BUDEWIG INT

As a substantial junior high in HOUSTON, Texas, BUDEWIG INT educates 1,054 students from grades 5 through 6, part of ALIEF ISD. That puts it 64% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

ALIEF ISD comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 38,610 students; BUDEWIG INT is among them.

On demographics, BUDEWIG INT reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 35% Black, 9% Asian, 5% White.

Looking at school resources, BUDEWIG INT reports 77 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, BUDEWIG INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.6%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of -8.2 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), BUDEWIG INT is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is OUTLEY EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BUDEWIG INT comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.6%.

BUDEWIG INT operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 1,294 students in 2018 compared to 1,054 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 51% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for BUDEWIG INT typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.