State/Public Middle Open

Curtistene S McCowan Middle

๐Ÿ“ 1500 Majestic Meadows Dr, Glenn Heights, Dallas County, 75154

773
Pupils
15.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Curtistene S McCowan Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Glenn Heights, Dallas County. The school has 773 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shonda Boston. It is part of the Desoto Isd school district. It serves grades 6โ€“8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Shonda Boston
School district
Desoto Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Curtistene S McCowan Middle enrolls 773 students across grades 6โ€“8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.

Male students
386 (50%)
Female students
387 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
49.9
Student-teacher ratio
15.5:1
Grade span
6โ€“8

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Black or African American, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American50766%
Hispanic or Latino22930%
Two or more races222.8%
White111.4%
Asian4<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

537 of the school's 773 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 qualify for free lunch and 23 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 6โ€“8Title I

Curtistene S McCowan 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 23, state house district 109.

School district: DESOTO ISD

Curtistene S McCowan Middle is one of 10 schools in DESOTO ISD, based in DESOTO, Texas. The district serves 5,708 students district-wide and employs 405 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 773 students, Curtistene S McCowan Middle is larger than the district average of about 571 students per school.

5,708
District students
10
Schools
405
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

28%
Reading proficient
13%
Math proficient
27%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Suburb - Large

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