FLEMING MIDDLE

As an intimate junior high in HOUSTON, Texas, FLEMING MIDDLE enrolls 319 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 643.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), FLEMING MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FLEMING MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Black, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 35% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, FLEMING MIDDLE logs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, FLEMING MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.0%; this one delivers 27.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which FLEMING MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is ISAACS EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FLEMING MIDDLE at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 31.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. FLEMING MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 38% since 2018, when it stood at 512 (now 319). Black enrollment moved from 70% to 61% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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