Christa McAuliffe Middle

Summary:

Christa McAuliffe Middle is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving 835 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District, which is ranked 356 out of 968 districts in the state.

Christa McAuliffe Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas middle schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below district and state averages, with only 30.74% of 6th graders, 23.59% of 7th graders, and 35.34% of 8th graders proficient or better in reading, compared to 64.18% and 54.45% at the district and state levels, respectively. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status populations, all perform in the bottom 10-15% or 30-40% of Texas middle schools. Christa McAuliffe Middle also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 2.6% in recent years.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Missouri City Middle and Lake Olympia Middle in the Fort Bend ISD, or Nolan Ryan J.H. and Dr. Ronald E. McNair J.H. in the Alvin ISD, Christa McAuliffe Middle is an outlier in terms of academic performance, ranking significantly lower across all STAAR subject areas and grade levels. The school also struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented student population, ranking in the bottom 1% of Texas middle schools for this subgroup.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 16650 S Post Oak
       Houston, TX  77053-4204


(281) 634-3360

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2113th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,984 Help


Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle usually attend:

High:    Willowridge High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  835

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.7%
African American:
45.5%
Two or more races:
2.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks worse than 89.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks last among 15 ranked middle schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.23. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.7%), African American (45.5%), two or more races (2.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christa McAuliffe Middle is 16.8, which is the 5th best among 15 middle schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christa McAuliffe Middle is $11,984, which is the 2nd highest among 15 middle schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Christa McAuliffe Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Christa McAuliffe Middle 2113th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Christa McAuliffe Middle in the ranking list.)

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd) 356th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Rank History for all students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 17.13 1425th 1573 9.4%
2005 14.99 1441st 1582 8.9%
2006 16.48 1431st 1585 9.7%
2007 18.49 1515th 1684 10.0%
2008 21.47 1542nd 1718 10.2%
2009 16.94 1643rd 1763 6.8%
2010 21.11 1648th 1803 8.6%
2011 39.62 1411th 1895 25.5%
2012 30.30 1498th 1951 23.2%
2013 30.29 1548th 1973 21.5%
2014 21.13 1706th 1987 14.1%
2015 14.40 1863rd 2043 8.8%
2016 19.34 1752nd 1987 11.8%
2017 16.94 1834th 2027 9.5%
2018 13.36 1953rd 2080 6.1%
2019 14.85 2006th 2193 8.5%
2021 12.84 2089th 2252 7.2%
2022 14.68 2051st 2254 9.0%
2023 11.56 2177th 2330 6.6%
2024 16.23 2113th 2361 10.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.08 546th 720 24.2%
2019 46.24 394th 753 47.7%
2022 22.58 699th 813 14.0%
2023 8.96 796th 817 2.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.69 1067th 1376 22.5%
2019 35.75 948th 1445 34.4%
2021 24.82 1407th 1592 11.6%
2022 29.61 1281st 1643 22.0%
2023 22.79 1488th 1720 13.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.17 1113th 1597 30.3%
2019 26.60 1378th 1626 15.3%
2021 32.38 1226th 1712 28.4%
2022 30.49 1347th 1757 23.3%
2023 24.33 1609th 1815 11.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.80 1908th 2039 6.4%
2019 22.19 1819th 2073 12.3%
2021 17.83 1993rd 2172 8.2%
2022 20.83 1952nd 2220 12.1%
2023 16.36 2073rd 2251 7.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.10 1932nd 2008 3.8%
2019 16.42 1884th 2047 8.0%
2021 14.84 1977th 2151 8.1%
2022 15.50 2026th 2221 8.8%
2023 12.92 2094th 2241 6.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 2.45 1465th 1481 1.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.41 1683rd 2008 16.2%
2019 31.61 1534th 2058 25.5%
2021 22.85 1890th 2118 10.8%
2022 32.39 1594th 2182 26.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.36 1916th 2030 5.6%
2019 12.78 1961st 2069 5.2%
2021 12.99 2043rd 2168 5.8%
2022 15.25 2034th 2228 8.7%
2023 10.90 2126th 2245 5.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.60 1054th 1167 9.7%
2019 21.63 1058th 1193 11.3%
2021 21.16 1100th 1213 9.3%
2022 22.01 1102nd 1251 11.9%
2023 15.99 1192nd 1273 6.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Christa McAuliffe Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.68 1708th 1895 9.9%
2019 24.42 1639th 1935 15.3%
2021 18.52 1849th 2043 9.5%
2022 22.06 1788th 2077 13.9%
2023 19.65 1880th 2116 11.2%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Open Quote In an unbelievable tale that illustrates the dangerous combination of stupidity and the new American police state, an eighth grader here was accused of forgery after attempting to pay for her lunch with a $2 bill. You really can't make this stuff up.

http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/us/school-calls-cops-on-eighth-grader-over-paying-for-lunch-with-a-2-bill Close Quote



Enrollment information for Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 10 781 4 288 0 n/a n/a 0 1083
1998 14 814 7 336 0 n/a n/a 0 1171
1999 10 769 6 327 1 n/a n/a 0 1113
2000 7 843 9 361 0 n/a n/a 0 1220
2001 13 828 6 408 0 n/a n/a 0 1255
2002 7 943 7 416 0 n/a n/a 0 1373
2003 7 943 7 416 0 n/a n/a 0 1373
2004 9 881 7 461 0 n/a n/a 0 1358
2005 7 818 3 445 0 n/a n/a 0 1273
2006 8 720 1 426 0 n/a n/a 0 1155
2007 7 612 0 422 0 n/a n/a 0 1041
2008 6 608 1 429 1 n/a n/a 0 1045
2009 3 361 1 274 2 n/a n/a 0 641
2010 2 307 1 295 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2011 3 272 0 269 0 0 2 0 546
2012 5 278 2 248 0 0 3 0 536
2013 3 231 1 233 3 0 2 0 473
2014 3 433 4 386 3 2 6 0 837
2015 6 455 3 412 2 1 6 0 885
2016 7 511 4 464 3 1 8 0 998
2017 4 498 4 482 1 0 8 0 997
2018 10 451 0 490 1 0 17 0 969
2019 6 416 1 498 1 1 10 0 933
2020 11 405 2 497 4 1 10 0 930
2021 11 415 4 462 4 1 8 0 905
2022 15 367 1 441 2 1 13 0 840
2023 8 380 4 423 1 1 18 0 835

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1083 60.7 17.8 48.5
1998 1171 67.0 17.5 51.6
1999 1113 72.3 15.4 65.9
2000 1220 73.0 16.7 63.6
2001 1255 70.0 17.9 60.3
2002 1373 79.2 17.3 59.8
2003 1373 79.2 17.3 59.8
2004 1358 83.0 16.4 68.3
2005 1273 79.7 16.0 70.5
2006 1155 80.0 14.4 72.1
2007 1041 75.4 13.8 73.4
2008 1045 73.6 14.2 76.2
2009 641 52.3 12.2 70.2
2010 607 49.9 12.1 78.9
2011 546 40.4 13.4 83
2012 536 34.0 15.7 85.3
2013 473 29.8 15.8 86.3
2014 837 49.8 16.7 79.9
2015 885 59.0 15.0 82
2016 998 73.0 13.6 72.9
2017 997 75.8 13.1 84.4
2018 969 72.5 13.3 78
2019 933 67.2 13.8 90.6
2020 930 67.0 13.8 92.2
2021 905 69.0 13.1 85.3
2022 840 74.2 11.3 94.8
2023 835 49.5 16.8 94.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 1083 60.7 17.8 48.5
1998 1171 67.0 17.5 51.6
1999 1113 72.3 15.4 65.9
2000 1220 73.0 16.7 63.6
2001 1255 70.0 17.9 60.3
2002 1373 79.2 17.3 59.8
2003 1373 79.2 17.3 59.8
2004 1358 83.0 16.4 68.3
2005 1273 79.7 16.0 70.5
2006 1155 80.0 14.4 72.1
2007 1041 75.4 13.8 73.4
2008 1045 73.6 14.2 76.2
2009 641 52.3 12.2 70.2
2010 607 49.9 12.1 78.9
2011 546 40.4 13.4 83
2012 536 34.0 15.7 85.3
2013 473 29.8 15.8 86.3
2014 837 49.8 16.7 79.9
2015 885 59.0 15.0 82
2016 998 73.0 13.6 72.9
2017 997 75.8 13.1 84.4
2018 969 72.5 13.3 78
2019 933 67.2 13.8 90.6
2020 930 67.0 13.8 92.2
2021 905 69.0 13.1 85.3
2022 840 74.2 11.3 94.8
2023 835 49.5 16.8 94.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Christa McAuliffe Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,332 (11.9%) $9,878 (88.1%) $11,210
2020 $1,441 (12.5%) $10,131 (87.5%) $11,572
2021 $1,576 (13.2%) $10,408 (86.8%) $11,984

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Christa McAuliffe Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2006th of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 2177th of 2330 Middle schools
 2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Christa McAuliffe Middle)1822
 4%
   6th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))4660
 14%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Christa McAuliffe Middle)1615
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5748
 9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Christa McAuliffe Middle)2622
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5862
 4%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Christa McAuliffe Middle)2217
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5453
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Christa McAuliffe Middle)3127
 4%
   8th Grade Reading (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6462
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Christa McAuliffe Middle)3016
 14%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5637
 19%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Christa McAuliffe Middle)2715
 12%
   8th Grade Science (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))5856
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Christa McAuliffe Middle)109
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))4741
 6%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Christa McAuliffe Middle)8550
 35%
   End of Course Algebra I (Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd))6749
 18%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students933835
 10.5%
African American416380
 8.7%
American Indian11
Asian14
 300%
Hispanic498423
 15.1%
Pacific Islander11
White68
 33.3%
Two or More Races1018
 80%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.6%94.1%
 3.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe Middle

Students at Christa McAuliffe Middle are 51% Hispanic, 46% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 835 students attended Christa McAuliffe Middle.

Students who attend Christa McAuliffe Middle usually go on to attend Willowridge High School

Christa McAuliffe Middle ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Texas middle schools.


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