Cunningham Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 7–8
Cunningham Middle School serves 802 students in grades 7–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 560th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 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 ÷ 62.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025005724 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 802 | 20,862 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.7% | 88.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Cunningham Middle School in context
Size
Of the 5 middle schools in Galena Park ISD, Cunningham Middle School is the 4th largest, with 3.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 962 students, so Cunningham 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 8 with 436 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 366, against an average of 401 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% more students than grade 7 (436 against 366). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 61.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%). Black students are next, at 34.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
Cunningham Middle School has 62.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 802 students would have about 55.7 teachers, so Cunningham Middle School has 6.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory, 1 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 47 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.3% |
| Black | 34.4% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 366 |
| Grade 8 | 436 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14110 Wallisville Rd, Houston, TX 77049
Phone: (832)386-4470
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cunningham Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 499 | 18.9 | 87.8% |
| North Shore Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,299 | 16.2 | 87.5% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus | Galena Park ISD | 1.8 mi | 991 | 13.9 | 91% |
| Woodland Acres Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 2.6 mi | 570 | 13.9 | 87.7% |
| Aguirre Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 2.7 mi | 933 | 15.8 | 81.5% |
| C E King Middle School | Sheldon ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,359 | 16.4 | 86.3% |
| Alice Johnson Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,112 | 15.8 | 91.7% |
| Academic Counseling and Transition Academy | Channelview ISD | 4.6 mi | 25 | 5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.