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Enrollment
948
Middle
DISTRICT 975 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOMBALL ISD·NCES 484296004703
Tomball Junior High School
30430 QUINN RD, TOMBALL, TX 77375 · (281) 357-3000 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL948 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
428 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 7 | 452 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 496 | 52% |
Student demographics
61%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 31.0% | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Junior High School
Tomball Junior High School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomball Junior High School this school | 948 | 45.1% | 52.8% |
| Bedford Junior High School BEDFORD | 968 | 44.4% | 68.7% |
| Lake Dallas Middle School LAKE DALLAS | 843 | 41.4% | 44.6% |
| Crockett Middle School AMARILLO | 823 | 42.2% | 57.0% |
| Lake Jackson Intermediate School LAKE JACKSON | 698 | 44.1% | 53.9% |
| Tomball Intermediate School TOMBALL | 1,179 | 41.6% | 58.0% |
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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #419 of 1,635 | #46 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #288 of 1,670 ▲ 112 | #36 of 219 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #422 of 1,670 ▲ 70 | #49 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #285 of 1,570 | #41 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 948 | #341 of 1,749 | #83 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,386 of 1,542 | #181 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #470 of 1,543 | #61 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.1% | #1,236 of 1,648 | #187 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.1% | #94 of 437 | #10 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
948
+102 (+12%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 1,156
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 948 | 54 | 17.6:1 | 45% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 911 | 53 | 17.2:1 | 45% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 53.9 | 15.4:1 | 47% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 846 | 51 | 16.6:1 | 41% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 740 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 36% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 1,029 | 58 | 17.7:1 | 25% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 686 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 35% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 71 | 16.3:1 | 12% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tomball Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (740 to 948); teachers up 8% (50 to 54).
About Tomball Junior High School
Tomball Junior High School is a middle school with a street address in TOMBALL, Texas. Total enrollment is 948 students, and the grades served are 7 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 47% higher.
District-wide, TOMBALL ISD has 23 schools and 22,913 students.
More than half of enrollment at Tomball Junior High School is White: 50%. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Harris County as a whole is about 34% White, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
There are 54 full-time-equivalent teachers at Tomball Junior High School, giving a ratio of 17.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A total of 428 students, or 45%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 25 points below the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Tomball Junior High School is 1.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 52.8%. Predicted: 54.4%.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Tomball Junior High School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tomball High School, is about 0.1 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Tomball Junior High School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2020-21, Tomball Junior High School enrolled 846 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 948.
This page collects posts and questions about Tomball Junior High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 TOMBALL ISD
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Creekside Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,219 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Timber Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 970 students
Other schools in TOMBALL
- Tomball High SchoolHigh · 3,227 students
- Tomball Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,213 students
- Tomball Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Grand Lakes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,015 students
- Willow Wood Junior High SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Canyon Pointe Elementary SchoolElementary · 829 students
Nearby schools
- Tomball High School0.1 mi · 3,227
- Tomball Elementary School0.7 mi · 668
- Comquest Academy1.3 mi · 34
- Tomball Intermediate School1.3 mi · 1,179
- Early Excellence Academy1.3 mi · 219
- Tomball Star Academy2.1 mi · 402
Frequently asked questions
About Tomball Junior High SchoolHow large is Tomball Junior High School?
Tomball Junior High School enrolls approximately 948 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Tomball Junior High School serve?
Tomball Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Tomball Junior High School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Tomball Junior High School.
What is the student diversity at Tomball Junior High School?
Student demographics at Tomball Junior High School are roughly 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Tomball Junior High School in?
Tomball Junior High School is part of TOMBALL ISD.
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