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Hopper Middle

Q: Is Hopper Middle a good school?

Hopper Middle ranks 1675 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1675^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Hopper Middle is a public middle school in Cypress, Texas, serving 872 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.

Hopper Middle consistently underperforms compared to the CFISD and Texas state averages in STAAR test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hopper Middle's proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies were significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also has a higher dropout rate compared to the district and state averages, ranging from 1.1% to 1.8% over the past few years. Additionally, Hopper Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a ranking between 1,427 and 1,849 out of over 2,300 schools in the state over the past several years.

However, Hopper Middle has shown some strengths in serving its gifted and talented student population, with rankings in the top 25% of Texas middle schools in this category. The school has also demonstrated relatively stronger performance in serving its special education students, with rankings in the top 50% of Texas middle schools in this category. When compared to other middle schools within the CFISD district, such as Sprague Middle and Smith Middle, which consistently rank in the top 5% and top 10% of Texas middle schools, respectively, Hopper Middle significantly underperforms.

873

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,697

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7811 Fry Rd
Cypress, TX 77433

(281) 463-5353

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hopper Middle usually attend:

High:

Cypress Springs High School

Feeder schools for Hopper Middle:

Elementary:

Duryea Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.0%

African American:

36.8%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Mathematics scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg51%

Texas avg45%

1,675^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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	31.8	1675 of 2344	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1858 of 2372	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1714 of 2330	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1533 of 2254	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	1427 of 2252	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1154 of 2193	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1179 of 2080	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	1162 of 2027	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	1240 of 1987	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.6	1043 of 2043	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.7	984 of 1987	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.7	1227 of 1973	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.3	1138 of 1951	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.6	1234 of 1895	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.7	1058 of 1803	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.1	1103 of 1763	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.0	1003 of 1718	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	1052 of 1280	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	951 of 1273	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	793 of 1251	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	722 of 1213	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	488 of 1193	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	517 of 1167	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.3	434 of 617	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	458 of 616	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	489 of 606	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.7	428 of 589	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	345 of 594	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	457 of 587	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.7	828 of 2182	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	937 of 2118	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	782 of 2058	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1154 of 2008	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	1379 of 1770	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1385 of 1720	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1390 of 1643	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	1265 of 1592	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1322 of 1445	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1172 of 1376	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	25.6	1802 of 2242	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1675 of 2241	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1604 of 2221	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	1313 of 2151	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	1083 of 2047	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1166 of 2008	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	64.8	585 of 1481	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	393 of 1488	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	433 of 1501	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.9	880 of 1446	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	462 of 1430	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	1317 of 2119	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	1116 of 2116	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	1104 of 2077	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	988 of 2043	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	736 of 1935	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	822 of 1895	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.4	1623 of 2235	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1510 of 2251	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1360 of 2220	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	1142 of 2172	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	779 of 2073	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	761 of 2039	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	26.8	1748 of 2246	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1637 of 2245	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1463 of 2228	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1440 of 2168	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	1111 of 2069	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1164 of 2030	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.8	718 of 818	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	704 of 817	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	555 of 813	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	315 of 743	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	298 of 753	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	260 of 720	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.4	771 of 1891	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	1135 of 1815	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1039 of 1757	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1256 of 1712	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	879 of 1626	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	879 of 1597	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	1166 of 1733	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	884 of 1749	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.7	800 of 1723	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	914 of 1700	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1065 of 1684	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1108 of 1673	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)60th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2024)59th percentile+38 vs school

Hispanic (2024)38th percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Asian (2024)30th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2024)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2024)20th percentile~ school

African American (2024)18th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)12th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I86%+39 vs state

Reading46%-8 vs state

Science41%-5 vs state

Social Studies22%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-21 vs state

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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 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
Hopper Middle	Public	6-8	7811 Fry Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 463-5353	873	64	13.7	83.7%	49 (5.6%)	321 (36.8%)	454 (52.0%)	20 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	23 (2.6%)	31.8	1675^th of 2344 public middle schools	28.5%		26.1	1858^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.7%	183	86.1	47.3	40.7	49.7	18.0	18.6	15.9	40.8	22.0	$9,697
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
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%)	80.8	315^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.6%		82.7	277^th of 2372 public middle schools	88.3%	38	97.9	74.7	72.2	72.4	51.3	62.3	32.6	68.0	42.9	$6,529
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
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%)	93.5	89^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.2%		96.3	51^st of 2372 public middle schools	97.8%	38	97.8	85.2	85.8	82.3	68.4	83.3	48.5	79.2	62.6	$8,208
Aragon Middle	Public	6-8	16823 W Rd	Houston	77095	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 856-5100	1,424	83	17.1	54.5%	337 (23.7%)	235 (16.5%)	650 (45.6%)	134 (9.4%)	4 (0.3%)	4 (0.3%)	60 (4.2%)	71.7	492^nd of 2344 public middle schools	79.0%		73.6	456^th of 2372 public middle schools	80.8%	36	94.4	63.4	63.3	62.8	44.7	47.4	39.0	66.7	38.8	$7,106
Sprague Middle	Public	6-8	10611 Mason Rd	Cypress	77433	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 349-7470	1,555	78	19.9	14.3%	550 (35.4%)	180 (11.6%)	318 (20.5%)	410 (26.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.0%)	96	54^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.7%		97.2	37^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.4%	17	98.0	87.2	84.0	88.4	77.1	78.6	53.2	88.7	66.6	$6,329
Kahla Middle	Public	6-8	16212 W Little York	Houston	77084	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 345-3260	1,126	79	14.1	82.9%	61 (5.4%)	303 (26.9%)	649 (57.6%)	66 (5.9%)	12 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (2.9%)	31.5	1682^nd of 2344 public middle schools	28.2%		34.4	1592^nd of 2372 public middle schools	32.9%	90	97.8	40.6	37.6	53.3	22.0	24.5	19.1	37.3	21.7	$8,101
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hopper Middle

What is the racial makeup of Hopper Middle?

Students at Hopper Middle are 52% Hispanic, 37% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Hopper Middle in?

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Hopper Middle attend?

Students who attend Hopper Middle usually go on to attend Cypress Springs High School

Is Hopper Middle a good school?

Hopper Middle ranks 1675^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hopper Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 873 students attended Hopper Middle.

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