Dean Middle School - Cypress Fairbanks ISD

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Houston · 77040

Dean Middle School carries one of the oldest names in CFISD — built in 1954 and open since September 1955 at 14104 Reo Street in the 77040 ZIP. It’s rated C (78 out of 100) in TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings, serving about 1,140 students in grades 6–8. It honors Berta Dean, who started teaching in 1902 at age sixteen in a two-story Waller schoolhouse and gave the Fairbanks schools 25 of her 52 classroom years. Dean’s zone splits at the high-school line — the 290–Fairbanks side feeds Cypress Ridge, and the Cole Creek–Woodland side feeds Jersey Village.

How Dean Middle School is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year. In the most recent ratings (2024–25 school year), Dean earned an overall C — 78 out of 100. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Dean Middle School

This list pulls live from the HAR MLS and updates as homes come on and off the market — it’s the same zone the school district uses, not a guess by ZIP code.

Neighborhoods zoned to Dean Middle School

Dean’s zone covers close-in northwest Houston along the 290 corridor — some of the oldest neighborhoods in the district’s footprint. From the district’s current residential code report — confirm your exact address with CFISD:

• Langwood
• Rosslyn Gardens & Rosslyn Landing
• Cole Creek Manor & Cole Creek Estates
• Woodland Oaks & Woodland Trails
• Quail Creek I & II
• Chateau Forest
• Stone Brook Village
• Highland & Audubon
• Spring Branch Acres
• Hempstead Terrace
• Dow Acres
• The Fairbanks Road area

The feeder chain splits at the top: 41 of Dean’s 71 residence codes move on to Cypress Ridge High School and 30 — the Cole Creek, Woodland Oaks and Woodland Trails side — go to Jersey Village High School on the district’s current chart. Feeding in from below: Bane Elementary on a clean chain, plus Holbrook, Post and Reed elementaries. See the wider area in my Cypress, TX guide.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Dean?

Seventy years of Houston growth live inside this one zone — postwar Langwood cottages, 1970s Woodland Oaks, and the apartment communities along 290 — and the address decides whether high school means Jersey Village or Cypress Ridge. As your buyer’s agent I’ll line up showings, dig into HOA dues, MUD taxes and flood history, and negotiate hard on your behalf — we’ll agree on how I’m paid up front and in writing. Call or text me, Kevan Pewitt, at (281) 500-7077, email kevan@houstonprimerealty.com, or reach out here.

Dean Middle School: quick answers

Which high school follows Dean Middle?

It splits by address: 41 of the zone’s 71 residence codes — the Langwood, Rosslyn and 290–Fairbanks side — feed Cypress Ridge High School, while 30 codes on the Cole Creek–Woodland Oaks side feed Jersey Village High School on the district’s current chart. Confirm any specific address with CFISD.

What is Dean Middle School’s TEA rating?

Dean earned a C (78 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

Who was Dean Middle School named for?

Berta Dean, who began teaching in 1902 at sixteen years old and came to Fairbanks in 1932 as one of three teachers serving 84 students. She taught 52 years in all — 25 with the district — before retiring in 1957, and the campus that opened in September 1955 still carries her name seven decades later. School hours are 7:45 a.m. to 3:05 p.m.

Last updated: July 2026. School ratings and attendance zones are point-in-time — verify the current TEA rating and your specific zone by address before relying on them.