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Which teacher or staff member at HARRIS MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
903
Middle
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294011133
Harris Middle School
5300 KNOLL CREEK, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78247 · (210) 356-4100 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL903 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
17.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
427 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 278 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 316 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 34% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, 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 | 23.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 21.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Harris Middle School
Harris Middle School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Middle School this school | 903 | 47.3% | 43.9% |
| Laura B Wallace Middle School KYLE | 831 | 47.1% | 44.0% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,046 | 48.9% | 52.8% |
| Hogg Middle School HOUSTON | 1,161 | 50.5% | 61.1% |
| San Jacinto Junior High School MIDLAND | 744 | 47.3% | 45.0% |
| Stevenson Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 779 | 44.9% | 46.0% |
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 Harris Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #752 of 1,635 | #24 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,441 of 1,670 ▼ 220 | #54 of 84 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,096 of 1,670 ▼ 222 | #41 of 84 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #161 of 1,570 | #9 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 903 | #395 of 1,749 | #29 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,382 of 1,542 | #70 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #715 of 1,543 | #23 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.3% | #1,198 of 1,648 | #67 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #431 of 942 | #35 of 60 |
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
903
-38 (-4%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 1,407
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 903 | 51.4 | 17.6:1 | 47% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 902 | 59.8 | 15.1:1 | 47% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 61 | 14.7:1 | 57% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 941 | 64 | 14.7:1 | 50% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 1,087 | 67.3 | 16.1:1 | 47% (515) |
| 2015-16 | 1,246 | 72 | 17.3:1 | 44% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 1,407 | 78 | 18.0:1 | 39% (546) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,087 to 903); teachers down 24% (67.3 to 51.4).
About Harris Middle School
Harris Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, administered by NORTH EAST ISD. Federal data show 903 students enrolled in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
NORTH EAST ISD enrolls 56,420 students in 75 schools, including Harris Middle School.
More than half of enrollment at Harris Middle School is Hispanic: 62%. Next come 23% White, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Bexar County overall, the Hispanic share is about 60%. The diversity index for Harris Middle School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Harris Middle School has 51.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 17.6:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 47% at Harris Middle School. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.
Harris Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Texas public middle schools.
Test results at Harris Middle School are 9.6 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (43.9% actual, 53.5% predicted).
The county, Bexar County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Steubing Ranch Elementary School is the nearest public school to Harris Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Harris Middle School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 4%, from 941 to 903. Students per teacher increased from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Harris Middle School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Harris Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harris Middle. Harris Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Harris Middle SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 719 students
- Harris Middle SchoolShelbyville, TN · 977 students
- Harris MiddleSpruce Pine, NC · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Steubing Ranch Elementary School0.2 mi · 856
- Longs Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 541
- Stahl Elementary School0.9 mi · 644
- Madison High School1.0 mi · 2,616
- Fox Run Elementary School1.2 mi · 620
- Wood Middle School1.7 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Harris Middle SchoolHow many students attend Harris Middle School?
Harris Middle School enrolls approximately 903 students in grades 06-08.
Is Harris Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harris Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Harris Middle School?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Harris Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Harris Middle School?
Student demographics at Harris Middle School are roughly 23% White, 62% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Harris Middle School in?
Harris Middle School is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.