ATTUCKS MIDDLE

ATTUCKS MIDDLE is an intimate middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD. The school hosts 392 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; ATTUCKS MIDDLE is among them.

Looking at the student body, ATTUCKS MIDDLE shows that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 34% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ATTUCKS MIDDLE has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ATTUCKS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.4%; this one delivers 42.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), ATTUCKS MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is YOUNG EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ATTUCKS MIDDLE comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ATTUCKS MIDDLE has fell 20%, going from 487 students in 2018 to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 76% to 62%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.