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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the HARTMAN MIDDLE administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
645
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002480
Hartman Middle School
7111 WESTOVER, HOUSTON, TX 77087 · (713) 845-7435 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.8:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
612 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 | 189 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 228 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 228 | 35% |
Student demographics
40%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
Students here typically continue to
Hartman Middle School→Sterling High School
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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Hartman Middle School
Hartman Middle School's state test result (43.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman Middle School this school | 645 | 94.9% | 43.5% |
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory HOUSTON | 617 | 94.2% | 28.6% |
| E B Comstock Middle School DALLAS | 599 | 98.5% | 34.6% |
| Fondren Middle School HOUSTON | 713 | 99.0% | 23.1% |
| Wilkinson Middle School MESQUITE | 655 | 91.5% | 41.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Middle School WACO | 786 | 93.5% | 21.9% |
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 Hartman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #766 of 1,635 | #87 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #409 of 1,670 ▲ 135 | #46 of 219 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,001 of 1,670 ▲ 99 | #126 of 219 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #180 of 1,570 | #25 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #851 of 1,749 | #143 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #819 of 1,542 | #108 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.7% | #1,101 of 1,543 | #148 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #117 of 1,648 | #34 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.7% | #11 of 942 | #2 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
645
-523 (-45%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 1,620
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 645 | 43.6 | 14.8:1 | 95% (612) |
| 2023-24 | 766 | 76 | 10.1:1 | 95% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 904 | 58.7 | 15.4:1 | 96% (868) |
| 2020-21 | 1,168 | 72 | 16.2:1 | 97% (1,135) |
| 2017-18 | 1,335 | 74.1 | 18.0:1 | 80% (1,065) |
| 2015-16 | 1,357 | 78 | 17.4:1 | 84% (1,143) |
| 2010-11 | 1,527 | 95 | 16.1:1 | 57% (867) |
| 2000-01 | 1,438 | 68 | 21.1:1 | 84% (1,201) |
| 1990-91 | 1,620 | 70 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hartman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (1,335 to 645); teachers down 41% (74.1 to 43.6).
About Hartman Middle School
Hartman Middle School is a public middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrollment is 645 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 6 through 8.
HOUSTON ISD has a total of 273 schools and 176,727 students, Hartman Middle School among them.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Hartman Middle School, at 74%. The next largest groups are 24% Black. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 40%, meaning two students picked at random have a 40% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 43.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.8:1. That is close to the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Hartman Middle School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Hartman Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 43.5%, compared with a predicted 33.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Hartman Middle School is located in Harris County, where the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Hartman Middle School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Gregg Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Hartman Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hartman Middle School is 4th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Hartman Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school counted 1,168 students in 2020-21 and 645 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.2:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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- 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
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- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Gregg Elementary School0.4 mi · 289
- Seguin Elementary School0.4 mi · 395
- Cornelius Elementary School0.6 mi · 763
- Academy of Accelerated Learning0.6 mi · 738
- Garden Villas Elementary School0.9 mi · 363
- Mount Carmel Academy0.9 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Hartman Middle SchoolHow many students attend Hartman Middle School?
Hartman Middle School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hartman Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hartman Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hartman Middle School have?
Hartman Middle School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hartman Middle School?
At Hartman Middle School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 74% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Hartman Middle School?
Hartman Middle School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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