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What tradition at KNOX J H should never be changed?
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Enrollment
1,395
Middle
DISTRICT 1,076 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500001009
Knox Junior High School
12104 SAWMILL RD, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380 · (832) 592-8400 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,395 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% 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
16.4:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
427 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 723 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 672 | 48% |
Student demographics
68%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
73.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 42.0% | 29.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 73.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
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 Knox Junior High School
Knox Junior High School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Junior High School this school | 1,395 | 30.6% | 68.6% |
| Doerre Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,188 | 28.7% | 71.3% |
| Rodger & Ellen Beck Junior High School KATY | 1,239 | 29.4% | 78.6% |
| Salyards Middle School CYPRESS | 1,413 | 23.9% | 71.8% |
| Murchison Middle School AUSTIN | 1,209 | 26.8% | 56.5% |
| Ab Harrison Intermediate School WYLIE | 1,093 | 29.3% | 66.4% |
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 Knox Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #118 of 1,635 | #5 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #123 of 1,670 ▼ 7 | #5 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #225 of 1,670 ▼ 24 | #5 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #519 of 1,570 | #12 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,395 | #45 of 1,749 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,203 of 1,542 | #21 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #236 of 1,543 | #4 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,444 of 1,648 | #23 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #897 of 942 | #13 of 14 |
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
1,395
-29 (-2%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,159
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 1,395 | 85.1 | 16.4:1 | 31% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 1,399 | 86.3 | 16.2:1 | 31% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 1,448 | 82.6 | 17.5:1 | 31% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 1,424 | 79 | 18.0:1 | 26% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 1,415 | 76 | 18.6:1 | 23% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 1,336 | 72 | 18.6:1 | 20% (264) |
| 2010-11 | 1,148 | 65 | 17.7:1 | 17% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 1,209 | 77 | 15.7:1 | 8% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 1,159 | 57 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knox Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,415 to 1,395); teachers up 12% (76 to 85.1).
About Knox Junior High School
Knox Junior High School is a public middle school in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. It enrolled 1,395 students in grades 7 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 117% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Knox Junior High School is a school in CONROE ISD. The district has 66 schools and 72,914 students.
Knox Junior High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. It is also 30% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. Montgomery County's residents are about 67% White, 21 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Knox Junior High School comes in at 68%.
Teachers at the school number 85.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.4:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Knox Junior High School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Knox Junior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.6% and a predicted 60.6%.
Knox Junior High School is located in Montgomery County, where median household income is about $97,701, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Knox Junior High School is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County, which together enroll about 134,595 students.
Nearby, Wilkerson Intermediate School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Knox Junior High School is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Knox Junior High School in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (1,424) and 2024-25 (1,395). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.4:1) than in 2020-21 (18.0:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Knox Junior High School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONROE ISD
- Conroe High SchoolHigh · 5,252 students
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- Grand Oaks High SchoolHigh · 3,836 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- Caney Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,783 students
- Oak Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,758 students
Other schools in THE WOODLANDS
- The Woodlands High SchoolHigh · 4,444 students
- College Park High SchoolHigh · 3,313 students
- McCullough Junior High SchoolMiddle · 2,195 students
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,253 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Deretchin Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,209 students
Nearby schools
- Wilkerson Intermediate School0.2 mi · 711
- Hailey Elementary School0.2 mi · 592
- Lamar Elementary School1.7 mi · 759
- Ford Elementary School1.9 mi · 857
- Vogel Intermediate School2.0 mi · 953
- Glen Loch Elementary School2.4 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Knox Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Knox Junior High School?
Knox Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,395 students in grades 07-08.
Is Knox Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Knox Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Knox Junior High School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Knox Junior High School.
How diverse is Knox Junior High School?
Knox Junior High School reports a student body of 46% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Knox Junior High School?
Knox Junior High School is overseen by CONROE ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.