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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at EDWARD ROBERSON MIDDLE this year?
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Enrollment
872
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122012254
Edward Roberson Middle School
12430 VETERANS MEMORIAL DR, HOUSTON, TX 77014 · (281) 891-7700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
584 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 279 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 327 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 31% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
76.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 33.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 44.0% | 18.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 76.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 86.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+27.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Edward Roberson Middle School
Edward Roberson Middle School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Roberson Middle School this school | 872 | 67.0% | 73.0% |
| Tanglewood Middle School HOUSTON | 836 | 65.0% | 40.7% |
| T H McDonald Junior High School KATY | 966 | 72.7% | 44.1% |
| E F Green Junior School BAYTOWN | 1,095 | 64.2% | 43.4% |
| Labay Middle School HOUSTON | 1,067 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
| Lamar JH ROSENBERG | 1,194 | 65.2% | 40.7% |
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 Edward Roberson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #68 of 1,635 | #12 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #79 of 1,670 ▲ 68 | #16 of 219 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #52 of 1,670 ▲ 13 | #9 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,083 of 1,570 | #152 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #449 of 1,749 | #101 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #1,408 of 1,542 | #187 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #836 of 1,543 | #110 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.0% | #788 of 1,648 | #153 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #777 of 942 | #125 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
872
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 1,202
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 872 | 48.9 | 17.8:1 | 67% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 50 | 16.3:1 | 80% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 55.6 | 14.2:1 | 78% (619) |
| 2020-21 | 878 | 55 | 16.0:1 | 83% (726) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 62.3 | 14.8:1 | 69% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 1,087 | 68 | 16.0:1 | 77% (833) |
| 2010-11 | 1,202 | 74 | 16.2:1 | 68% (815) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edward Roberson Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (921 to 872); teachers down 21% (62.3 to 48.9).
About Edward Roberson Middle School
Edward Roberson Middle School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a medium-sized middle-grades school. The school's 872 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
SPRING ISD is the local district for Edward Roberson Middle School. It runs 42 schools with 33,678 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Edward Roberson Middle School combined. Smaller groups are 26% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Edward Roberson Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
The school reports 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 17.8 students per teacher. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 67%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Edward Roberson Middle School would score about 45.1%. It scores 73.0%, a top-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Harris County has about 4,838,303 residents, and median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Harris County number 1,205 and enroll about 886,911.
Of nearby public schools, Donna Lewis Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Edward Roberson Middle School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 878 in 2020-21, 872 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 17.8:1 in 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 SPRING ISD
- Spring High SchoolHigh · 2,594 students
- Andy Dekaney High SchoolHigh · 2,485 students
- Westfield High SchoolHigh · 2,264 students
- Carl Wunsche Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,503 students
- Chet Burchett Elementary SchoolElementary · 982 students
- Rickey C Bailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 982 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
- Donna Lewis Elementary School0.4 mi · 689
- Two Dimensions Preparatory Academy0.4 mi · 144
- Kaiser Elementary School0.8 mi · 724
- Stelle Claughton Middle School0.8 mi · 896
- Ignite Community School - Fallbrook0.9 mi · 208
- Deloras E Thompson Elementary School1.0 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Edward Roberson Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edward Roberson Middle School?
Edward Roberson Middle School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Edward Roberson Middle School serve?
Edward Roberson Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Edward Roberson Middle School have?
Edward Roberson Middle School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Edward Roberson Middle School?
Student demographics at Edward Roberson Middle School are roughly 3% White, 64% Hispanic, 26% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Edward Roberson Middle School public or private?
Edward Roberson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SPRING ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.