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What's the one class at MONTGOMERY J H every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,083
Middle
DISTRICT 1,197 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY ISD·NCES 483126003514
Montgomery Junior High School
19000 STEWART CREEK RD, MONTGOMERY, TX 77356 · (936) 276-3300 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,083 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% 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.
- C+Beats 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
16.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
321 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 344 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 378 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 33% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% 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 Montgomery Junior High School
Montgomery Junior High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Junior High School this school | 1,083 | 29.6% | 54.4% |
| Bonham Middle School AMARILLO | 892 | 33.2% | 63.8% |
| Oak Hills Junior High School MONTGOMERY | 1,311 | 22.1% | 64.7% |
| Seabrook Intermediate School SEABROOK | 901 | 28.3% | 61.0% |
| Barbers Hill Int North MONT BELVIEU | 924 | 26.6% | 76.0% |
| River Valley Middle School MCGREGOR | 902 | 28.2% | 68.6% |
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 Montgomery Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #367 of 1,635 | #12 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #414 of 1,670 ▲ 76 | #9 of 31 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #474 of 1,670 ▼ 25 | #10 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #794 of 1,570 | #19 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,083 | #203 of 1,749 | #17 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,189 of 1,542 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,073 of 1,543 | #31 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #1,452 of 1,648 | #24 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #778 of 942 | #11 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
1,083
-1 (0%) vs 2020
+133% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 1,083 | 66.3 | 16.3:1 | 30% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 62 | 17.3:1 | 32% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 1,045 | 64.6 | 16.2:1 | 30% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 1,084 | 70 | 15.5:1 | 27% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 1,143 | 66.1 | 17.3:1 | 24% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 1,345 | 79 | 17.0:1 | 24% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 1,098 | 68 | 16.1:1 | 25% (274) |
| 2000-01 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 21% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,143 to 1,083); teachers unchanged (66.1 to 66.3).
About Montgomery Junior High School
Montgomery Junior High School is a large middle-grades school in MONTGOMERY, Texas, administered by MONTGOMERY ISD. It reports enrollment of 1,083 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 68% larger than that mark.
MONTGOMERY ISD is made up of 12 schools with 9,889 students in all.
About 74% of the student body at Montgomery Junior High School is White. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Montgomery Junior High School are from different groups.
Teacher count: 66.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 2.0 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County is 18 points.
Montgomery Junior High School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools.
In Texas, Montgomery Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.4% actual against a predicted 61.0%.
Montgomery County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,701, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 160 public schools in the county, enrolling about 134,595, Montgomery Junior High School among them.
Stewart Creek Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Montgomery Junior High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Montgomery Junior High School is 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Montgomery Junior High School had 1,084 students in 2020-21 and 1,083 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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 MONTGOMERY ISD
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Keenan Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Lone Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
Other schools in MONTGOMERY
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Montgomery High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 914 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Keenan Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
Nearby schools
- Stewart Creek Elementary School0.2 mi · 422
- Montgomery Elementary School2.0 mi · 672
- Lincoln Elementary School2.2 mi · 472
- Creekside Elementary School2.7 mi · 591
- Lake Creek High School2.9 mi · 1,692
- Madeley Ranch Elementary School3.2 mi · 714
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery Junior High SchoolHow large is Montgomery Junior High School?
Montgomery Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,083 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Montgomery Junior High School serve?
Montgomery Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Montgomery Junior High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Montgomery Junior High School.
How diverse is Montgomery Junior High School?
Montgomery Junior High School reports a student body of 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montgomery Junior High School in?
Montgomery Junior High School is part of MONTGOMERY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.