Thornton Middle School - Cypress Fairbanks ISD

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD · Katy · 77449

Thornton Middle School sits on Kieth Harrow Boulevard at the seam between two high-school zones — a campus at 19802 Kieth Harrow Blvd in the Katy-address 77449 ZIP, open since 1993. It’s rated C (77 out of 100) in TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings, serving about 1,420 students in grades 6–8. It honors Donald O. Thornton, who gave CFISD 28 years as a teacher, coach, associate superintendent and finally superintendent — his wife Dixie served the district too. Thornton’s zone splits at the high-school line: the Plantation Lakes–Brenwood side feeds Cypress Lakes, and the Cypress Meadows–Westfield side feeds Cypress Park.

How Thornton 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), Thornton earned an overall C — 77 out of 100. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Thornton 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 Thornton Middle School

Thornton’s zone straddles the Fry Road–Greenhouse corridor north of the Bear Creek country. From the district’s current residential code report — confirm your exact address with CFISD:

• Plantation Lakes (North, NW & South)
• Brenwood, Brenwood North & Brenwood Trails
• Creekside
• Cypress Meadows & Cypress Meadows North
• Windstone Colony (East, West & South)
• Westfield Ranch & Westfield Pines
• Ricewood Village
• Vineyard Meadows
• Meadow Wood
• Greenhouse Villas

The feeder chain splits at the top: 14 of Thornton’s 23 residence codes move on to Cypress Lakes High School and 9 — the Cypress Meadows, Westfield and Ricewood Village side — go to Cypress Park High School on the district’s current chart. Feeding in from below: McFee and Sheridan Elementary from this batch of pages, plus Emery, Brosnahan and Robinson Elementary. See the wider area in my Katy, TX guide and Cypress, TX guide.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Thornton?

Windstone Colony alone breaks into three sections inside this zone — East and West stay with Cypress Lakes while South goes to Cypress Park — so the residence code does the deciding here, street by street. 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.

Thornton Middle School: quick answers

Which high school follows Thornton Middle?

It splits by address: 14 of the zone’s 23 residence codes — Plantation Lakes, Brenwood, Creekside and the Windstone Colony East/West sections — feed Cypress Lakes High School, while 9 codes on the Cypress Meadows–Westfield–Ricewood Village side feed Cypress Park High School on the district’s current chart. Confirm any specific address with CFISD.

What is Thornton Middle School’s TEA rating?

Thornton earned a C (77 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 Thornton Middle School named for?

Donald O. Thornton, whose 28 CFISD years ran from teacher and coach to associate superintendent and then superintendent of schools; his wife Dixie was a district employee as well. The campus opened in 1993. 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.