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What's the one class at GRANTHAM ACADEMY every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,006
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771005942
Grantham Academy
13300 CHRISMAN RD, HOUSTON, TX 77039 · (281) 985-6590 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,006 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
880 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 309 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 334 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 363 | 36% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Grantham Academy
Grantham Academy's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantham Academy this school | 1,006 | 87.5% | 28.4% |
| Mead Middle School HOUSTON | 910 | 87.9% | 27.4% |
| Galena Park Middle School GALENA PARK | 896 | 87.6% | 46.6% |
| Hambrick Middle School HOUSTON | 965 | 89.2% | 32.3% |
| Hanks Middle School EL PASO | 1,000 | 90.0% | 50.7% |
| Memorial Junior High School EAGLE PASS | 927 | 86.4% | 38.0% |
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 Grantham Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #1,440 of 1,635 | #194 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #1,178 of 1,670 ▲ 236 | #164 of 219 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,383 of 1,670 ▲ 120 | #183 of 219 ▲ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #211 of 1,570 | #34 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,006 | #272 of 1,749 | #73 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #577 of 1,542 | #84 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #1,362 of 1,543 | #197 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #325 of 1,648 | #93 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #410 of 437 | #37 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 2024-25Enrollment
1,006
-214 (-18%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,307
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,006 | 72.2 | 13.9:1 | 87% (880) |
| 2023-24 | 1,096 | 72 | 15.2:1 | 91% (995) |
| 2022-23 | 1,162 | 69.9 | 16.6:1 | 94% (1,089) |
| 2020-21 | 1,220 | 76 | 16.1:1 | 93% (1,135) |
| 2017-18 | 994 | 66.4 | 15.0:1 | 92% (915) |
| 2015-16 | 1,074 | 62 | 17.3:1 | 89% (951) |
| 2010-11 | 970 | 63 | 15.4:1 | 89% (864) |
| 2000-01 | 1,002 | 72 | 13.9:1 | 72% (724) |
| 1990-91 | 1,307 | 68 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grantham Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (994 to 1,006); teachers up 9% (66.4 to 72.2).
About Grantham Academy
Grantham Academy is a large middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools in ALDINE ISD. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 1,006 students enrolled. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
ALDINE ISD is the district for Grantham Academy. It has 76 schools and 56,419 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Grantham Academy is Hispanic, at 93%. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for Grantham Academy is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Grantham Academy, giving a ratio of 13.9:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is about 14.4:1. By family income, 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 36.3%. Grantham Academy scores 28.4%.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Measured in a straight line, Raymond Elementary School is about 0.3 miles from Grantham Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Grantham Academy ranks 7th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 214 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 16.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Grantham Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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
- Raymond Elementary School0.3 mi · 297
- Reed Academy0.4 mi · 637
- Hinojosa Ec/PK/K0.4 mi · 578
- YES Prep - North Central0.7 mi · 1,002
- North Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 863
- Stephens Elementary School1.0 mi · 517
Frequently asked questions
About Grantham AcademyHow many students attend Grantham Academy?
Grantham Academy enrolls approximately 1,006 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Grantham Academy serve?
Grantham Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grantham Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grantham Academy is approximately 13.9:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grantham Academy?
At Grantham Academy, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Grantham Academy public or private?
Grantham Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.