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Enrollment
1,054
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783009517
Budewig Intermediate School
12570 RICHMOND, HOUSTON, TX 77082 · (281) 988-3200 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
77 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
924 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 5 | 515 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 539 | 51% |
Student demographics
61%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
34.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 16.0% | 23.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 15.0% | 31.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 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
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Budewig Intermediate School
Budewig Intermediate School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Budewig Intermediate School this school | 1,054 | 87.7% | 26.6% |
| Campbell Middle School HOUSTON | 1,076 | 85.6% | 38.6% |
| O'Donnell Middle School HOUSTON | 1,214 | 88.3% | 39.8% |
| Lyles Collegiate Middle School GARLAND | 869 | 88.5% | 27.3% |
| Miller Intermediate School HOUSTON | 793 | 86.5% | 42.4% |
| Kahla Middle School HOUSTON | 1,126 | 82.9% | 37.4% |
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 Budewig Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #1,487 of 1,635 | #201 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,501 of 1,670 ▼ 21 | #206 of 219 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,591 of 1,670 ▼ 102 | #214 of 219 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.5pp | #37 of 1,570 | #2 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,054 | #230 of 1,749 | #65 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #491 of 1,542 | #68 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #466 of 1,543 | #60 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #318 of 1,648 | #89 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #385 of 942 | #73 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
1,054
-169 (-14%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 1,190
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 1,054 | 77.4 | 13.6:1 | 88% (924) |
| 2023-24 | 1,134 | 84 | 13.5:1 | 86% (978) |
| 2022-23 | 1,085 | 80.5 | 13.5:1 | 88% (959) |
| 2020-21 | 1,223 | 96 | 12.7:1 | 86% (1,051) |
| 2017-18 | 1,294 | 83.8 | 15.4:1 | 81% (1,044) |
| 2015-16 | 1,182 | 84 | 14.1:1 | 83% (982) |
| 2010-11 | 1,190 | 76 | 15.7:1 | 79% (936) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Budewig Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (1,294 to 1,054); teachers down 8% (83.8 to 77.4).
About Budewig Intermediate School
Budewig Intermediate School is a high-enrollment middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, (ZIP code 77082). The school teaches grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 1,054 students. It has 64% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
Budewig Intermediate School is run by ALIEF ISD, whose 46 schools enroll 38,610 students.
The largest group at Budewig Intermediate School is Hispanic students, at 51%. Smaller groups are 35% Black, 9% Asian, and 5% White. The diversity index for Budewig Intermediate School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Budewig Intermediate School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1, with 77.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County counts 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students.
Outley Elementary School sits about 0.4 miles from Budewig Intermediate School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Budewig Intermediate School is 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Budewig Intermediate School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,054 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,223.
The discussion board for Budewig Intermediate School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 students
- Albright Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 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
- Outley Elementary School0.4 mi · 863
- Shadowbriar Elementary School0.5 mi · 334
- Heflin Elementary School1.1 mi · 501
- Ashford Elementary School1.1 mi · 582
- Sst Advancement1.2 mi · 646
- Elsik High School1.5 mi · 4,057
Frequently asked questions
About Budewig Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Budewig Intermediate School?
Budewig Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Budewig Intermediate School serve?
Budewig Intermediate School serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Budewig Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Budewig Intermediate School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Budewig Intermediate School?
At Budewig Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 51% Hispanic, 35% Black, 9% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Budewig Intermediate School in?
Budewig Intermediate School is part of ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.