Enrollment
226
Middle
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH·NCES 480011322853
Friends for Life Middle School
5503 EL CAMINO DEL REY, HOUSTON, TX 77081 · (713) 349-9945 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
15.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
215 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 88 | 39% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 28% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
71.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 30.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 39.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+31.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 31 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 Friends for Life Middle School
Friends for Life Middle School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends for Life Middle School this school | 226 | 95.1% | 64.0% |
| Lucy Rede Franco Middle School PRESIDIO | 221 | 94.6% | 37.2% |
| Early College STEM Academy HOUSTON | 275 | 95.6% | 42.8% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School HOUSTON | 266 | 98.5% | 39.4% |
| Tafolla College Prep Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 180 | 97.2% | N/A |
| El Paso Leadership Academy EL PASO | 181 | 97.8% | 28.9% |
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 Friends for Life Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #175 of 1,635 | #24 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #120 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #21 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #292 of 1,670 ▲ 3 | #32 of 219 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,286 of 1,570 | #182 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #1,515 of 1,749 | #215 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #877 of 1,542 | #117 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.9% | #1,421 of 1,543 | #211 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #107 of 1,648 | #30 of 221 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 226 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 95% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 12.5 | 16.8:1 | 98% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 11.8 | 14.9:1 | 99% (175) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friends for Life Middle School.
About Friends for Life Middle School
Friends for Life Middle School is a small middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, administered by AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH. The school's 226 students are in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
In AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH, 2 schools enroll a combined 750 students.
About 96% of the student body at Friends for Life Middle School is Hispanic. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 7% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 15.1 students per teacher and 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Friends for Life Middle School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Friends for Life Middle School is in the top 10% of Texas schools: 64.0% actual against 33.1% predicted.
Census estimates describe Harris County this way: the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Friends for Life Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Friends for Life Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Friends for Life Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). As a charter school, Friends for Life Middle School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Friends for Life Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH
- Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter SchoolElementary · 524 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
- Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School0.0 mi · 524
- Rodriguez Elementary School0.3 mi · 917
- Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary School0.3 mi · 512
- Ser-Ninos Charter High0.3 mi · 169
- Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School0.3 mi · 266
- Liberty High School0.5 mi · 352
Frequently asked questions
About Friends for Life Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Friends for Life Middle School?
Friends for Life Middle School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Friends for Life Middle School serve?
Friends for Life Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Friends for Life Middle School have?
Friends for Life Middle School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Friends for Life Middle School?
Friends for Life Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Friends for Life Middle School?
Friends for Life Middle School is overseen by AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR SCH in Harris County.
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