60% of students.
After adjusting for student poverty, Kitty Hawk Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%; the prediction is 48.2%.
Kitty Hawk Middle School is located in Bexar County, where median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
The closest public school, Coronado Village Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Kitty Hawk Middle School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Kitty Hawk Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Kitty Hawk Middle School went from 1,315 students to 1,062. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Kitty Hawk Middle School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Escondido Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
Other schools in UNIVERSAL CITY
- Ricardo Salinas Elementary SchoolElementary · 675 students
- Fine Arts Academy of OlympiaElementary · 458 students
- Coronado Village Elementary SchoolElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Coronado Village Elementary School0.5 mi · 318
- Judson Early College Academy0.6 mi · 438
- Ricardo Salinas Elementary School0.6 mi · 675
- Crestview Elementary School1.0 mi · 578
- Franz Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 322
- Fine Arts Academy of Olympia1.8 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolHow many students attend Kitty Hawk Middle School?
Kitty Hawk Middle School enrolls approximately 1,062 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Kitty Hawk Middle School serve?
Kitty Hawk Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kitty Hawk Middle School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Kitty Hawk Middle School.
How diverse is Kitty Hawk Middle School?
Kitty Hawk Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 58% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kitty Hawk Middle School?
Kitty Hawk Middle School is overseen by JUDSON ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.