Dean Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Grades 6–8
Dean Middle School serves 1,143 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 91 schools in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. By enrollment it is the 159th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 82.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481611001184 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,143 | 117,927 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.4% | 58.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Dean Middle School in context
Size
Dean Middle School is the 15th largest of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD's 20 middle schools; its 1,143 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 604; Dean Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 389 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 373, against an average of 381 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 373 in grade 6 and 389 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 73.5% here and 45.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Black students are next, at 16%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 58.8% across Cypress-Fairbanks 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 82.35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,143 students, Dean Middle School has 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,143 students would have about 79.4 teachers, so Dean Middle School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Dean Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Northbrook Middle School, 2.1 miles away in Spring Branch ISD. Within 10 miles there are 49 other middle schools, 11 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 73.5% |
| Black | 16% |
| Asian | 4.5% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 373 |
| Grade 7 | 381 |
| Grade 8 | 389 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14104 Reo St, Houston, TX 77040
Phone: (713)460-6153
Website: cfisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dean Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.1 mi | 508 | 11 | 96.9% |
| Hoffman Middle School | Aldine ISD | 3.1 mi | 643 | 11 | 84.4% |
| Clifton Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 363 | 14.4 | 98.9% |
| Spring Woods Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.3 mi | 778 | 13 | 98.3% |
| Spring Oaks Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.3 mi | 565 | 11.6 | 89% |
| Landrum Middle School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.6 mi | 698 | 12.7 | 91% |
| Cook Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 4.2 mi | 1,375 | 16.8 | 67.6% |
| Cornerstone Academy | Spring Branch ISD | 4.3 mi | 423 | 15 | 15.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.