HAMILTON MIDDLE

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, HAMILTON MIDDLE is a mid-tier middle-grades school, run under HOUSTON ISD. It educates 911 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, HAMILTON MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HAMILTON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Zooming out to the county, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), HAMILTON MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

HELMS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAMILTON MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAMILTON MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 34%: 1,383 students in 2018 compared to 911 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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