📍 19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd, Katy, Harris County, 77449
Thornton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Katy, Harris County. The school has 1,397 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Reginald Mitchell. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 106.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Thornton Middle enrolls 1,397 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 106.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 797 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 420 | 30% |
| Asian | 70 | 5% |
| White | 66 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 28 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,118 of the school's 1,397 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 963 qualify for free lunch and 155 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thornton Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-80, state senate district 7, state house district 135.
Thornton Middle is one of 91 schools in CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 117,927 students district-wide and employs 7,842 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,397 students, Thornton Middle is close to the district average of about 1,296 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large