HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE

As a close-knit intermediate school in HEMPSTEAD, Texas, HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE works with 300 students from grades 6 through 8, part of HEMPSTEAD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 53% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE is one of 3 schools operated by HEMPSTEAD ISD, a district that educates 1,585 students overall.

In terms of who attends, HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 25% Black, 9% White. The wider county runs roughly 34% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Waller County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.3%.

Around the school, Waller County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,397, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE is one of 19 public schools in Waller County (combined enrollment of about 10,294 students).

The closest other public school is HEMPSTEAD H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HEMPSTEAD MIDDLE comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 9% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

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