Watkins Middle

Public 6-8

 4800 Cairnvillage St
       Houston, TX  77084-2554


(281) 463-5850

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1477th of 2,330 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,089 Help


Students who attend Watkins Middle usually attend:

High:    Cypress Lakes High School

Feeder schools for Watkins Middle:

Elementary:    Lieder Elementary
    Sheridan Elementary
    Wilson Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  1,473

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.1%
African American:
24.2%
White:
9.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  79.9% Help


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Compare Details Watkins Middle ranks worse than 63.4% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 17th among 19 ranked middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.6. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.1%), African American (24.2%), White (9.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Watkins Middle is 16. 11 middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Watkins Middle is $9,089. 12 middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Watkins Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Watkins Middle 1477th of 2330 Texas public middle schools. (See Watkins Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Asian students:
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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 381st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Watkins Middle

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Rank History for all students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 57.39 730th 1573 53.6%
2005 61.59 608th 1582 61.6%
2006 62.04 623rd 1585 60.7%
2007 54.28 867th 1684 48.5%
2008 56.02 818th 1718 52.4%
2009 51.78 995th 1763 43.6%
2010 45.60 1197th 1803 33.6%
2011 40.96 1376th 1895 27.4%
2012 47.33 1113th 1951 43.0%
2013 45.33 1180th 1973 40.2%
2014 54.15 943rd 1987 52.5%
2015 53.54 984th 2043 51.8%
2016 40.03 1301st 1987 34.5%
2017 43.55 1086th 2027 46.4%
2018 47.46 1028th 2080 50.6%
2019 46.37 1104th 2193 49.7%
2021 52.46 963rd 2252 57.2%
2022 45.26 1151st 2254 48.9%
2023 37.60 1477th 2330 36.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.04 441st 720 38.8%
2019 44.04 416th 753 44.8%
2021 34.94 503rd 743 32.3%
2022 36.82 546th 813 32.8%
2023 26.62 663rd 817 18.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.18 1022nd 1376 25.7%
2019 24.31 1279th 1445 11.5%
2021 29.64 1247th 1592 21.7%
2022 26.91 1365th 1643 16.9%
2023 27.28 1371st 1720 20.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.25 342nd 1597 78.6%
2019 59.97 380th 1626 76.6%
2021 56.42 468th 1712 72.7%
2022 47.60 717th 1757 59.2%
2023 44.86 833rd 1815 54.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.43 864th 2039 57.6%
2019 53.20 819th 2073 60.5%
2021 60.89 634th 2172 70.8%
2022 53.06 894th 2220 59.7%
2023 43.87 1235th 2251 45.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.56 891st 2008 55.6%
2019 50.49 945th 2047 53.8%
2021 52.52 917th 2151 57.4%
2022 46.44 1101st 2221 50.4%
2023 40.06 1350th 2241 39.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.98 181st 1430 87.3%
2019 65.18 546th 1446 62.2%
2021 58.82 729th 1501 51.4%
2022 71.07 376th 1488 74.7%
2023 64.07 609th 1481 58.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.99 1109th 2008 44.8%
2019 48.71 892nd 2058 56.7%
2021 65.75 418th 2118 80.3%
2022 59.77 604th 2182 72.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.54 1083rd 2030 46.7%
2019 41.19 1180th 2069 43.0%
2021 51.10 957th 2168 55.9%
2022 42.43 1226th 2228 45.0%
2023 33.88 1523rd 2245 32.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.04 243rd 587 58.6%
2019 52.16 321st 594 46.0%
2021 64.28 191st 589 67.6%
2022 55.06 297th 606 51.0%
2023 50.78 343rd 616 44.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.55 588th 1167 49.6%
2019 41.24 653rd 1193 45.3%
2021 54.90 403rd 1213 66.8%
2022 43.99 620th 1251 50.4%
2023 37.99 761st 1273 40.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.31 896th 1895 52.7%
2019 49.83 879th 1935 54.6%
2021 55.72 724th 2043 64.6%
2022 50.14 914th 2077 56.0%
2023 41.93 1224th 2116 42.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.28 32nd 41 22.0%
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Rank History for White students at Watkins Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.61 770th 1673 54.0%
2019 45.09 922nd 1684 45.2%
2021 61.00 565th 1700 66.8%
2022 49.06 871st 1723 49.4%
2023 48.15 928th 1749 46.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Watkins Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 715 80 76 98 1 n/a n/a 0 970
1989 927 103 82 150 5 n/a n/a 0 1267
1990 1036 120 95 216 10 n/a n/a 0 1477
1991 908 117 77 221 4 n/a n/a 0 1327
1992 889 113 91 240 4 n/a n/a 0 1337
1993 999 127 94 254 2 n/a n/a 0 1476
1994 767 91 83 179 1 n/a n/a 0 1121
1995 696 127 96 259 2 n/a n/a 0 1180
1996 696 127 96 259 2 n/a n/a 0 1180
1997 737 130 78 306 3 n/a n/a 0 1254
1998 803 157 83 318 4 n/a n/a 0 1365
1999 793 181 89 358 1 n/a n/a 0 1422
2000 729 171 83 361 1 n/a n/a 0 1345
2001 693 176 77 423 5 n/a n/a 0 1374
2002 584 208 76 566 4 n/a n/a 0 1438
2003 584 208 76 566 4 n/a n/a 0 1438
2004 552 234 92 602 2 n/a n/a 0 1482
2005 497 256 115 678 5 n/a n/a 0 1551
2006 428 188 97 556 6 n/a n/a 0 1275
2007 385 211 107 665 9 n/a n/a 0 1377
2008 344 189 116 686 9 n/a n/a 0 1344
2009 311 184 117 702 8 n/a n/a 0 1322
2010 279 186 112 701 6 n/a n/a 0 1284
2011 220 190 102 738 1 0 43 0 1294
2012 191 182 104 740 1 1 38 0 1257
2013 197 169 102 724 0 0 40 0 1232
2014 179 177 121 754 5 1 41 0 1278
2015 138 183 117 821 8 1 37 0 1305
2016 152 212 104 862 5 1 38 0 1374
2017 135 200 123 862 8 3 29 0 1360
2018 155 239 112 829 4 4 27 0 1370
2019 153 271 110 797 9 5 38 0 1383
2020 158 283 99 846 15 2 36 0 1439
2021 147 333 102 855 17 5 31 0 1490
2022 145 367 91 863 23 2 30 0 1521
2023 138 357 77 841 22 2 36 0 1473

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Watkins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 970 66.0 14.6 n/a
1989 1267 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1477 91.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1327 91.3 14.5 n/a
1992 1337 85.5 15.6 11.4
1993 1476 95.0 15.5 16.5
1994 1121 77.7 14.4 14.9
1995 1180 75.1 15.7 17.6
1996 1180 75.1 15.7 17.6
1997 1254 80.1 15.7 19.4
1998 1365 90.1 15.1 19
1999 1422 93.9 15.1 26.7
2000 1345 98.5 13.7 27.7
2001 1374 95.9 14.3 31.1
2002 1438 95.5 15.1 37.6
2003 1438 95.5 15.1 37.6
2004 1482 95.9 15.5 39.4
2005 1551 102.7 15.1 44.3
2006 1275 89.0 14.3 42.5
2007 1377 83.5 16.5 46.5
2008 1344 95.0 14.1 48.4
2009 1322 88.1 15.0 58.1
2010 1284 83.8 15.3 60.3
2011 1294 75.9 17.0 65.7
2012 1257 74.3 16.9 67.6
2013 1232 77.4 15.9 66.4
2014 1278 77.4 16.4 66.5
2015 1305 79.0 16.5 67.8
2016 1374 83.0 16.5 70.9
2017 1360 89.2 15.2 70
2018 1370 86.7 15.7 67.2
2019 1383 92.3 14.9 72.5
2020 1439 87.1 16.5 74.4
2021 1490 93.3 15.9 73.4
2022 1521 94.8 16.0 75.7
2023 1473 92.0 16.0 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Watkins Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 970 66.0 14.6 n/a
1989 1267 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1477 91.0 16.2 n/a
1991 1327 91.3 14.5 n/a
1992 1337 85.5 15.6 11.4
1993 1476 95.0 15.5 16.5
1994 1121 77.7 14.4 14.9
1995 1180 75.1 15.7 17.6
1996 1180 75.1 15.7 17.6
1997 1254 80.1 15.7 19.4
1998 1365 90.1 15.1 19
1999 1422 93.9 15.1 26.7
2000 1345 98.5 13.7 27.7
2001 1374 95.9 14.3 31.1
2002 1438 95.5 15.1 37.6
2003 1438 95.5 15.1 37.6
2004 1482 95.9 15.5 39.4
2005 1551 102.7 15.1 44.3
2006 1275 89.0 14.3 42.5
2007 1377 83.5 16.5 46.5
2008 1344 95.0 14.1 48.4
2009 1322 88.1 15.0 58.1
2010 1284 83.8 15.3 60.3
2011 1294 75.9 17.0 65.7
2012 1257 74.3 16.9 67.6
2013 1232 77.4 15.9 66.4
2014 1278 77.4 16.4 66.5
2015 1305 79.0 16.5 67.8
2016 1374 83.0 16.5 70.9
2017 1360 89.2 15.2 70
2018 1370 86.7 15.7 67.2
2019 1383 92.3 14.9 72.5
2020 1439 87.1 16.5 74.4
2021 1490 93.3 15.9 73.4
2022 1521 94.8 16.0 75.7
2023 1473 92.0 16.0 79.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Watkins Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,140 (12.9%) $7,675 (87.1%) $8,815
2020 $1,025 (12.2%) $7,367 (87.8%) $8,392
2021 $1,449 (15.9%) $7,640 (84.1%) $9,089

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Watkins Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1104th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1477th of 2330 Middle schools
 13%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Watkins Middle)2944
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4359
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle)3828
 10%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5347
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Watkins Middle)4444
   7th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5759
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle)3923
 16%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5446
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Watkins Middle)5048
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6264
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Watkins Middle)5019
 31%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5536
 19%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Watkins Middle)5239
 13%
   8th Grade Science (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6258
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Watkins Middle)3233
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4843
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Watkins Middle)9888
 10%
   End of Course Algebra I (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))7663
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students13831473
 6.5%
African American271357
 31.7%
American Indian922
 144.4%
Asian11077
 30%
Hispanic797841
 5.5%
Pacific Islander52
 60%
White153138
 9.8%
Two or More Races3836
 5.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients72.5%79.9%
 7.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Watkins Middle

Students who attend Watkins Middle usually go on to attend Cypress Lakes High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,473 students attended Watkins Middle.

Watkins Middle ranks 1477th of 2330 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Watkins Middle are 57% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.


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