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Enrollment
972
Middle
DISTRICT 865 · STATE 554
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GERMANTOWN·NCES 470015102018
Houston Middle School
9400 Wolf River BLVD, Germantown, TN 38139 · (901) 756-2366 · Shelby County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL972 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Tennessee public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Tennessee public middle schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 331 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 324 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 33% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Houston Middle School→Houston High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Germantown. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
TN avg 40.9% . +2.7pp since 2022
Math
69.3%
TN avg 39.3% . +5.5pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 6 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 69.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 67.5% |
| 2022-23 | 61.5% | 63.8% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Houston Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #21 of 336 ▲ 1 | #5 of 44 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #14 of 336 no change | #5 of 45 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 972 | #36 of 349 | #6 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.0% | #159 of 325 | #20 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #79 of 81 | #13 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
972
+44 (+5%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 972 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 886 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 53.7 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 928 | 57 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 970 | 53.4 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 48 | 19.0:1 | 8% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Middle School.
About Houston Middle School
Houston Middle School is a large middle-grades school located in Germantown, Tennessee. It teaches 972 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 75% more students than the average for middle schools in Tennessee (about 554).
Germantown is the district for Houston Middle School. It has 7 schools and 6,053 students.
More than half of the students at Houston Middle School are White (73%). The remaining shares are 11% Black, 8% Asian, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Shelby County's population at about 34%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Houston Middle School scores 45%.
On the allk12 Grade, Houston Middle School lands at A+, ahead of 95% of Tennessee public middle schools.
Shelby County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,767, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. There are 287 public schools in the county, enrolling about 154,209, Houston Middle School among them.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Houston High School, is the closest to Houston Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Houston Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Germantown
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,806 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,184 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Farmington Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Germantown Online Academy of LearningCombined · 84 students
Other schools in Germantown
- Houston High SchoolHigh · 1,806 students
- Germantown HighHigh · 1,719 students
- Riverdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,184 students
- Germanshire ElementaryElementary · 725 students
- Forest Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Dogwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
Other Houston Middle schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston Middle. Houston Middle School is the largest of the 7.
- HOUSTON MIDDLE SCHOOLHOBBS, NM · 822 students
- Houston Middle SchoolIRVING, TX · 758 students
- Houston Middle SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 556 students
- Houston Middle SchoolHouston, MS · 352 students
- Houston Middle SchoolHouston, AK · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Houston High School0.7 mi · 1,806
- Dogwood Elementary School1.2 mi · 663
- Farmington Elementary School1.7 mi · 646
- Germantown Online Academy of Learning2.7 mi · 84
- Forest Hill Elementary School2.7 mi · 698
- Bailey Station Elementary School3.2 mi · 850
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Middle School?
Houston Middle School enrolls approximately 972 students in grades 06-08.
Is Houston Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Houston Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student diversity at Houston Middle School?
Student demographics at Houston Middle School are roughly 73% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Houston Middle School public or private?
Houston Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Germantown.
Where is Houston Middle School located?
Houston Middle School is located at 9400 Wolf River BLVD, Germantown, TN 38139.
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