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Alumni: what's one memory from CARTER LOMAX MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
552
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432010781
Carter Lomax Middle School
1519 GENOA RED BLUFF RD, PASADENA, TX 77504 · (713) 740-5230 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
387 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 242 | 44% |
| Grade 6 | 310 | 56% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 22.0% | 35.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Carter Lomax Middle School
Carter Lomax Middle School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carter Lomax Middle School this school | 552 | 70.1% | 41.6% |
| Dumas Junior High School DUMAS | 609 | 70.6% | 34.9% |
| Jackson Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 640 | 74.8% | 34.1% |
| Rosemont Upper DALLAS | 459 | 68.8% | 63.7% |
| Pease Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 691 | 74.4% | 29.1% |
| Fort Stockton Middle School FORT STOCKTON | 502 | 67.1% | 32.0% |
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 Carter Lomax Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #859 of 1,635 | #100 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,339 of 1,670 ▼ 75 | #183 of 219 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #860 of 1,670 ▲ 19 | #105 of 219 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #194 of 1,570 | #22 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #1,012 of 1,749 | #157 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #313 of 1,542 | #41 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #1,153 of 1,543 | #157 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #709 of 1,648 | #145 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #455 of 942 | #82 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
552
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 931
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 552 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 70% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 45.1 | 13.1:1 | 70% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 44.6 | 14.2:1 | 74% (470) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 70% (439) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 45.7 | 14.4:1 | 59% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 49 | 12.5:1 | 58% (352) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 13% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carter Lomax Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (659 to 552); teachers down 6% (45.7 to 43).
About Carter Lomax Middle School
Carter Lomax Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in PASADENA, Texas, (ZIP code 77504). The school reports 552 students in grades 5 through 6.
Carter Lomax Middle School is a school in PASADENA ISD. The district has 67 schools and 46,491 students.
Carter Lomax Middle School's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 11% White, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The chance that two students picked at random at Carter Lomax Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Carter Lomax Middle School operates with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.8:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. About 70% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is about the same, 70%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Carter Lomax Middle School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Texas, Carter Lomax Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.6% actual against a predicted 43.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that median household income is 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. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Carter Lomax Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 41.6% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Carter Lomax Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was 627 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a decrease of 75 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Carter Lomax Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School0.2 mi · 1,486
- Pasadena Memorial High School0.5 mi · 3,177
- Tegeler Community School0.6 mi · 150
- Teague Elementary School0.6 mi · 709
- Turner Elementary School1.0 mi · 526
- Bondy Intermediate School1.1 mi · 933
Frequently asked questions
About Carter Lomax Middle SchoolHow large is Carter Lomax Middle School?
Carter Lomax Middle School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Carter Lomax Middle School serve?
Carter Lomax Middle School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carter Lomax Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carter Lomax Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carter Lomax Middle School?
At Carter Lomax Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Carter Lomax Middle School?
Carter Lomax Middle School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.