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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611022857

SPRAGUE MIDDLE

10611 MASON RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433 · (832) 349-7470 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,555 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,555
Middle
DISTRICT 1,305 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
223 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
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0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
535
Grade 7
524
Grade 8
496
Student demographics
White
55035%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
31820%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Black
18012%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13%
Asian
41026%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 6%
Two+
936%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
80452%
Female
75148%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
88.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
81.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

About SPRAGUE MIDDLE

SPRAGUE MIDDLE is a middle-grades school of large scale in CYPRESS, Texas, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, serveing 1,555 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 142% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 92 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD (117,927 students total), SPRAGUE MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SPRAGUE MIDDLE logs that 35% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 6% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, SPRAGUE MIDDLE has 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SPRAGUE MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at SPRAGUE MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPRAGUE MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.6%; this one delivers 82.7%, a residual of +15.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. SPRAGUE MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is WELLS EL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SPRAGUE MIDDLE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 78.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SPRAGUE MIDDLE
District
CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
Address
10611 MASON RD, CYPRESS, TX 77433
Phone
(832) 349-7470
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
1,555
Teachers (FTE)
78
Student–teacher ratio
19.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
223 (14%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481611022857
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SPRAGUE MIDDLE
What is the total enrollment at SPRAGUE MIDDLE?
SPRAGUE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 1,555 students in grades 06-08.
Is SPRAGUE MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
SPRAGUE MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does SPRAGUE MIDDLE have?
SPRAGUE MIDDLE employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRAGUE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at SPRAGUE MIDDLE are roughly 35% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is SPRAGUE MIDDLE in?
SPRAGUE MIDDLE is part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
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