📍 4800 Cairnvillage St, Houston, Harris County, 77084
Watkins Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,473 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Lagard. It is part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 92.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes devices for students.
Watkins Middle enrolls 1,473 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 92.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 9.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 841 | 57% |
| Black or African American | 357 | 24% |
| White | 138 | 9.4% |
| Asian | 77 | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,177 of the school's 1,473 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,032 qualify for free lunch and 145 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.
Watkins 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 138.
Watkins 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 1,473 students, Watkins 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