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Little Cypress J H

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Little Cypress J H ranks 1463 rd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Little Cypress J H is a public middle school in Orange, Texas, serving 477 students in grades 6-8. It is part of the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 553 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Little Cypress J H's performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in Reading and Mathematics. However, the school excels in STAAR Algebra I, with proficiency rates around 90% in recent years, exceeding the state and district. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students performing relatively better, while African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as those with special education needs and from low socioeconomic backgrounds, struggle compared to their peers at other Texas middle schools.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Little Cypress J H generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level, with the exception of Mauriceville Middle and Orangefield J H, which tend to outperform Little Cypress J H across several subjects and grade levels. The highest-performing nearby schools are Central Middle and Port Neches Middle, which are part of the higher-ranked Nederland Independent School District and Port Neches-Groves Independent School District, respectively.

523

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,213

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6765 F M 1130
Orange, TX 77632-9402

(409) 883-2317

District: Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School

Students who attend Little Cypress J H usually attend:

High:

Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School

Feeder schools for Little Cypress J H:

Elementary:	Little Cypress Elementary
	Little Cypress Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.6%

Hispanic:

13.4%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

Texas avg45%

1,463^rd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School

553^rd of 961Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School 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	37.9	1463 of 2344	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1765 of 2372	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1482 of 2330	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1365 of 2254	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	1076 of 2252	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.4	1437 of 2193	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1303 of 2080	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.9	1098 of 2027	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.8	998 of 1987	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	1031 of 2043	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.0	1003 of 1987	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.1	1023 of 1973	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.8	816 of 1951	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.5	732 of 1895	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	683 of 1803	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	829 of 1763	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	678 of 1718	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	596 of 1684	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	421 of 1585	73.4%	★★★★☆
2005	61.8	604 of 1582	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.7	538 of 1573	65.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	960 of 997	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1142 of 1280	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	892 of 1273	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	949 of 1251	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	701 of 1213	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	924 of 1193	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1081 of 1167	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	219 of 617	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	406 of 616	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	373 of 606	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	383 of 589	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.1	530 of 587	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	1714 of 2182	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1293 of 2118	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.3	1991 of 2058	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1331 of 2008	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	972 of 1428	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.9	1728 of 1770	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	1446 of 1720	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1437 of 1592	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1225 of 1825	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1711 of 2242	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1524 of 2241	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1441 of 2221	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	1090 of 2151	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1175 of 2047	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	1036 of 2008	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	44.7	1030 of 1481	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	317 of 1446	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	371 of 1430	74.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1355 of 1731	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1394 of 2119	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1682 of 2116	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.7	1188 of 2077	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	911 of 2043	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.8	1385 of 1935	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1354 of 1895	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	1241 of 1820	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1883 of 2235	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1857 of 2251	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1680 of 2220	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.0	1079 of 2172	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	1826 of 2073	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1248 of 2039	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1193 of 1818	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1646 of 2246	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	1330 of 2245	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	1277 of 2228	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	998 of 2168	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	1538 of 2069	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1493 of 2030	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	494 of 676	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	711 of 817	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	665 of 813	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	493 of 753	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	634 of 720	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	958 of 1568	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1466 of 1891	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1011 of 1815	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1493 of 1757	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	1042 of 1712	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1355 of 1626	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1396 of 1597	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1224 of 1439	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	1586 of 1733	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	1459 of 1749	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1418 of 1723	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	1297 of 1700	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1382 of 1684	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1330 of 1673	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)65th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)30th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I91%+44 vs state

Reading48%-6 vs state

Science34%-12 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

Social Studies25%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 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
Little Cypress J H	Public	6-8	6765 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 883-2317	523	36	14.5	56.4%	364 (69.6%)	55 (10.5%)	70 (13.4%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	37.9	1463^rd of 2344 public middle schools	37.6%		29.3	1765^th of 2372 public middle schools	25.6%	302	91.2		43.0	47.9	53.3		27.7	16.8	39.3		34.3	24.7	$9,213
West Orange-Stark Middle	Public	6-8	1402 W Green Ave	Orange	77630	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5520	492	39	12.6	90.2%	78 (15.9%)	254 (51.6%)	120 (24.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.7%)	16.1	2121^st of 2344 public middle schools	9.5%		15.6	2148^th of 2372 public middle schools	9.4%	27	57.1		33.5	28.1	34.2		13.4	12.6	22.1		27.8	10.6	$9,909
Mauriceville Middle	Public	6-8	19952 F M 1130	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 745-3970	272	23	11.5	58.8%	220 (80.9%)	6 (2.2%)	31 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	49.8	1078^th of 2344 public middle schools	54.0%		34.3	1599^th of 2372 public middle schools	32.6%	521	87.0		45.7	49.0	61.2		42.9	15.3	44.7		38.4	37.2	$10,417
Orangefield J H	Public	6-8	7745 Sandbar Rd	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-6737	390	32	12.2	29.5%	339 (86.9%)	3 (0.8%)	35 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	43.9	1263^rd of 2344 public middle schools	46.1%		50.9	1030^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.6%	233	48.5		58.1	52.6	60.0		40.4	18.1	32.2		29.6	17.4	$10,358
Bridge City Middle	Public	6-8	300 Bower Dr	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1700	715	41	17.3	38.7%	502 (70.2%)	8 (1.1%)	158 (22.1%)	25 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (2.8%)	44	1260^th of 2344 public middle schools	46.2%		44.7	1253^rd of 2372 public middle schools	47.2%	7	75.0		53.0	49.4	56.1		28.4	27.9	21.2		33.5	36.2	$7,874
Vidor Middle	Public	5-6	2500 Hwy 12	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 951-8882	653	47	13.9	59.7%	566 (86.7%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)								(n/a)		48.2	39.8			34.6	39.2			20.4			$14,545
Vidor J H	Public	7-8	945 N Tram Rd	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 951-8970	612	40	15.4	52.3%	527 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (10.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	55.6	904^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.4%		61.3	750^th of 2372 public middle schools	68.4%	154	96.0			45.6	58.3			26.7	48.4		50.0	33.9	$8,800
Vidor Jjaep	Public	8	1255 N Main St	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 951-8700	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Groves Middle	Public	6-8	5201 Wilson St	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 962-0225	647	44	14.8	51.3%	287 (44.4%)	30 (4.6%)	282 (43.6%)	26 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	55.4	907^th of 2344 public middle schools	61.3%		52	1000^th of 2372 public middle schools	57.8%	93	95.2		59.2	54.7	55.7		45.5	33.2	53.4		41.2	21.3	$8,287
Port Neches Middle	Public	6-8	749 Central Dr	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 722-8115	575	44	13.1	35.5%	332 (57.7%)	20 (3.5%)	159 (27.7%)	55 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	64	686^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%		64.8	654^th of 2372 public middle schools	72.4%	32	94.1		57.6	60.3	65.4		48.3	28.9	48.3		50.8	36.3	$8,687

Frequently Asked Questions about Little Cypress J H

What district is Little Cypress J H in?

Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School

Is Little Cypress J H a good school?

Little Cypress J H ranks 1463^rd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Little Cypress J H attend?

Students who attend Little Cypress J H usually go on to attend Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School

How many students attend Little Cypress J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Little Cypress J H.

What is the racial makeup of Little Cypress J H?

Students at Little Cypress J H are 70% White, 13% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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