Cullen Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Cullen Middle School serves 310 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1379th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002432 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 310 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Cullen Middle School in context
Size
Of the 42 middle schools in Houston ISD, Cullen Middle School is the 36th largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 314; Cullen Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 116 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 94, against an average of 103 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% fewer students than grade 6 (100 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 76.8% here and 20.8% across Houston ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 18.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers for 310 students, Cullen Middle School has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 310 students would have about 21.5 teachers, so Cullen Middle School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Cullen Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Attucks Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 61 other middle schools, 18 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 76.8% |
| Hispanic | 18.4% |
| White | 2.3% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
38.7% of students are girls and 61.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 116 |
| Grade 7 | 94 |
| Grade 8 | 100 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6900 Scott St, Houston, TX 77021
Phone: (713)746-8180
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cullen Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attucks Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 392 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
| KIPP Liberation College Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 405 | 18.7 | 93.8% |
| Pro-Vision Middle School | The Pro-Vision Academy | 2.5 mi | 140 | 20 | 100% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 306 | 12.3 | 70.3% |
| Yellowstone College Preparatory | Yellowstone College Preparatory | 3.2 mi | 321 | 14.6 | 57% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.5 mi | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| KIPP Intrepid Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 509 | 22.6 | 88.8% |
| A+ Unlimited Potential - University | A+ Unlimited Potential | 3.5 mi | 156 | 30.1 | 77.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.