Aragon Middle

Summary:

Aragon Middle is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving 1,534 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (ISD). This high-performing school consistently outperforms district and state averages on academic assessments, with particularly strong results for diverse student subgroups.

Aragon Middle's academic performance is impressive, with 6th grade reading proficiency at 69.02% compared to 60.49% for the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD and 54.45% for the state of Texas. The school's student subgroups, including Asian, African American, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students, also excel, with some ranking among the top middle schools in Texas. Additionally, Aragon Middle maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.2% over the past several years, significantly lower than district and state averages.

When compared to other middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, such as Spillane Middle and Smith Middle, Aragon Middle generally outperforms its peers in academic achievement. While there may be opportunities to further enhance student outcomes, particularly in mathematics, Aragon Middle's consistent high performance and commitment to equity make it a standout school within the district and the state of Texas.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 16823 W Rd
       Houston, TX  77095


(281) 856-5100

District: Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
454th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,322 Help


Students who attend Aragon Middle usually attend:

High:    Langham Creek High School

Feeder schools for Aragon Middle:

Elementary:    Copeland Elementary
    Holmsley Elementary
    Lowery Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  16.4 Help
Number of students:  1,480

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
42.0%
White:
26.8%
African American:
16.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Aragon Middle ranks better than 80.8% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 7th among 19 ranked middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.64. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Aragon Middle has the largest middle school student body size in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd). Student population at Aragon Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (42%), White (26.8%), African American (16.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aragon Middle is 16.4. 14 middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aragon Middle is $8,322. 16 middle schools in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aragon Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Aragon Middle 454th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Aragon Middle in the ranking list.)

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Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) 363rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Aragon Middle

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Rank History for all students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.93 112th 1573 92.9%
2005 83.27 113th 1582 92.9%
2006 84.50 92nd 1585 94.2%
2007 75.67 272nd 1684 83.8%
2008 81.13 140th 1718 91.9%
2009 77.52 213th 1763 87.9%
2010 75.22 242nd 1803 86.6%
2011 74.76 263rd 1895 86.1%
2012 81.89 216th 1951 88.9%
2013 81.83 208th 1973 89.5%
2014 82.46 217th 1987 89.1%
2015 83.29 197th 2043 90.4%
2016 82.96 216th 1987 89.1%
2017 88.97 162nd 2027 92.0%
2018 89.14 147th 2080 92.9%
2019 85.82 222nd 2193 89.9%
2021 83.46 246th 2252 89.1%
2022 84.65 227th 2254 89.9%
2023 78.04 365th 2330 84.3%
2024 73.64 454th 2361 80.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.84 116th 720 83.9%
2019 70.75 168th 753 77.7%
2021 76.09 108th 743 85.5%
2022 68.04 206th 813 74.7%
2023 52.57 355th 817 56.5%
2024 57.62 300th 812 63.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.86 382nd 1376 72.2%
2019 54.07 475th 1445 67.1%
2021 59.80 394th 1592 75.3%
2022 55.50 508th 1643 69.1%
2023 50.19 728th 1720 57.7%
2024 59.18 523rd 1760 70.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.26 275th 1597 82.8%
2019 66.99 257th 1626 84.2%
2021 73.79 173rd 1712 89.9%
2022 65.33 318th 1757 81.9%
2023 67.86 290th 1815 84.0%
2024 65.65 382nd 1881 79.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.57 92nd 2039 95.5%
2019 81.76 176th 2073 91.5%
2021 83.03 160th 2172 92.6%
2022 83.70 173rd 2220 92.2%
2023 75.23 319th 2251 85.8%
2024 70.69 396th 2224 82.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.56 145th 2008 92.8%
2019 85.47 203rd 2047 90.1%
2021 82.40 254th 2151 88.2%
2022 84.89 216th 2221 90.3%
2023 76.10 387th 2241 82.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.35 57th 1430 96.0%
2019 80.83 54th 1446 96.3%
2021 83.47 69th 1501 95.4%
2022 79.49 135th 1488 90.9%
2023 75.44 236th 1481 84.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.32 203rd 2008 89.9%
2019 80.51 168th 2058 91.8%
2021 82.30 134th 2118 93.7%
2022 88.23 103rd 2182 95.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.26 171st 2030 91.6%
2019 84.55 228th 2069 89.0%
2021 82.39 255th 2168 88.2%
2022 82.32 267th 2228 88.0%
2023 78.42 343rd 2245 84.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.03 119th 587 79.7%
2019 63.50 215th 594 63.8%
2021 79.26 78th 589 86.8%
2022 74.35 127th 606 79.0%
2023 65.72 210th 616 65.9%
2024 53.20 324th 612 47.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.72 145th 1167 87.6%
2019 79.41 154th 1193 87.1%
2021 80.14 141st 1213 88.4%
2022 82.94 121st 1251 90.3%
2023 73.50 238th 1273 81.3%
2024 67.60 287th 1271 77.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.26 119th 1895 93.7%
2019 81.78 207th 1935 89.3%
2021 77.33 263rd 2043 87.1%
2022 83.92 183rd 2077 91.2%
2023 76.55 299th 2116 85.9%
2024 70.58 405th 2108 80.8%
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Rank History for White students at Aragon Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.28 122nd 1673 92.7%
2019 85.56 165th 1684 90.2%
2021 84.51 132nd 1700 92.2%
2022 80.98 198th 1723 88.5%
2023 78.70 251st 1749 85.6%
2024 70.57 365th 1724 78.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Open Quote The teachers are amazing, knowledgeable and caring. My Six greater attends Aragon and it has been a wonderfully surprising experience to see how much the staff and teachers truly care about their students and go the extra mile. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Aragon Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 1068 109 94 209 4 n/a n/a 0 1484
2003 1068 109 94 209 4 n/a n/a 0 1484
2004 1068 121 102 257 4 n/a n/a 0 1552
2005 1003 139 107 304 1 n/a n/a 0 1554
2006 911 103 104 192 2 n/a n/a 0 1312
2007 903 208 109 360 0 n/a n/a 0 1580
2008 943 183 122 340 2 n/a n/a 0 1590
2009 938 183 128 399 4 n/a n/a 0 1652
2010 928 199 128 398 5 n/a n/a 0 1658
2011 813 183 124 473 3 0 55 0 1651
2012 793 188 138 483 2 0 52 0 1656
2013 747 207 150 521 2 0 46 0 1673
2014 722 209 159 518 2 0 37 0 1647
2015 633 177 173 528 1 0 36 0 1548
2016 607 192 145 520 2 1 39 0 1506
2017 575 250 174 586 3 1 41 0 1630
2018 529 259 156 607 4 1 47 0 1603
2019 493 260 168 604 5 1 53 0 1584
2020 463 247 149 635 7 1 53 0 1555
2021 468 254 145 686 8 1 51 0 1613
2022 440 264 161 684 5 4 44 0 1602
2023 412 252 164 644 5 3 54 0 1534
2024 396 250 147 621 4 3 59 0 1480

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aragon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 1484 96.7 15.3 9.8
2003 1484 96.7 15.3 9.8
2004 1552 98.2 15.8 12.8
2005 1554 101.6 15.3 14.7
2006 1312 88.6 14.8 10.7
2007 1580 91.3 17.3 19.1
2008 1590 93.6 17.0 16
2009 1652 90.4 18.3 20.9
2010 1658 96.3 17.2 23.2
2011 1651 89.0 18.5 24.5
2012 1656 84.1 19.6 25.8
2013 1673 85.8 19.4 27
2014 1647 88.2 18.6 28.7
2015 1548 84.0 18.4 30.6
2016 1506 81.0 18.5 30.3
2017 1630 85.9 18.9 34.2
2018 1603 85.6 18.7 37.9
2019 1584 86.8 18.2 41.6
2020 1555 87.4 17.7 43.4
2021 1613 90.3 17.8 43.7
2022 1602 93.6 17.1 43
2023 1534 94.1 16.3 47.3
2024 1480 89.9 16.4 50.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Aragon Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 1484 96.7 15.3 9.8
2003 1484 96.7 15.3 9.8
2004 1552 98.2 15.8 12.8
2005 1554 101.6 15.3 14.7
2006 1312 88.6 14.8 10.7
2007 1580 91.3 17.3 19.1
2008 1590 93.6 17.0 16
2009 1652 90.4 18.3 20.9
2010 1658 96.3 17.2 23.2
2011 1651 89.0 18.5 24.5
2012 1656 84.1 19.6 25.8
2013 1673 85.8 19.4 27
2014 1647 88.2 18.6 28.7
2015 1548 84.0 18.4 30.6
2016 1506 81.0 18.5 30.3
2017 1630 85.9 18.9 34.2
2018 1603 85.6 18.7 37.9
2019 1584 86.8 18.2 41.6
2020 1555 87.4 17.7 43.4
2021 1613 90.3 17.8 43.7
2022 1602 93.6 17.1 43
2023 1534 94.1 16.3 47.3
2024 1480 89.9 16.4 50.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Aragon Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $751 (9.4%) $7,268 (90.6%) $8,019
2020 $691 (8.6%) $7,311 (91.4%) $8,002
2021 $1,064 (12.8%) $7,258 (87.2%) $8,322

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Aragon Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 222nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 365th of 2330 Middle schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Aragon Middle)4962
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4359
 16%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Aragon Middle)6549
 16%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5347
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Aragon Middle)6668
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5759
 2%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Aragon Middle)6455
 9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5446
 8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Aragon Middle)7270
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6264
 2%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Aragon Middle)5746
 11%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))5536
 19%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Aragon Middle)7371
 2%
   8th Grade Science (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))6258
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Aragon Middle)5542
 13%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))4843
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Aragon Middle)9795
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd))7663
 13%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15841534
 3.2%
African American260252
 3.1%
American Indian55
Asian168164
 2.4%
Hispanic604644
 6.6%
Pacific Islander13
 200%
White493412
 16.4%
Two or More Races5354
 1.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.6%47.3%
 5.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Aragon Middle

Students at Aragon Middle are 42% Hispanic, 27% White, 17% African American, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

Students who attend Aragon Middle usually go on to attend Langham Creek High School

Aragon Middle ranks 454th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,480 students attended Aragon Middle.


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