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Which teacher or staff member at HAMILTON MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
911
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002474
Hamilton Middle School
139 E 20TH ST, HOUSTON, TX 77008 · (713) 802-4725 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL911 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
728 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 341 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 297 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 273 | 30% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 28.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Hamilton Middle School
Hamilton Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Middle School this school | 911 | 79.9% | 48.6% |
| Aguirre Junior High School HOUSTON | 933 | 81.5% | 39.3% |
| Elgin Middle School ELGIN | 839 | 80.7% | 29.0% |
| Legacy Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,143 | 78.9% | 26.6% |
| Field Middle School FARMERS BRANCH | 864 | 77.9% | 43.0% |
| Elgin Intermediate School ELGIN | 863 | 82.7% | 16.7% |
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 Hamilton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #553 of 1,635 | #63 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #552 of 1,670 ▼ 39 | #60 of 219 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #501 of 1,670 ▲ 8 | #54 of 219 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #814 of 1,570 | #120 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 911 | #383 of 1,749 | #87 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,302 of 1,542 | #170 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #1,241 of 1,543 | #175 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #520 of 1,648 | #128 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #94 of 942 | #23 of 145 |
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
911
-146 (-14%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,230
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 911 | 53.6 | 17.0:1 | 80% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 48.5 | 17.3:1 | 87% (727) |
| 2022-23 | 823 | 53.9 | 15.3:1 | 86% (710) |
| 2020-21 | 1,057 | 61 | 17.3:1 | 81% (857) |
| 2017-18 | 1,383 | 70.4 | 19.6:1 | 82% (1,133) |
| 2015-16 | 1,274 | 67 | 19.0:1 | 81% (1,037) |
| 2010-11 | 1,390 | 69 | 20.1:1 | 53% (735) |
| 2000-01 | 1,087 | 60 | 18.1:1 | 77% (840) |
| 1990-91 | 1,230 | 58 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hamilton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,383 to 911); teachers down 24% (70.4 to 53.6).
About Hamilton Middle School
Hamilton Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Texas, located in HOUSTON. The school enrolls 911 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Texas is about 643, so this school runs 42% bigger than that.
Hamilton Middle School is one of the 273 schools that make up HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students in total).
Hamilton Middle School enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. It is also 10% Black and 4% White. For comparison, the population of Harris County is roughly 44% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Hamilton Middle School comes in at 27%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1 at Hamilton Middle School, with 53.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 80%. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Hamilton Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.6%, compared with a predicted 39.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The public schools of Harris County number 1,205 and enroll about 886,911.
The closest public school to Hamilton Middle School is Helms Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Hamilton Middle School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Hamilton Middle School saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Hamilton Middle School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
Other Hamilton Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hamilton Middle. Hamilton Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 12.
- Hamilton Middle SchoolCYPRESS, TX · 1,474 students
- Hamilton MiddleMadison, WI · 790 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolDENVER, CO · 775 students
- Hamilton MiddleLong Beach, CA · 748 students
- Hamilton Middle SchoolHAMILTON, MI · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Helms Elementary School0.5 mi · 501
- Field Elementary School0.6 mi · 507
- Heights High School0.7 mi · 2,426
- Love Elementary School1.0 mi · 340
- Burrus Elementary School1.0 mi · 198
- Houston Heights Charter School1.1 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Hamilton Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hamilton Middle School?
Hamilton Middle School enrolls approximately 911 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hamilton Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hamilton Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamilton Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hamilton Middle School is approximately 17.0:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hamilton Middle School?
At Hamilton Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Hamilton Middle School public or private?
Hamilton Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.