Cook Middle School

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

Total students

1,434

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 93.6%

Statewide: 90.3%

Cook Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,434 students. 59.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,270, which is $4,629 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.2 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.cfisd.net

Address

9111 Wheatland Dr
Houston, TX 77064-7044

Office phone number

(281) 897-4400

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Cook Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.9 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,434

African American

185 (12.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 19.3%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

15 (1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

171 (11.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 9.5%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

797 (55.6%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 44.7%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

222 (15.5%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 22.6%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

42 (2.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 3%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

12.9%

American Indian

1.0%

Asian

11.9%

Hispanic

55.6%

Pacific Islander

0.1%

White

15.5%

Two or more races

2.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

59.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 48.1%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

59.9 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 54.9%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

15.8 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

59.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

59.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.8%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

15 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

9.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

11.5 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

15.0%

Gifted and talented

9.5%

Special education

11.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

B

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

A

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2021 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 5.4%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

4.2 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

7 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 7.5%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

0.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

7.3 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 6%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

5.6 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 4.1%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

9.1 %

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 5.6%

Statewide: 6.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

93.1

African American

20.6 (22.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (5.4%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

12.3 (13.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 18.7%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

53.3 (57.2%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

2 (2.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.8 (0.9%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

62.4 (67%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 70.7%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

28.9 (31.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 28%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

1 (1.1%)

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

15.4

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 15

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: 10.6 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,270

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $62,727

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$53,707

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $55,068

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$58,215

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $58,570

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$61,472

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $61,414

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$65,424

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $64,767

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$70,491

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $71,406

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$78,312

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: $79,346

Statewide: $69,974

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