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Magnolia J H

Q: Is Magnolia J H a good school?

Magnolia J H ranks 622 nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

622^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Magnolia J H is a 7th and 8th-grade middle school in Magnolia, TX, serving 1,120 students as part of the Magnolia Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its exceptional advanced math program, with an extraordinary 96.77% of students passing the Algebra I End-of-Course exam, far exceeding the district average of 64.38% and the state average of 54.03%. This is a massive differentiator compared to nearby schools like Creekside Park J H and Grand Lakes J H, which also perform well but serve much smaller economically disadvantaged populations. Magnolia J H also consistently outperforms its district and state in 8th-grade Social Studies, with 44.8% of students proficient compared to 38.13% and 31.69%, respectively.

What makes this school particularly impressive is its "high challenge, high reward" profile. Over half of its students (55.36%) are economically disadvantaged, a rate significantly higher than its direct academic rivals like Bear Branch J H (33.24%) and Oak Hills J H (22.12%). Despite this, the school has achieved a remarkable turnaround over the past decade, climbing from the 41st percentile in 2016 to the 73rd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This sustained improvement suggests effective school-wide initiatives that support students from diverse economic backgrounds, with the school excelling particularly with its low socio-economic status students (81st percentile) and gifted and talented students (86th percentile).

However, there are some nuances to consider. While the Algebra I program is world-class, performance in standard 8th-grade Math is more average at 51.06% proficiency, only slightly above the state average. This creates a "two-tiered" math department where the advanced track is exceptional but the general curriculum may need strengthening. Additionally, the school shows inconsistent support for some subgroups, with special education students dropping from the 91st percentile to the 44th percentile in one year. Compared to its sister school Bear Branch J H, Magnolia J H achieves comparable or better academic results in key areas like 8th-grade Math and Social Studies while serving a more challenging student demographic, making its performance arguably more impressive for families who value a school that demonstrably supports students from all backgrounds.

1,120

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,181

Per pupil spending ?

55.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd
Magnolia, TX 77355

(281) 356-1327

District: Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Magnolia J H usually attend:

High:

Magnolia West High School

Feeder schools for Magnolia J H:

Elementary:	J L Lyon Elementary
	Magnolia Elementary
	Nichols Sawmill Elementary
	Willie E Williams Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.4%

Hispanic:

45.0%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (52% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg53%

Texas avg47%

622^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)

181^st of 951Magnolia 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	65.0	622 of 2335	73.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.3	654 of 2344	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.2	583 of 2372	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.6	753 of 2330	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	770 of 2254	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	942 of 2252	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	875 of 2193	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.3	721 of 2080	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.5	847 of 2027	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.0	1177 of 1987	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.1	1475 of 2043	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.2	1307 of 1987	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	1166 of 1973	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	828 of 1951	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.7	824 of 1895	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	775 of 1803	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	747 of 1763	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.7	755 of 1718	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.3	628 of 1684	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	761 of 1585	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.6	823 of 1582	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.0	1018 of 1573	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	661 of 1295	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.6	566 of 997	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	562 of 1280	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	377 of 1273	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.2	459 of 1251	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	970 of 1213	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.9	387 of 1193	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	256 of 1167	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	445 of 505	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	496 of 587	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	1231 of 2182	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.7	942 of 2118	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.0	1135 of 2058	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	855 of 2008	57.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	660 of 1390	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	503 of 1428	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	742 of 1770	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.1	1111 of 1720	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1084 of 1643	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.0	733 of 1592	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.8	1307 of 1445	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1213 of 1376	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	563 of 2240	74.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	546 of 1825	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	517 of 2242	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	707 of 2241	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	729 of 2221	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.0	876 of 2151	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	858 of 2047	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	755 of 2008	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.3	448 of 1497	70.1%	★★★★☆
2025	75.0	169 of 1230	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	398 of 1481	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	690 of 1488	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.3	503 of 1501	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	168 of 1446	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	245 of 1430	82.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	684 of 2141	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.5	472 of 1731	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	716 of 2119	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1030 of 2116	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	971 of 2077	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	1032 of 2043	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1269 of 1935	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	1034 of 1895	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	671 of 2253	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	64.5	443 of 1820	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	417 of 2235	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	801 of 2251	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	892 of 2220	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	1022 of 2172	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.5	1127 of 2073	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	944 of 2039	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	690 of 2253	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.1	539 of 1818	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	564 of 2246	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	785 of 2245	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	875 of 2228	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	981 of 2168	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	848 of 2069	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	734 of 2030	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	210 of 806	73.9%	★★★★☆
2025	44.8	372 of 676	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.7	255 of 818	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	322 of 817	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	474 of 813	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	443 of 743	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	487 of 753	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.9	586 of 720	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	624 of 1956	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.9	875 of 1568	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.5	174 of 1891	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	45.4	815 of 1815	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	597 of 1757	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	310 of 1712	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	38.0	970 of 1626	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	995 of 1597	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	617 of 1731	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	595 of 1439	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	440 of 1733	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	650 of 1749	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	756 of 1723	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	927 of 1700	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	767 of 1684	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	735 of 1673	56.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)53rd percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile-24 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)12th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I97%+43 vs state

Reading57%~ state avg

Social Studies45%+13 vs state

Mathematics44%+4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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
Magnolia J H	Public	7-8	31138 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77355	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-1327	1,120	70	16.0	55.4%	542 (48.4%)	27 (2.4%)	504 (45.0%)	15 (1.3%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	65	622^nd of 2335 public middle schools	73.4%		65.3	654^th of 2344 public middle schools	72.1%	32	96.8			52.1	62.4			39.2	51.1	44.8	$7,181
Magnolia Intermediate	Public	5-6	31164 Nichols Sawmill Rd	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 252-2033	1,154	76	15.1	56.6%	562 (48.7%)	36 (3.1%)	517 (44.8%)	6 (0.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.4%)								(n/a)		59.6	50.6			52.3	44.1				$7,343
Magnolia Parkway Intermediate	Public	5-6	11735 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 252-7445	0																		(n/a)		61.2	60.9			48.7	57.4
Magnolia Parkway J H	Public	7-8	11750 Fm 1488	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 252-7466	0																		(n/a)	98.0			63.4	63.6			50.6	59.1	31.2
Tomball J H	Public	7-8	30430 Quinn Rd	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 357-3000	948	54	17.5	45.1%	477 (50.3%)	65 (6.9%)	344 (36.3%)	21 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.2%)	64.5	634^th of 2335 public middle schools	72.8%		61.9	751^st of 2344 public middle schools	68.0%	117	94.0			58.4	65.8			20.2	63.5	33.3	$7,716
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
Bear Branch J H	Public	7-8	31310 F M 2978	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 356-6088	1,119	67	16.6	33.2%	600 (53.6%)	47 (4.2%)	407 (36.4%)	22 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.4%)	63.8	662^nd of 2335 public middle schools	71.6%		67.4	587^th of 2344 public middle schools	75.0%	75	100.0			57.0	61.4			47.2	40.8	37.9	$6,798
Bear Branch Intermediate	Public	5-6	8040 Ken Lake Dr	Magnolia	77353	Montgomery County	Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 252-2031	1,082	69	15.6	38.0%	567 (52.4%)	47 (4.3%)	410 (37.9%)	22 (2.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.9%)								(n/a)		56.2	56.4			48.2	41.4				$7,928
Oak Hills J H	Public	6-8	19190 Keenan Cut Off	Montgomery	77356	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-4300	1,311	73	18.0	22.1%	935 (71.3%)	29 (2.2%)	266 (20.3%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (4.7%)	82.8	267^th of 2335 public middle schools	88.6%		81.9	292^nd of 2344 public middle schools	87.5%	25	97.4		67.1	68.7	71.1		60.0	40.2	72.1	51.0	$6,605
Tomball Intermediate	Public	5-6	723 W Main St	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 357-3150	1,179	84	14.0	41.6%	546 (46.3%)	89 (7.5%)	424 (36.0%)	50 (4.2%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (5.4%)								(n/a)		64.4	65.3			61.6	70.1				$7,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Magnolia J H

What district is Magnolia J H in?

Magnolia Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Magnolia J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,120 students attended Magnolia J H.

Is Magnolia J H a good school?

Magnolia J H ranks 622^nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Magnolia J H attend?

Students who attend Magnolia J H usually go on to attend Magnolia West High School

What is the racial makeup of Magnolia J H?

Students at Magnolia J H are 48% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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