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Enrollment
2,195
Middle
DISTRICT 1,076 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONROE ISD·NCES 481500008880
McCullough Junior High School
3800 S PANTHER CREEK DR, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77381 · (832) 592-5100 · Montgomery County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,195 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test 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.
- AThree-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
17.6:1
125 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
295 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 | 1,063 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 1,132 | 52% |
Student demographics
64%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
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
83.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 63.0% | 22.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 54.0% | 29.0% | 10.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 83.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 75.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 76.0% |
% 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
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 McCullough Junior High School
McCullough Junior High School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCullough Junior High School this school | 2,195 | 13.4% | 75.8% |
| Mitchell Intermediate School THE WOODLANDS | 1,253 | 15.1% | 78.9% |
| Cedar Park Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,365 | 12.5% | 65.9% |
| Gorzycki Middle School AUSTIN | 1,305 | 7.6% | 74.5% |
| Ridgeview Middle School ROUND ROCK | 1,249 | 17.1% | 66.6% |
| Woodcreek Junior High School KATY | 1,566 | 23.6% | 74.2% |
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 McCullough Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #45 of 1,635 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #34 of 1,670 ▲ 2 | #2 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #56 of 1,670 ▲ 12 | #3 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #274 of 1,570 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,195 | #2 of 1,749 | #1 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,379 of 1,542 | #28 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #361 of 1,543 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #1,607 of 1,648 | #31 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #921 of 942 | #14 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
2,195
+127 (+6%) vs 2020
+57% since 2000-01, when it was 1,397
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 2,195 | 125.1 | 17.6:1 | 13% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 2,163 | 121.2 | 17.9:1 | 15% (326) |
| 2022-23 | 2,178 | 115 | 18.9:1 | 14% (310) |
| 2020-21 | 2,068 | 114 | 18.1:1 | 11% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 2,208 | 122 | 18.1:1 | 8% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 2,224 | 119 | 18.7:1 | 6% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 2,057 | 118 | 17.4:1 | 5% (97) |
| 2000-01 | 1,397 | 73 | 19.1:1 | 1% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCullough Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,208 to 2,195); teachers up 3% (122 to 125.1).
About McCullough Junior High School
As a large middle school, McCullough Junior High School serves students in THE WOODLANDS, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,195 students in grades 7 through 8. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students, so this school is 241% above average.
CONROE ISD serves 72,914 students across 66 schools.
White students are the majority at McCullough Junior High School, with 52% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 125.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 13% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 48%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, McCullough 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.
A school with McCullough Junior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 68.0%. McCullough Junior High School scores 75.8%, 7.8 points above that line.
McCullough Junior High School is located in Montgomery County, where the median household income is $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. McCullough Junior High School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to McCullough Junior High School is Glen Loch Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 75.8% is below the 75.9% average for nearby schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 2,195, a 6% increase from 2,068 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Knox Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,395 students
- Mitchell Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,253 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Deretchin Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,209 students
Nearby schools
- Glen Loch Elementary School0.3 mi · 555
- Ride Elementary School0.8 mi · 508
- Creekside Forest Elementary School1.4 mi · 676
- David Elementary School1.6 mi · 585
- Collins Intermediate School2.0 mi · 719
- French Elementary School2.0 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About McCullough Junior High SchoolHow large is McCullough Junior High School?
McCullough Junior High School enrolls approximately 2,195 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does McCullough Junior High School serve?
McCullough Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does McCullough Junior High School have?
McCullough Junior High School employs 125 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at McCullough Junior High School?
At McCullough Junior High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees McCullough Junior High School?
McCullough 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.