HODGES BEND MIDDLE

HODGES BEND MIDDLE is an intermediate school of medium-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under FORT BEND ISD, caters to 765 students in grades 6 through 8.

FORT BEND ISD runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 79,663 students. HODGES BEND MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HODGES BEND MIDDLE records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 29% Black, 11% Asian, 3% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fort Bend County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, HODGES BEND MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 35.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fort Bend County indicate median household income runs about $114,041, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Fort Bend County's 217 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,372 students), HODGES BEND MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HODGES BEND MIDDLE comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.7%.

HODGES BEND MIDDLE operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 26%: 1,031 students in 2018 compared to 765 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 46% to 54% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.