Spillane Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Cypress, Texas

Spillane Middle in Cypress, Texas enrolled 1,436 students in 2024-25 with 84.4 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 75% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

1,546 students in 2022-23, 1,436 students in 2023-24, 1,436 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 94.4 to 84.4.

Students enrolled at Spillane Middle by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,436, 2024-25: 1,43605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,4362024-251,436
Students enrolled at Spillane Middle by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,436, 2024-25: 1,43605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,4362024-251,436
Students enrolled at Spillane Middle by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,436, 2024-25: 1,43605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,4362024-251,436
Students enrolled at Spillane Middle by school year2022-23: 1,546, 2023-24: 1,436, 2024-25: 1,43605001k1.5k2k2022-231,5462023-241,4362024-251,436
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,54694.416.4
2023-241,43688.316.3
2024-251,43684.417.0

17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 85 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Spillane Middle 17.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpillane Middle 17.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Spillane Middle 17.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpillane Middle 17.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Spillane Middle 17.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpillane Middle 17.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; Spillane Middle 17.0; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSpillane Middle 17.0state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 546 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spillane Middle enrolled 1,572 students and had 2.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 33 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.9, one per 546 of the 1,572 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions33
  • Chronically absent9.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

35.4% of students were White, 26.2% Hispanic, 19.0% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White35.4%
  2. Hispanic26.2%
  3. Asian19.0%
  4. Black13.4%
  5. Two or more races5.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Spillane Middle scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2279%62%52%
Math, 2022-2375%48% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Cypress

9 public middle schools in Cypress report 2024-25 enrollment; Spillane Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Rowe Middle1,48117.072.2%
Hamilton Middle1,47417.633.1%
Spillane Middle1,43617.025.8%
Salyards Middle1,41318.119.7%
Arnold Middle1,37614.562.2%
Goodson Middle1,36016.534.6%
Smith Middle1,09119.217.1%
Hopper Middle87313.779.7%

All public schools in Cypress →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Spillane Middle

  1. Goodson MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 1,360 students, 16.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Arnold MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.8 miles away: 1,376 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.8 mi
  3. Compare Spillane Middle with Goodson MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cypress-Fairbanks ISD spends per student$10,693 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,693
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSpillane Middle is the number 39 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#39 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.17.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Spillane Middle

  1. How many students attend Spillane Middle?
    1,436 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,546 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Cypress, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spillane Middle?
    17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spillane Middle a Title I school?
    Spillane Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spillane Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Spillane Middle scored proficient or above: 79% in reading in 2021-22 and 75% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Spillane Middle in?
    Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, NCES district ID 4816110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481611010729 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22