THORNTON MIDDLE

Located at 19802 KIETH HARROW BLVD, in KATY, Texas, THORNTON MIDDLE is a well-populated middle-grades school that educates 1,424 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD. That puts it 121% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

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

In terms of who attends, THORNTON MIDDLE lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 31% Black, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), THORNTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), THORNTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is SHERIDAN EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), THORNTON MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at THORNTON MIDDLE has edged down 14%, going from 1,653 students in 2018 to 1,424 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 9% to 5%.

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