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Enrollment
1,161
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002491
Hogg Middle School
1100 MERRILL ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009 · (713) 802-4700 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,161 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
586 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 | 387 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 364 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 410 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%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
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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 51 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 51.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 9.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 77.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Hogg Middle School
Hogg Middle School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogg Middle School this school | 1,161 | 50.5% | 61.1% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,046 | 48.9% | 52.8% |
| Abell Junior High School MIDLAND | 1,129 | 54.3% | 33.8% |
| Harris Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 903 | 47.3% | 43.9% |
| Gregory-Portland Middle School PORTLAND | 1,148 | 45.8% | 51.9% |
| Laura B Wallace Middle School KYLE | 831 | 47.1% | 44.0% |
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 Hogg Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #224 of 1,635 | #31 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #205 of 1,670 ▲ 62 | #28 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #153 of 1,670 ▲ 95 | #21 of 219 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +33.0pp | #47 of 1,570 | #4 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,161 | #144 of 1,749 | #42 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,385 of 1,542 | #180 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #702 of 1,543 | #91 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #1,138 of 1,648 | #182 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.7% | #84 of 437 | #8 of 41 |
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
1,161
+131 (+13%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,077
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 1,161 | 66.1 | 17.6:1 | 50% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 1,120 | 66.2 | 16.9:1 | 49% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 1,120 | 63.4 | 17.7:1 | 52% (577) |
| 2020-21 | 1,030 | 57 | 18.1:1 | 50% (519) |
| 2017-18 | 895 | 48.8 | 18.3:1 | 55% (495) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | 39 | 18.2:1 | 65% (459) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 61% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 1,000 | 59 | 16.9:1 | 88% (881) |
| 1990-91 | 1,077 | 58 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hogg Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (895 to 1,161); teachers up 35% (48.8 to 66.1).
About Hogg Middle School
Students in HOUSTON, Texas, attend Hogg Middle School, a large middle-grades school. It offers grades 6 through 8 and has 1,161 students enrolled. It has 81% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
Hogg Middle School is part of HOUSTON ISD, where 273 schools serve 176,727 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Hogg Middle School is 62%, a majority. The remaining students are 25% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Hogg Middle School are from different groups.
Hogg Middle School lists 66.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 17.6 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. About 50% of students at Hogg Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Hogg Middle School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 61.1% actual against 52.1% predicted.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Heights High School is about 0.6 miles from Hogg Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Hogg Middle School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Hogg Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 13%.
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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
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- 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
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Heights High School0.6 mi · 2,426
- Harvard Elementary School0.6 mi · 657
- Browning Elementary School0.7 mi · 348
- Travis Elementary School0.7 mi · 762
- Field Elementary School0.8 mi · 507
- Crockett Elementary School1.1 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Hogg Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hogg Middle School?
Hogg Middle School enrolls approximately 1,161 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hogg Middle School serve?
Hogg Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hogg Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hogg Middle School is approximately 17.6:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hogg Middle School?
Student demographics at Hogg Middle School are roughly 25% White, 62% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hogg Middle School?
Hogg Middle School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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