WATKINS MIDDLE

WATKINS MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of big scale in HOUSTON, Texas, part of CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, hosting 1,283 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 100% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

WATKINS MIDDLE is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that hosts 117,927 students overall.

Looking at the student body, WATKINS MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 25% Black, 9% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WATKINS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. WATKINS MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: LIEDER EL, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WATKINS MIDDLE comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. WATKINS MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 6% since 2018, when it stood at 1,370 (now 1,283). Black enrollment moved from 17% to 25% across the same window.

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