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Enrollment
1,179
Middle
DISTRICT 975 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMBALL ISD·NCES 484296021327
Tomball Intermediate School
723 W MAIN ST, TOMBALL, TX 77375 · (281) 357-3150 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,179 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% 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.
- B+Beats 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
14.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
491 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 5 | 574 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 605 | 51% |
Student demographics
65%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
68.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 40.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Tomball Intermediate School
Tomball Intermediate School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball Intermediate School this school | 1,179 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
| Chisholm Trail Middle School RHOME | 878 | 42.3% | 40.5% |
| North Belton Middle School TEMPLE | 979 | 36.9% | 43.8% |
| Bedford Junior High School BEDFORD | 968 | 44.4% | 68.7% |
| Tomball Junior High School TOMBALL | 948 | 45.1% | 52.8% |
| Nick Kerr Middle School BURLESON | 1,218 | 42.1% | 47.6% |
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 Tomball Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #281 of 1,635 | #37 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #167 of 1,670 ▲ 151 | #25 of 219 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #353 of 1,670 ▲ 47 | #44 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #188 of 1,570 | #29 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,179 | #133 of 1,749 | #38 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #621 of 1,542 | #87 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #353 of 1,543 | #49 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.6% | #1,298 of 1,648 | #194 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +56.6% | #32 of 437 | #3 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
1,179
+355 (+43%) vs 2020
+93% since 2000-01, when it was 612
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,179 | 83.9 | 14.1:1 | 42% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 1,058 | 68.8 | 15.4:1 | 44% (465) |
| 2022-23 | 988 | 70.5 | 14.0:1 | 46% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 44% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 53.8 | 14.0:1 | 36% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | 52 | 13.5:1 | 39% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 40% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 612 | 39 | 15.7:1 | 13% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomball Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (753 to 1,179); teachers up 56% (53.8 to 83.9).
About Tomball Intermediate School
In TOMBALL, Texas, Tomball Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school. In all, 1,179 students attend the school in grades 5 through 6. That is 83% larger than the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
TOMBALL ISD is made up of 23 schools with 22,913 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Tomball Intermediate School; the largest is White, at 46%. After that, the student body is 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Harris County, the White share is about 34%. The diversity index for Tomball Intermediate School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.1 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school reported 42% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Tomball Intermediate School outscored 85%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Tomball Intermediate School's results are 2.1 points above predicted: 58.0% against 55.9%.
American Community Survey estimates for Harris County show that the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Harris County, 1,205 public schools serve about 886,911 students.
The closest school to Tomball Intermediate School is Early Excellence Academy, located about 0.6 miles away. Tomball Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Tomball Intermediate School's average proficiency of 58.0% compares with 67.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Tomball Intermediate School enrolled 824 in 2020-21 and 1,179 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size.
The allk12 page for Tomball Intermediate School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 TOMBALL ISD
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 970 students
- Tomball Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
Other schools in TOMBALL
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Tomball Junior High SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Willow Wood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Canyon Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 829 students
Nearby schools
- Early Excellence Academy0.6 mi · 219
- Tomball Elementary School0.6 mi · 668
- Comquest Academy0.7 mi · 34
- Trinity Charter Schools - Tomball Campus1.1 mi · 1
- Tomball High School1.3 mi · 3,227
- Tomball Junior High School1.3 mi · 948
Frequently asked questions
About Tomball Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Tomball Intermediate School?
Tomball Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,179 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Tomball Intermediate School serve?
Tomball Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Tomball Intermediate School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Tomball Intermediate School.
How diverse is Tomball Intermediate School?
Tomball Intermediate School reports a student body of 46% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Tomball Intermediate School public or private?
Tomball Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TOMBALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.