BAMMEL MIDDLE

BAMMEL MIDDLE, a medium-sized middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under SPRING ISD, caters to 783 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 22% larger than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 42 schools in SPRING ISD (33,678 students total), BAMMEL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, BAMMEL MIDDLE lists that 50% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, BAMMEL MIDDLE records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, BAMMEL MIDDLE is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.3%; BAMMEL MIDDLE posts 18.9%, -14.4 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. BAMMEL MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is THE SCHOOL FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AT BAMMEL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BAMMEL MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BAMMEL MIDDLE at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 26.4%.

BAMMEL MIDDLE operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 17%: 941 students in 2018 compared to 783 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 34% to 46%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.