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Tomball J H

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Tomball J H ranks 634 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 73% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Tomball J H is a 7th and 8th-grade middle school in Tomball, TX, serving 948 students as part of the highly-ranked Tomball Independent School District (Isd). While the school has a solid track record, it is the lowest-ranked middle school in its district, with a 3-4 star rating compared to the 5-star ratings consistently earned by nearby peers like Grand Lakes J H, Willow Wood J H, and Creekside Park J H. This performance gap is important context, especially since Tomball J H serves a more economically diverse student body, with 45% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a figure significantly higher than those same peer schools.

A standout strength is the school's exceptional performance in advanced math: a remarkable 94% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the district and state averages. However, this success creates a striking paradox, as only 20% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level math—a rate below both the district and state averages. This suggests the school excels at accelerating a select group of students while many others struggle with foundational math skills. Reading scores, in contrast, are more stable, hovering between 57% and 66% proficiency across both grades in recent years.

Another area of concern is the declining support for English Language Learners (ELL), whose performance dropped from the 58th percentile to the 21st percentile in just two years. Similarly, performance for low-income and at-risk students has been on a downward trend, indicating a growing achievement gap. When compared to schools in the neighboring Klein Independent School District (Isd), Tomball J H holds its own—ranking higher than Hildebrandt Intermediate and comparably to Krimmel Intermed. Understanding these dynamics can help parents see both the school's potential and the challenges it faces in serving all students effectively.

948

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,716

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30430 Quinn Rd
Tomball, TX 77375-4300

(281) 357-3000

District: Tomball Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tomball J H usually attend:

High:

Tomball High School

Feeder schools for Tomball J H:

Elementary:	Decker Prairie Elementary
	Rosehill Elementary
	Tomball Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

36.3%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Tomball Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg70%

Texas avg47%

634^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Tomball Independent School District (Isd)

31^st of 951Tomball 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	64.5	634 of 2335	72.8%	★★★★☆
2025	61.9	751 of 2344	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	582 of 2372	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.8	611 of 2330	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	474 of 2254	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	489 of 2252	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	461 of 2193	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	497 of 2080	76.1%	★★★★☆
2017	76.4	335 of 2027	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.0	238 of 1987	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	320 of 2043	84.3%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	373 of 1987	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	76.4	331 of 1973	83.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	447 of 1951	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	644 of 1895	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	64.4	592 of 1803	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	790 of 1763	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	399 of 1718	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	68.3	477 of 1684	71.7%	★★★★☆
2006	63.9	574 of 1585	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	62.6	584 of 1582	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.5	751 of 1573	52.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	376 of 1295	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	277 of 997	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	354 of 1280	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	623 of 1273	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	789 of 1251	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	493 of 1213	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.9	252 of 1193	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	511 of 1167	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	227 of 642	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	239 of 505	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.0	288 of 617	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.2	549 of 616	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.9	174 of 589	70.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	1145 of 2182	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	881 of 2118	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	780 of 2058	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	1028 of 2008	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	1099 of 1390	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.2	706 of 1428	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	737 of 1770	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	937 of 1720	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	513 of 1643	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	782 of 1592	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.8	1009 of 1445	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	274 of 1376	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	742 of 2240	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	743 of 1825	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	646 of 2242	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	496 of 2241	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	495 of 2221	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	589 of 2151	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	531 of 2047	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	648 of 2008	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	367 of 1497	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.8	465 of 1230	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	301 of 1481	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	345 of 1488	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	262 of 1501	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	432 of 1446	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	237 of 1430	83.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	814 of 2141	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.4	886 of 1731	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	730 of 2119	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	754 of 2116	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	470 of 2077	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	505 of 2043	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	558 of 1935	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.3	660 of 1895	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	1110 of 2253	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.5	728 of 1820	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	729 of 2235	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	773 of 2251	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	590 of 2220	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	502 of 2172	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	757 of 2073	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	681 of 2039	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	553 of 2253	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	458 of 1818	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	537 of 2246	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.9	685 of 2245	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	462 of 2228	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.6	404 of 2168	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	405 of 2069	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	408 of 2030	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	385 of 806	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.1	380 of 676	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	379 of 818	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	560 of 817	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	359 of 813	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.5	270 of 743	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	300 of 753	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	296 of 720	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	674 of 1956	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.0	386 of 1568	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	66.0	376 of 1891	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	348 of 1815	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	41.1	932 of 1757	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	584 of 1712	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	188 of 1626	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	169 of 1597	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	667 of 1731	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.8	566 of 1439	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	605 of 1733	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	575 of 1749	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	498 of 1723	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	530 of 1700	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	547 of 1684	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	593 of 1673	64.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)66th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)65th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile-22 vs school

At Risk (2022)48th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I94%+40 vs state

Reading62%+6 vs state

Mathematics49%+9 vs state

Social Studies33%~ state avg

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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 EOC Biology (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 EOC Biology 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
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
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
Creekside Park J H	Public	6-8	8711 Creekside Green Dr	The Woodlands	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3282	1,219	66	18.4	12.1%	522 (42.8%)	42 (3.4%)	508 (41.7%)	99 (8.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (3.8%)	95.4	61^st of 2335 public middle schools	97.4%		94.4	75^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.8%	14			100.0			87.4	87.9	88.5		75.4	44.1	82.9	60.3	$7,216
Hofius Intermediate	Public	6-8	8400 W Rayford Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-8800	1,313	79	16.6	35.8%	528 (40.2%)	161 (12.3%)	468 (35.6%)	95 (7.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (4.5%)	79.4	330^th of 2335 public middle schools	85.9%		78.7	349^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.1%	19			96.2	100.0		72.3	68.1	72.5		48.0	34.0	67.3	46.1	$7,624
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
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
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
Willow Wood J H	Public	7-8	11770 Gregson Rd	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3030	884	53	16.6	31.2%	368 (41.6%)	73 (8.3%)	279 (31.6%)	130 (14.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.5%)	91.3	127^th of 2335 public middle schools	94.6%		93.5	90^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.2%	37			99.6				75.2	77.2			47.2	88.1	56.6	$8,135
Hildebrandt Intermediate	Public	6-8	22800 Hildebrandt Rd	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-5100	1,071	74	14.4	55.4%	310 (28.9%)	171 (16.0%)	503 (47.0%)	30 (2.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (4.6%)	45.2	1202^nd of 2335 public middle schools	48.5%		52.5	1002^nd of 2344 public middle schools	57.3%	200			92.5	97.2		44.2	44.4	64.4		28.1	22.3	48.0	30.8	$9,142
Krimmel Intermed	Public	6-8	7070 Fm 2920	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 375-7200	1,172	79	14.8	44.9%	328 (28.0%)	232 (19.8%)	429 (36.6%)	127 (10.8%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	47 (4.0%)	70	511^th of 2335 public middle schools	78.1%		70	534^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.2%	23			91.3	100.0		66.5	61.9	72.5		41.7	26.2	62.1	36.8	$8,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Tomball J H

What high school do graduates of Tomball J H attend?

Students who attend Tomball J H usually go on to attend Tomball High School

How many students attend Tomball J H?

In the 2024-25 school year, 948 students attended Tomball J H.

What is the racial makeup of Tomball J H?

Students at Tomball J H are 50% White, 36% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Tomball J H in?

Tomball Independent School District (Isd)

Is Tomball J H a good school?

Tomball J H ranks 634^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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