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Goodson Middle

Q: Is Goodson Middle a good school?

Goodson Middle ranks 256 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 89% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Goodson Middle in Cypress, TX, is a large, high-performing public school serving 1,360 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), consistently ranking among the top 10-15% of Texas middle schools.

Goodson’s standout strength is its advanced math program, with an impressive 95.98% of Algebra I students scoring proficient—42 percentage points above both the district and state averages. This reflects a strong pipeline for high-achieving math students, though it also explains why standard 8th-grade math scores appear lower, as top performers are taking Algebra I instead. The school also excels at supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide for this group, and maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate below 0.5%. However, recent years show slight declines in performance for African American students and English Language Learners, suggesting areas for renewed focus.

Compared to nearby schools, Goodson sits in a highly competitive cluster. While it ranks in the 89th percentile, Smith Middle (98th percentile) and Spillane Middle (96th percentile) are even higher-performing options within a few miles. In contrast, Arnold Middle (46th percentile) struggles more, highlighting how school performance can vary dramatically in a small area. Goodson’s per-student spending ($8,950) is higher than Smith and Spillane but lower than Arnold, showing that spending alone doesn’t drive outcomes. For families, Goodson is a fantastic choice, especially for advanced math, though it may not be the absolute top-ranked school in its immediate neighborhood.

1,360

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,151

Per pupil spending ?

41.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17333 Huffmeister
Cypress, TX 77429

(281) 373-2350

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Goodson Middle usually attend:

High:

Cypress Woods High School

Feeder schools for Goodson Middle:

Elementary:	Black Elementary
	Farney Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

33.5%

Hispanic:

30.7%

African American:

17.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2016 → 89th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (66% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Texas middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

256^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

320^th of 951Cypress-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
2026	83.5	256 of 2335	89.0%	★★★★☆
2025	80.9	314 of 2344	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	235 of 2372	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.7	227 of 2330	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	125 of 2254	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	150 of 2252	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	204 of 2193	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	236 of 2080	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	86.1	200 of 2027	90.1%	★★★★★
2016	80.6	264 of 1987	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	284 of 2043	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	82.2	223 of 1987	88.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.4	219 of 1973	88.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.3	153 of 1951	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	80.5	109 of 1895	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	80.7	104 of 1803	94.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.1	101 of 1763	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	83.8	81 of 1718	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	79.4	181 of 1684	89.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.2	199 of 1585	87.4%	★★★★☆
2005	86.2	65 of 1582	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	81.1	139 of 1573	91.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	241 of 1295	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.5	156 of 1280	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.3	122 of 1273	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	104 of 1251	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.8	59 of 1213	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	117 of 1193	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	128 of 1167	89.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	109 of 642	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	165 of 617	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	148 of 616	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	117 of 606	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	136 of 589	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	76 of 594	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	135 of 587	77.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	90.4	79 of 2182	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	101 of 2118	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	157 of 2058	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	60.8	491 of 2008	75.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	492 of 1390	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.9	228 of 1770	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	44.7	863 of 1720	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	491 of 1643	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	730 of 1592	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	579 of 1445	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	786 of 1376	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	239 of 2240	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	220 of 2242	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	192 of 2241	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	124 of 2221	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	145 of 2151	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	202 of 2047	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	260 of 2008	87.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	193 of 1497	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	116 of 1481	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	69 of 1488	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.0	84 of 1501	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	56 of 1446	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	74.7	252 of 1430	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.1	214 of 2141	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	78.6	245 of 2119	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	223 of 2116	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	100 of 2077	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	92 of 2043	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	177 of 1935	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	76.5	271 of 1895	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	240 of 2253	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	132 of 2235	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	168 of 2251	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	70 of 2220	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	79 of 2172	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	109 of 2073	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	214 of 2039	89.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	263 of 2253	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	235 of 2246	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	254 of 2245	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	126 of 2228	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	164 of 2168	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	191 of 2069	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	220 of 2030	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	228 of 806	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	142 of 818	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	279 of 817	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	184 of 813	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	165 of 743	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	270 of 753	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.8	381 of 720	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	466 of 1956	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.3	527 of 1891	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	291 of 1815	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	355 of 1757	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	208 of 1712	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	155 of 1626	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	108 of 1597	93.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.5	269 of 1731	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	258 of 1733	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	245 of 1749	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.4	93 of 1723	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	215 of 1700	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	311 of 1684	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	322 of 1673	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

Male (2026)88th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile~ school

White (2026)84th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)83rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I96%+42 vs state

Reading72%+16 vs state

Social Studies58%+26 vs state

Mathematics54%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	83.5	256^th of 2335 public middle schools	89.0%		80.9	314^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.6%	58			96.0		70.9	65.0	79.4		58.6	54.6	43.1	58.0	$7,151
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%)	92.9	100^th of 2335 public middle schools	95.7%		91.7	121^st of 2344 public middle schools	94.8%	21			99.7		76.2	78.9	85.6		66.3	75.7	59.2	63.3	$7,217
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%)	80.9	306^th of 2335 public middle schools	86.9%		81.5	302^nd of 2344 public middle schools	87.1%	4			98.2		70.8	62.9	76.8		56.6	56.2	41.6	51.7	$7,185
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	28.6		82.8	79.0			84.1	81.2				$7,452
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%)	43.3	1269^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.7%		52.6	999^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.4%	270			95.7		50.9	45.4	55.9		30.3	29.3	29.9	30.4	$8,309
Smith Middle	Public	6-8	10300 Warner Smith Blvd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 213-1010	1,091	57	19.1	21.1%	300 (27.5%)	156 (14.3%)	223 (20.4%)	352 (32.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.9%)	95.8	57^th of 2335 public middle schools	97.6%		93.5	89^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.2%	32			98.0		85.7	84.0	85.8		77.5	75.6	68.0	60.4	$8,208
Salyards Middle	Public	6-8	21757 Fairfield Place	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-2400	1,413	78	18.0	23.9%	693 (49.0%)	141 (10.0%)	384 (27.2%)	116 (8.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.1%)	89.8	158^th of 2335 public middle schools	93.2%		91.3	131^st of 2344 public middle schools	94.4%	27			94.8		74.7	76.0	82.5		60.0	76.8	51.8	55.6	$6,921
Grand Lakes J H	Public	7-8	20247 Cypress Rosehill Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3264	1,015	59	17.0	30.0%	421 (41.5%)	73 (7.2%)	338 (33.3%)	129 (12.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.1%)	84.8	230^th of 2335 public middle schools	90.1%		89.1	166^th of 2344 public middle schools	92.9%	64			97.9			68.8	77.5			38.6	81.8	44.9	$7,259
Anthony Middle	Public	6-8	10215 Greenhouse Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 373-5660	1,442	74	19.5	36.3%	299 (20.7%)	374 (25.9%)	435 (30.2%)	283 (19.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (3.3%)	84.6	231^st of 2335 public middle schools	90.1%		80.8	315^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.6%	84			99.2		74.0	73.7	81.3		55.8	58.5	47.7	44.8	$6,529
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)				76.5	79.0			72.3	79.6				$7,261

Frequently Asked Questions about Goodson Middle

How many students attend Goodson Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,360 students attended Goodson Middle.

Is Goodson Middle a good school?

Goodson Middle ranks 256^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Goodson Middle in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Goodson Middle attend?

Students who attend Goodson Middle usually go on to attend Cypress Woods High School

What is the racial makeup of Goodson Middle?

Students at Goodson Middle are 33% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 14% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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