WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL

Set in ANGOLA, New York, WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is a mid-tier 6-8 campus, run under EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE). It caters to 459 students across grades 6 through 8.

WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one of 5 schools operated by EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE), a district that enrolls 2,010 students overall.

On the student-mix side, WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Native American, 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 48.3%.

In the broader community, Erie County reports that median household income runs about $72,839, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Erie County runs 226 public schools (combined enrollment of about 122,519 students), of which WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is ERIE 2-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS BOCES, roughly 0.3 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WILLIAM G HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 505 students in 2018 compared to 459 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 73% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.