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Calvin Nelms Middle

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Calvin Nelms Middle ranks 517 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

517^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 78% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Calvin Nelms Middle is a public charter middle school located in Katy, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 156 students. The school is part of the Calvin Nelms Charter Schools district, which is ranked 70th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Calvin Nelms Middle consistently outperforms the state and its district on STAAR tests across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates than the state in reading (60.87% vs. 56.39% for 8th grade), math (62.07% vs. 31.12% for 7th grade), and science (69.57% vs. 46.25% for 8th grade). The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly among Texas middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Calvin Nelms Middle has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.9% over the past few years, which are significantly lower than the state average.

Despite spending less per student than many nearby public schools, such as West Memorial J H and Rowe Middle in the Katy Independent School District and Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, Calvin Nelms Middle is able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, suggesting the school's ability to effectively allocate its resources. The school's consistent academic growth, moving from the 771st position in 2015-2016 to the 517th position in 2024-2025, with a 5-star rating in several recent years, is particularly noteworthy.

160

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,339

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20625 Clay Rd
Katy, TX 77449

(281) 398-8031

District: Calvin Nelms Charter Schools

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.9%

African American:

15.0%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 94th percentile in 2019 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (57% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 94th-percentile peak (2019) to 78th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 12 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg58%

Texas avg45%

517^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^th of 961Calvin Nelms Charter Schools among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	517 of 2344	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	266 of 2372	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	159 of 2330	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	278 of 2254	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	183 of 2252	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	138 of 2193	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	200 of 2080	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	73.5	381 of 2027	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	61.9	771 of 1987	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.4	656 of 2043	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.6	1045 of 1987	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	71.5	453 of 1973	77.0%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	658 of 1951	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.8	685 of 1895	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	501 of 1803	72.2%	★★★★☆
2009	44.2	1183 of 1763	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	1007 of 1718	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.3	752 of 1684	55.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	77.3	183 of 1280	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	56 of 1273	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	44 of 1251	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	99 of 1213	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	51 of 1193	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	104 of 1167	91.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	84.6	33 of 587	94.4%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	446 of 2182	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	192 of 2118	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	67 of 2058	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.7	210 of 2008	89.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	86.6	127 of 1770	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	239 of 1720	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	174 of 1643	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	78.9	303 of 2242	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	130 of 2241	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	84.1	232 of 2221	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	148 of 2151	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	160 of 2047	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	265 of 2008	86.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	86.7	126 of 2119	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	78 of 2116	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	160 of 2077	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	65 of 2043	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	79 of 1935	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	130 of 1895	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	85.0	135 of 2235	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	53 of 2251	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	79 of 2220	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	51 of 2172	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	48 of 2073	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	61 of 2039	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	77.2	334 of 2246	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	234 of 2245	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	304 of 2228	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	209 of 2168	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	116 of 2069	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.0	174 of 2030	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	84.0	103 of 1891	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	29 of 1626	98.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.5	812 of 1733	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	94.0	25 of 1749	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	65.4	483 of 1723	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	220 of 1700	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	286 of 1684	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	388 of 1673	76.8%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)95th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2018)94th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)94th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)86th percentile~ school

African American (2024)86th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)85th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile-8 vs school

White (2024)53rd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I94%+47 vs state

Science70%+23 vs state

Reading65%+11 vs state

Mathematics53%+14 vs state

Social Studies17%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Calvin Nelms Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	20625 Clay Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Calvin Nelms Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 398-8031	160	8	21.0		19 (11.9%)	24 (15.0%)	99 (61.9%)	10 (6.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.4%)	70.8	517^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.9%		83.4	266^th of 2372 public middle schools	88.8%	251	93.8		69.4	63.8	60.9	51.6	62.1	36.7	69.6	17.4	$6,339
T H McDonald J H	Public	6-8	3635 Lakes Of Bridgewater Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-5300	966	76	12.6	72.7%	99 (10.2%)	242 (25.1%)	534 (55.3%)	69 (7.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.1%)	47.1	1165^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.3%		49.5	1085^th of 2372 public middle schools	54.3%	80	77.8		52.7	60.9	57.4	23.3	17.8	40.4	38.2	29.0	$10,566
Morton Ranch J H	Public	6-8	2498 N Mason Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-7400	1,205	97	12.4	76.1%	114 (9.5%)	256 (21.2%)	740 (61.4%)	44 (3.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	44 (3.7%)	38.1	1455^th of 2344 public middle schools	37.9%		41.4	1356^th of 2372 public middle schools	42.8%	99	91.0		46.3	33.8	45.4	24.2	7.5	49.4	47.5	26.8	$10,998
Cardiff J H	Public	6-8	3900 Dayflorwer Dr	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-0600	803	71	11.2	82.4%	85 (10.6%)	119 (14.8%)	559 (69.6%)	18 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	46.9	1171^st of 2344 public middle schools	50.0%		44.7	1252^nd of 2372 public middle schools	47.2%	81	84.2		47.0	47.1	56.5	32.1	17.0	45.2	47.5	29.8	$12,453
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 856-1500	1,424	92	15.4	82.5%	68 (4.8%)	445 (31.3%)	806 (56.6%)	50 (3.5%)	13 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (2.9%)	31	1697^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.6%		31.3	1696^th of 2372 public middle schools	28.5%	1	86.8		43.5	44.1	44.2	22.5	21.4	21.7	38.4	19.9	$7,961
Mayde Creek J H	Public	6-8	2700 Greenhouse Rd	Houston	77084	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-3900	1,214	91	13.2	76.1%	110 (9.1%)	361 (29.7%)	631 (52.0%)	65 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	45.8	1199^th of 2344 public middle schools	48.8%		43.2	1305^th of 2372 public middle schools	45.0%	106	78.8		51.5	53.3	54.5	24.9	16.7	40.7	43.9	30.2	$9,650
Stockdick J H	Public	6-8	4777 Peek Rd	Katy	77449	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 234-2700	1,103	80	13.8	63.0%	119 (10.8%)	328 (29.7%)	519 (47.1%)	102 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (3.0%)	58	847^th of 2344 public middle schools	63.9%		71.4	514^th of 2372 public middle schools	78.3%	333	93.6		60.8	56.9	64.1	38.8	13.2	43.4	51.2	33.8	$8,513
West Memorial J H	Public	6-8	22311 Provincial Blvd	Katy	77450	Harris County	Katy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 237-6400	897	70	12.8	69.1%	181 (20.2%)	175 (19.5%)	458 (51.1%)	31 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.6%)	50.1	1072^nd of 2344 public middle schools	54.3%		55.5	904^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.9%	168	92.5		49.3	53.1	53.9	25.2	17.0	45.4	52.0	39.2	$11,252
Iltexas Katy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	24406 Franz Rd	Katy	77493	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 394-9417	459	26	17.6	64.7%	28 (6.1%)	85 (18.5%)	301 (65.6%)	30 (6.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.2%)	50.2	1070^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.4%		44.6	1257^th of 2372 public middle schools	47.0%	187	58.9	98.0	53.3	54.0	56.6	20.9	0.0	28.8	58.1	35.1	$8,319
Rowe Middle	Public	6-8	7611 Westgreen Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 227-6104	1,481	87	17.0	78.4%	78 (5.3%)	473 (31.9%)	813 (54.9%)	68 (4.6%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	41 (2.8%)	44.8	1230^th of 2344 public middle schools	47.5%		43.7	1283^rd of 2372 public middle schools	45.9%	53	76.1		51.9	44.2	57.5	27.7	30.3	27.9	51.8	22.4	$7,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvin Nelms Middle

How many students attend Calvin Nelms Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 160 students attended Calvin Nelms Middle.

What district is Calvin Nelms Middle in?

Calvin Nelms Charter Schools

What is the racial makeup of Calvin Nelms Middle?

Students at Calvin Nelms Middle are 62% Hispanic, 15% African American, 12% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Is Calvin Nelms Middle a good school?

Calvin Nelms Middle ranks 517^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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