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Hamilton Middle

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Hamilton Middle ranks 302 nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

302^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Hamilton Middle is a high-performing public middle school located in Cypress, Texas, serving 1,460 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD), which is ranked 321 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hamilton Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking between 81-302 over the past 10 years. It has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years, indicating excellent academic performance. The school's STAAR test scores are significantly higher than the district and state averages across multiple subjects and grade levels, and it has relatively low dropout rates compared to the district and state. Additionally, Hamilton Middle's spending per student is higher than the district average, suggesting a strong investment in resources and support for its students.

When compared to other nearby middle schools within the same district, such as Goodson Middle and Arnold Middle, Hamilton Middle generally outperforms them in academic measures like test scores and statewide rankings. However, some schools outside the district, like Willow Wood J.H. and Ulrich Intermediate, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting the importance of factors beyond just the district.

1,474

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,185

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12330 Kluge Rd
Cypress, TX 77429-2452

(281) 320-7000

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hamilton Middle:

Elementary:	Hamilton Elementary
	Moore Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.5%

Hispanic:

33.1%

African American:

15.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (63% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg51%

Texas avg45%

302^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 5% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 20Middle Schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

321^st of 961Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 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	81.5	302 of 2344	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	263 of 2372	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	200 of 2330	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	149 of 2254	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	132 of 2252	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	102 of 2193	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	81 of 2080	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	94.1	92 of 2027	95.5%	★★★★★
2016	88.5	92 of 1987	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	87.4	110 of 2043	94.6%	★★★★★
2014	89.2	73 of 1987	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	89.3	56 of 1973	97.2%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	52 of 1951	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	49 of 1895	97.4%	★★★★★
2010	82.7	54 of 1803	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.4	47 of 1763	97.3%	★★★★★
2008	84.7	63 of 1718	96.3%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	39 of 1684	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	26 of 1585	98.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.6	12 of 1582	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	87.5	21 of 1573	98.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.1	332 of 1280	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	278 of 1273	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	193 of 1251	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	246 of 1213	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	153 of 1193	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.8	132 of 1167	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	154 of 617	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.9	83 of 616	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	122 of 606	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	60 of 589	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	126 of 594	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	76 of 587	87.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	87.9	111 of 2182	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	60 of 2118	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.3	111 of 2058	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	116 of 2008	94.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	313 of 1770	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	342 of 1720	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	209 of 1643	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	174 of 1592	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	534 of 1445	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	310 of 1376	77.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	84.6	204 of 2242	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	178 of 2241	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	169 of 2221	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	135 of 2151	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	77 of 2047	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	81 of 2008	96.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	158 of 1481	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	83 of 1488	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.4	70 of 1501	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	123 of 1446	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	78.7	141 of 1430	90.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	77.0	278 of 2119	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	214 of 2116	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	171 of 2077	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	105 of 2043	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.1	95 of 1935	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	88 of 1895	95.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	315 of 2235	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	227 of 2251	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	211 of 2220	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	83.6	151 of 2172	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	119 of 2073	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	97 of 2039	95.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.0	303 of 2246	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	226 of 2245	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	149 of 2228	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.8	110 of 2168	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	133 of 2069	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	91 of 2030	95.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	69.4	187 of 818	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	147 of 817	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	117 of 813	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	58 of 743	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	37 of 753	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.8	72 of 720	90.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	220 of 1891	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	89 of 1815	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	74 of 1757	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	56 of 1712	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	90 of 1626	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	91 of 1597	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	81.2	176 of 1733	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	124 of 1749	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	113 of 1723	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	85 of 1700	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	123 of 1684	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	96 of 1673	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)95th percentile~ school

Female (2024)91st percentile~ school

White (2024)90th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)88th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)87th percentile~ school

Male (2024)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)86th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)77th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2024)75th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2024)74th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

Science70%+24 vs state

Reading69%+15 vs state

Social Studies54%+25 vs state

Mathematics51%+13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Both of our daughters really enjoyed being a student atHamilton Middle School, they had a wonderful experience, and great education that prepared them for High School. Nestled in cypress neighborhoods, and wonderful supportive parents who care very much for the education of their kids. Great experience... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hamilton Middle	Public	6-8	12330 Kluge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 320-7000	1,474	84	17.6	40.3%	568 (38.5%)	228 (15.5%)	488 (33.1%)	126 (8.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.0%)	81.5	302^nd of 2344 public middle schools	87.1%		83.6	263^rd of 2372 public middle schools	88.9%	39			90.8			66.2	64.8	77.5		49.2	54.4	47.4		70.2	54.3	$7,185
Willow Wood J H	Public	7-8	11770 Gregson Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3030	884	53	16.6	31.2%	368 (41.6%)	73 (8.3%)	279 (31.6%)	130 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.5%)	93.5	90^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.2%		94.3	79^th of 2372 public middle schools	96.7%	11			96.7				74.7	81.4			51.9	87.2		74.2	63.0	$8,135
Bleyl Middle	Public	6-8	10800 Mills Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4340	1,322	86	15.3	70.2%	142 (10.7%)	454 (34.3%)	590 (44.6%)	90 (6.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.2%)	34.5	1572^nd of 2344 public middle schools	32.9%		42.8	1317^th of 2372 public middle schools	44.5%	255			92.8			43.0	39.7	40.9		27.7	31.0	31.0		42.9	19.3	$7,782
Northpointe Intermediate	Public	5-6	11855 Northpointe Blvd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3020	768	52	14.8	27.9%	347 (45.2%)	64 (8.3%)	206 (26.8%)	117 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.3%)								(n/a)					78.3	77.9			72.8	69.8			55.3			$7,261
Oakcrest Intermediate	Public	5-6	18202 Shaw Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3033	815	56	14.5	30.8%	332 (40.7%)	43 (5.3%)	296 (36.3%)	97 (11.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)								(n/a)	53.9	30.0			80.8	79.0			75.3	76.3			67.4			$7,452
Ulrich Intermediate	Public	6-8	10103 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7500	1,178	81	14.5	57.3%	282 (23.9%)	223 (18.9%)	519 (44.1%)	105 (8.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.7%)	60	797^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.0%		60.3	771^st of 2372 public middle schools	67.5%	26			85.2	98.0		60.9	56.1	66.0		31.1	27.4	56.9		51.5	28.9	$8,802
Goodson Middle	Public	6-8	17333 Huffmeister	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2350	1,360	83	16.4	41.8%	455 (33.5%)	231 (17.0%)	417 (30.7%)	191 (14.0%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	59 (4.3%)	80.9	314^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.6%		85.3	235^th of 2372 public middle schools	90.1%	79			93.8			68.5	70.9	70.5		55.5	58.2	36.8		63.4	47.7	$7,151
Arnold Middle	Public	6-8	11111 Telge Rd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4700	1,376	95	14.5	67.4%	279 (20.3%)	345 (25.1%)	619 (45.0%)	80 (5.8%)	10 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.1%)	52.6	999^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.4%		55.5	906^th of 2372 public middle schools	61.8%	93			89.5			50.6	45.2	62.1		25.8	33.4	25.3		60.2	38.0	$8,309
Spillane Middle	Public	6-8	13403 Woods Spillane Blvd	Cypress	77429	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 213-1645	1,436	84	17.0	30.9%	509 (35.4%)	193 (13.4%)	376 (26.2%)	273 (19.0%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (5.4%)	91.7	121^st of 2344 public middle schools	94.8%		91.7	121^st of 2372 public middle schools	94.9%				97.0			75.8	78.0	80.9		71.3	66.6	50.4		79.5	58.5	$7,217
Campbell Middle	Public	6-8	11415 Bobcat Dr	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 897-4300	1,076	74	14.6	85.6%	80 (7.4%)	338 (31.4%)	528 (49.1%)	87 (8.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.1%)	35.2	1552^nd of 2344 public middle schools	33.8%		34.6	1584^th of 2372 public middle schools	33.2%	32			91.2			43.8	39.3	50.3		22.5	30.3	20.5		43.6	20.3	$8,617

Frequently Asked Questions about Hamilton Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hamilton Middle?

Students at Hamilton Middle are 39% White, 33% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hamilton Middle in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Is Hamilton Middle a good school?

Hamilton Middle ranks 302^nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hamilton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,474 students attended Hamilton Middle.

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