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Enrollment
821
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783000105
Alief Middle School
4415 COOK RD, HOUSTON, TX 77072 · (281) 983-8422 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL821 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
732 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
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 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 338 | 41% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 42% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 24.0% | 22.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 22.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alief Middle School
Alief Middle School's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alief Middle School this school | 821 | 89.2% | 35.3% |
| Killough Middle School HOUSTON | 763 | 87.7% | 34.4% |
| Sellers Middle School GARLAND | 852 | 82.9% | 39.8% |
| Sam Tasby Middle School DALLAS | 752 | 99.2% | 39.8% |
| Youngblood Intermediate School HOUSTON | 864 | 88.1% | 34.9% |
| Travis Middle School AMARILLO | 571 | 94.4% | 38.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alief Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,156 of 1,635 | #144 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #990 of 1,670 ▲ 326 | #135 of 219 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,304 of 1,670 ▼ 83 | #171 of 219 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #1,193 of 1,570 | #168 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 821 | #528 of 1,749 | #111 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #598 of 1,542 | #85 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #1,003 of 1,543 | #136 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #277 of 1,648 | #74 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #487 of 942 | #87 of 145 |
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
821
-80 (-9%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 1,397
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 821 | 58.7 | 14.0:1 | 89% (732) |
| 2023-24 | 803 | 58.1 | 13.8:1 | 88% (710) |
| 2022-23 | 839 | 63.1 | 13.3:1 | 87% (729) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 73 | 12.3:1 | 92% (828) |
| 2017-18 | 966 | 74.3 | 13.0:1 | 78% (752) |
| 2015-16 | 967 | 74 | 13.1:1 | 82% (793) |
| 2010-11 | 981 | 70 | 14.0:1 | 79% (777) |
| 2000-01 | 1,193 | 76 | 15.7:1 | 58% (686) |
| 1990-91 | 1,397 | 82 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alief Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (966 to 821); teachers down 21% (74.3 to 58.7).
About Alief Middle School
Alief Middle School is a medium-sized middle school serving families in HOUSTON, Texas. The school enrolls 821 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 28% bigger than that.
Alief Middle School is in ALIEF ISD, a district with 38,610 students across 46 schools.
At Alief Middle School, Hispanic students make up 71% of the student body. It is also 14% Asian, 11% Black, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. Alief Middle School's diversity index is 46%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 58.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.0:1. That matches the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas fairly closely. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alief Middle School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 35.3%. Predicted: 35.6%.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The school nearest to Alief Middle School is Youens Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.4%; Alief Middle School's is 35.3%, ranking 7th of 7.
Federal data place Alief Middle School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 901 in 2020-21 to 821 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.3:1 to 14.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Youens Elementary School0.1 mi · 675
- Hastings High School0.2 mi · 3,786
- Alief Montessori Community School0.4 mi · 367
- Elsik High School0.5 mi · 4,057
- Alief Learning Center (K-6)0.8 mi · 6
- Alief Learning Center (6-12)0.8 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Alief Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alief Middle School?
Alief Middle School enrolls approximately 821 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Alief Middle School serve?
Alief Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Alief Middle School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at Alief Middle School.
How diverse is Alief Middle School?
Alief Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 11% Black, 14% Asian.
What district is Alief Middle School in?
Alief Middle School is part of ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.