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Energized for STEM Academy Middle School

7055 BEECHNUT, HOUSTON, TX 77074 · (713) 773-3600 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-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

Enrollment
335
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
37.2:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
318 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 611233%
Grade 710531%
Grade 811835%
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
113%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
28084%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
144%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
268%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
16650%
Female
16950%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading27.0%28.0%22.0%23.0%
Mathematics14.0%31.0%25.0%30.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2655.0%45.0%
2024-2550.0%50.0%
2023-2443.0%35.0%
2022-2336.0%34.0%
2021-2240.0%39.0%
2020-2130.0%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Energized for STEM Academy Middle School

Energized for STEM Academy Middle School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School this school33594.9%37.8%
Tafolla Middle School
SAN ANTONIO
38595.8%12.7%
KIPP Camino Academy
SAN ANTONIO
40894.4%28.2%
Kirkpatrick Middle School
FORT WORTH
48595.1%28.8%
Dobie Middle School
AUSTIN
51293.4%11.0%
Iltexas Msg Ramirez Middle School
CLEVELAND
45595.2%13.7%
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 Energized for STEM Academy Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.8%#1,036 of 1,635#130 of 218
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#724 of 1,670
▼ 209
#98 of 219
▼ 41
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#799 of 1,670
▲ 149
#95 of 219
▲ 19
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+15.0pp#506 of 1,570#76 of 216
Enrollment
ranked largest first
335#1,350 of 1,749#205 of 227
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
37.2:1#1,542 of 1,542#215 of 215
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.3%#1,222 of 1,543#169 of 215
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.9%#115 of 1,648#33 of 221
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+65.8%#22 of 437#2 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 2024-25
Enrollment
335
-97 (-22%) vs 2020
+50% since 2010-11, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
37.2:1
was 21.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25335937.2:195% (318)
2023-2435112.827.4:198% (345)
2022-2335514.824.0:193% (330)
2020-214322021.6:198% (424)
2017-18202N/AN/A71% (144)
2015-16303N/AN/A61% (184)
2010-11223N/AN/A59% (131)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Energized for STEM Academy Middle School.

About Energized for STEM Academy Middle School

Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is a small middle school based in HOUSTON, Texas. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 335 students. The school is 48% below the average for middle schools in Texas.

Across its 273 schools, HOUSTON ISD enrolls 176,727 students. Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is one of those schools.

Roughly 84% of students at Energized for STEM Academy Middle School are Hispanic. The remaining students are 8% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% White. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School scores 29%.

Staffing at Energized for STEM Academy Middle School comes to 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 37.2:1. Middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1, 22.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Energized for STEM Academy Middle School counts 95% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.

On the allk12 Grade, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Texas public middle schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is 4.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.

Looking at the county, Harris County, median household income comes to about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 1,205, with about 886,911 students.

The closest school to Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is Energized for STEM Academy High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Energized for STEM Academy Middle School. On proficiency, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is behind the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.

Under the NCES locale system, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is City: Large. Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is one of the charter schools in Texas.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Energized for STEM Academy Middle School had a net loss of 97 students, or 22%. The school's ratio increased from 21.6:1 to 37.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
7055 BEECHNUT, HOUSTON, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 773-3600
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
335
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
37.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
318 (95%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364012383
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Energized for STEM Academy Middle School
How large is Energized for STEM Academy Middle School?
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades 06-08.
Is Energized for STEM Academy Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Energized for STEM Academy Middle School have?
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 37.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Energized for STEM Academy Middle School?
Student demographics at Energized for STEM Academy Middle School are roughly 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 4% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Energized for STEM Academy Middle School in?
Energized for STEM Academy Middle School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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