EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE is a medium-sized middle school, one of the schools within SPRING ISD. It enrolls 796 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 24% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Within SPRING ISD, which oversees 42 schools and 33,678 students, EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 45% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White, 2% Asian. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, On paper, EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is PAT REYNOLDS EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 37.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE has decreased 27%, going from 1,087 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025.

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