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If you could change one rule at C E KING MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,359
Middle
DISTRICT 1,205 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHELDON ISD·NCES 483999004535
C E King Middle School
8530 C E KING PKWY, HOUSTON, TX 77044 · (281) 727-4300 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,359 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
1,173 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 6 | 463 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 445 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 451 | 33% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 C E King Middle School
C E King Middle School's state test result (33.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C E King Middle School this school | 1,359 | 86.3% | 33.7% |
| Lewis Middle School HOUSTON | 1,054 | 87.5% | 18.1% |
| Michael R Null Middle School HOUSTON | 1,050 | 82.5% | 29.7% |
| Workman Junior High School ARLINGTON | 1,162 | 89.3% | 25.6% |
| Thornton Middle School KATY | 1,424 | 82.5% | 36.3% |
| Dr Don Woolley Middle School MESQUITE | 1,037 | 79.5% | 32.8% |
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 C E King Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #1,238 of 1,635 | #158 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,376 of 1,670 ▼ 32 | #193 of 219 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,103 of 1,670 ▼ 38 | #144 of 219 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #737 of 1,570 | #106 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,359 | #58 of 1,749 | #17 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,201 of 1,542 | #153 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.9% | #977 of 1,543 | #132 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #361 of 1,648 | #96 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.3% | #83 of 437 | #7 of 41 |
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
1,359
+222 (+20%) vs 2020
+124% since 1990-91, when it was 606
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 1,359 | 83 | 16.4:1 | 86% (1,173) |
| 2023-24 | 1,313 | 82.8 | 15.9:1 | 89% (1,173) |
| 2022-23 | 1,311 | 78.1 | 16.8:1 | 90% (1,178) |
| 2020-21 | 1,137 | 73 | 15.6:1 | 83% (945) |
| 2017-18 | 1,043 | 64.1 | 16.3:1 | 79% (828) |
| 2015-16 | 918 | 60 | 15.3:1 | 86% (785) |
| 2010-11 | 762 | 58 | 13.1:1 | 83% (636) |
| 2000-01 | 643 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 56% (360) |
| 1990-91 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C E King Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,043 to 1,359); teachers up 29% (64.1 to 83).
About C E King Middle School
C E King Middle School runs as a large middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. The school has 1,359 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 111% higher.
SHELDON ISD counts 10,946 students in its 14 schools, and C E King Middle School is one of them.
The student body at C E King Middle School is 68% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 26% Black and 3% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 47% means there is a 47% chance two randomly chosen students at C E King Middle School are from different groups.
There are about 16.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at C E King Middle School, which has 83. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at C E King Middle School is about 86%. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 16 points.
In Texas, C E King Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 33.7% actual against a predicted 36.8%.
Harris County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Among nearby public schools, Kase Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 33.7% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 4 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put C E King Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment figures show a rise of 222 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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 SHELDON ISD
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
- Michael R Null Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- L E Monahan Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- Sheldon Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
- Royalwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 607 students
- Garrett Elementary SchoolElementary · 606 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
- Kase Academy0.0 mi · 104
- L E Monahan Elementary School0.7 mi · 635
- Stephanie Cravens Early Childhood0.7 mi · 556
- H M Carroll Elementary School1.4 mi · 536
- Royalwood Elementary School1.6 mi · 607
- Highpoint School East (daep)1.7 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About C E King Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at C E King Middle School?
C E King Middle School enrolls approximately 1,359 students in grades 06-08.
Is C E King Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
C E King Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at C E King Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at C E King Middle School is approximately 16.4:1 (83 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at C E King Middle School?
Student demographics at C E King Middle School are roughly 3% White, 68% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is C E King Middle School in?
C E King Middle School is part of SHELDON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.