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What's the state of after-school transportation at EDWIN M WELLS MIDDLE?
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Enrollment
796
Middle
DISTRICT 777 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING ISD·NCES 484122004712
Edwin M Wells Middle School
4033 GLADERIDGE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77068 · (281) 891-7750 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL796 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public middle schools
- C-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.
- CThree-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
15.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
729 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 | 261 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 277 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 258 | 32% |
Student demographics
58%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 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 | 16.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Edwin M Wells Middle School
Edwin M Wells Middle School's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin M Wells Middle School this school | 796 | 91.6% | 32.8% |
| Bammel Middle School HOUSTON | 783 | 93.0% | 18.2% |
| Charles Baxter Junior High School EVERMAN | 709 | 95.8% | 19.8% |
| Wedgwood Middle School FORT WORTH | 701 | 89.3% | 19.3% |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School HOUSTON | 806 | 91.1% | 24.9% |
| Royce West Leadership School DALLAS | 578 | 95.2% | 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 Edwin M Wells Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #1,280 of 1,635 | #167 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,454 of 1,670 ▼ 47 | #199 of 219 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,337 of 1,670 ▼ 47 | #175 of 219 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,022 of 1,570 | #145 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 796 | #570 of 1,749 | #118 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,095 of 1,542 | #143 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #571 of 1,543 | #75 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #198 of 1,648 | #51 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #192 of 942 | #43 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
796
-193 (-20%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,079
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 796 | 49.9 | 15.9:1 | 92% (729) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 60.4 | 13.9:1 | 93% (785) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 63.7 | 14.3:1 | 89% (809) |
| 2020-21 | 989 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 94% (929) |
| 2017-18 | 1,087 | 65.5 | 16.6:1 | 74% (800) |
| 2015-16 | 1,314 | 76 | 17.3:1 | 83% (1,093) |
| 2010-11 | 1,175 | 71 | 16.6:1 | 80% (939) |
| 2000-01 | 1,565 | 92 | 17.0:1 | 45% (698) |
| 1990-91 | 1,079 | 60 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin M Wells Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,087 to 796); teachers down 24% (65.5 to 49.9).
About Edwin M Wells Middle School
Edwin M Wells Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school for students in HOUSTON, Texas. It enrolled 796 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 24% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
SPRING ISD operates 42 schools. Combined enrollment is 33,678 students.
The most common group at Edwin M Wells Middle School is Hispanic students, at 46%. Other groups include 45% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 44% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Edwin M Wells Middle School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Edwin M Wells Middle School's 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.9:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 92%. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for Edwin M Wells Middle School is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 30% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 34.6% for a school in Texas with Edwin M Wells Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Edwin M Wells Middle School posts 32.8%.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Nearby, Pat Reynolds Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Edwin M Wells Middle School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.8% against a local average of 38.1%.
The NCES locale for Edwin M Wells Middle School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 193 fewer students in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Pat Reynolds Elementary School0.2 mi · 877
- Sst Champions0.8 mi · 1,660
- Premier H S-Houston (champions)1.1 mi · 109
- Texasworks - Houston-Champions1.1 mi · 12
- Momentum High School1.3 mi · 176
- Beneke Elementary School1.5 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Edwin M Wells Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Edwin M Wells Middle School?
Edwin M Wells Middle School enrolls approximately 796 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Edwin M Wells Middle School serve?
Edwin M Wells Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Edwin M Wells Middle School have?
Edwin M Wells Middle School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
How diverse is Edwin M Wells Middle School?
Edwin M Wells Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 46% Hispanic, 45% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Edwin M Wells Middle School public or private?
Edwin M Wells 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.