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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SCHULTZ J H this year?
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Enrollment
1,194
Middle
DISTRICT 1,073 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLER ISD·NCES 484443012000
Schultz Junior High School
20950 FIELDS STORE RD, WALLER, TX 77484 · (936) 372-9103 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,194 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public middle schools
- B-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
15.4:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
712 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 413 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 382 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 399 | 33% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Schultz Junior High School→Waller High School
Based on grade levels within WALLER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 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 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Schultz Junior High School
Schultz Junior High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz Junior High School this school | 1,194 | 59.6% | 41.6% |
| Black Middle School HOUSTON | 1,364 | 56.3% | 53.4% |
| Crosby Middle School CROSBY | 1,560 | 58.2% | 40.6% |
| Ennis Junior High School ENNIS | 908 | 59.8% | 37.0% |
| Kitty Hawk Middle School UNIVERSAL CITY | 1,062 | 59.6% | 40.9% |
| Brewer Middle School WHITE SETTLEMENT | 1,500 | 62.9% | 37.6% |
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 Schultz Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #862 of 1,635 | #101 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,039 of 1,670 ▲ 27 | #143 of 219 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,192 of 1,670 ▼ 73 | #152 of 219 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #832 of 1,570 | #125 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,194 | #128 of 1,749 | #36 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #975 of 1,542 | #128 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #476 of 1,543 | #62 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #955 of 1,648 | #163 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.5% | #49 of 437 | #5 of 41 |
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
1,194
+159 (+15%) vs 2020
+78% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 1,194 | 77.4 | 15.4:1 | 60% (712) |
| 2023-24 | 1,123 | 75.2 | 14.9:1 | 64% (719) |
| 2022-23 | 1,120 | 72.1 | 15.5:1 | 65% (731) |
| 2020-21 | 1,035 | 73 | 14.2:1 | 64% (658) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 50.2 | 16.6:1 | 57% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 59% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 59% (394) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schultz Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (832 to 1,194); teachers up 54% (50.2 to 77.4).
About Schultz Junior High School
Schultz Junior High School operates as a large middle school in WALLER, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,194 students. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 86% higher.
Across its 11 schools, WALLER ISD enrolls 9,905 students. Schultz Junior High School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Schultz Junior High School are Hispanic (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Schultz Junior High School scores 61%.
Its staff includes 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 60% of students at Schultz Junior High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is lower.
Schultz Junior High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Texas public middle schools.
The model predicts 48.2% for a school in Texas with Schultz Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Schultz Junior High School posts 41.6%.
In Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Waller High School sits about 0.4 miles from Schultz Junior High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The school's 41.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment increased by 15% across 4 years, from 1,035 in 2020-21 to 1,194 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.2:1 to 15.4:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALLER ISD
- Waller High SchoolHigh · 2,995 students
- Waller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Bryan Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- I T Holleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- H T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
- Fields Store Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
Other schools in WALLER
- Waller High SchoolHigh · 2,995 students
- Waller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- I T Holleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Fields Store Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Waller J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 7 students
- Mary Alice Cure Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Waller High School0.4 mi · 2,995
- Waller J J Alternative Education Program1.1 mi · 7
- Waller Junior High School1.1 mi · 951
- I T Holleman Elementary School1.6 mi · 753
- H T Jones Elementary School3.5 mi · 720
- Evelyn Turlington Elementary School5.4 mi · 715
Frequently asked questions
About Schultz Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schultz Junior High School?
Schultz Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,194 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Schultz Junior High School serve?
Schultz Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Schultz Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Schultz Junior High School is approximately 15.4:1 (77 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schultz Junior High School?
At Schultz Junior High School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 54% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Schultz Junior High School in?
Schultz Junior High School is part of WALLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.