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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at TRUITT MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
1,353
Middle
DISTRICT 1,305 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD·NCES 481611006843
Truitt Middle School
6600 ADDICKS SATSUMA RD, HOUSTON, TX 77084 · (281) 856-1100 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
87 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
1,111 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 441 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 441 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 471 | 35% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Truitt Middle School
Truitt Middle School's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truitt Middle School this school | 1,353 | 82.1% | 39.1% |
| Sellers Middle School GARLAND | 852 | 82.9% | 39.8% |
| Klein Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,050 | 85.1% | 40.6% |
| Moore Middle School TYLER | 1,019 | 81.0% | 47.5% |
| Morton Ranch Junior High School KATY | 1,205 | 76.1% | 41.5% |
| Watkins Middle School HOUSTON | 1,283 | 82.5% | 38.7% |
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 Truitt Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #983 of 1,635 | #121 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #957 of 1,670 ▲ 130 | #130 of 219 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #940 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #118 of 219 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #334 of 1,570 | #48 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,353 | #59 of 1,749 | #18 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #979 of 1,542 | #129 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #834 of 1,543 | #109 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #458 of 1,648 | #121 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #907 of 942 | #138 of 145 |
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
1,353
-83 (-6%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,009
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,353 | 87.5 | 15.5:1 | 82% (1,111) |
| 2023-24 | 1,352 | 97.8 | 13.8:1 | 81% (1,101) |
| 2022-23 | 1,419 | 98.2 | 14.4:1 | 76% (1,082) |
| 2020-21 | 1,436 | 104 | 13.8:1 | 76% (1,085) |
| 2017-18 | 1,366 | 93.1 | 14.7:1 | 63% (866) |
| 2015-16 | 1,370 | 94 | 14.6:1 | 65% (886) |
| 2010-11 | 1,444 | 84 | 17.2:1 | 59% (857) |
| 2000-01 | 1,594 | 105 | 15.2:1 | 27% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 1,009 | 68 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Truitt Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,366 to 1,353); teachers down 6% (93.1 to 87.5).
About Truitt Middle School
Truitt Middle School, a high-enrollment middle-grades school, is located in HOUSTON, Texas. The school has 1,353 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 110% higher.
Truitt Middle School is among 92 schools run by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, which serves 117,927 students.
The student body at Truitt Middle School is 67% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 8% White, 6% Asian, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 87.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The school's 15.5:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 82%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 12 points.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Truitt Middle School is +0.5 points: 39.1% actual, 38.6% predicted.
The school is in Harris County, where median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Truitt Middle School's nearest public school is Horne Elementary School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Truitt Middle School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Truitt Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 83 students, from 1,436 to 1,353. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.8:1 to 15.5:1.
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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 CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD
- Bridgeland High SchoolHigh · 3,707 students
- Cypress Woods High SchoolHigh · 3,469 students
- Cypress Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Jersey Village High SchoolHigh · 3,323 students
- Cypress Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,222 students
- Cy-Fair High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Horne Elementary School0.2 mi · 908
- Hairgrove Elementary School1.7 mi · 795
- Harmony School of Achievement - Houston1.7 mi · 694
- Owens Elementary School1.7 mi · 779
- Bear Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 631
- Lee Elementary School1.8 mi · 780
Frequently asked questions
About Truitt Middle SchoolHow large is Truitt Middle School?
Truitt Middle School enrolls approximately 1,353 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Truitt Middle School serve?
Truitt Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Truitt Middle School have?
Truitt Middle School employs 87 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Truitt Middle School?
Student demographics at Truitt Middle School are roughly 8% White, 67% Hispanic, 14% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Truitt Middle School public or private?
Truitt Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.