HENRY MIDDLE

HENRY MIDDLE is a middle school of modestly sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD, caters to 523 students in grades 6 through 8.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, HENRY MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HENRY MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%); the rest comes out to 11% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HENRY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Harris County shows 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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HENRY MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: IDEA HARDY COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY MIDDLE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.1%.

HENRY MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. HENRY MIDDLE's enrollment has declined 39% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 523). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.