ALIEF MIDDLE

ALIEF MIDDLE is a junior high of mid-tier scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALIEF ISD, works with 821 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 643.

Across the 46 schools in ALIEF ISD (38,610 students total), ALIEF MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ALIEF MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Asian, 11% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at ALIEF MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ALIEF MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), ALIEF MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

YOUENS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ALIEF MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 966 students in 2018 compared to 821 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 71% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.