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Enrollment
686
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783005639
Holub Middle School
9515 S DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 983-8433 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
627 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 7 | 340 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 346 | 50% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 44.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 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
33.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Holub Middle School
Holub Middle School's state test result (33.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holub Middle School this school | 686 | 91.4% | 33.4% |
| Mata Intermediate School HOUSTON | 753 | 90.2% | 30.9% |
| O'Banion Middle School GARLAND | 784 | 92.7% | 33.7% |
| Bussey Middle School GARLAND | 753 | 93.6% | 23.3% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School HOUSTON | 833 | 89.8% | 21.0% |
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle School IRVING | 813 | 86.6% | 39.4% |
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 Holub Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.4% | #1,251 of 1,635 | #163 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,128 of 1,670 ▲ 109 | #156 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,205 of 1,670 ▲ 166 | #156 of 219 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,109 of 1,570 | #158 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #774 of 1,749 | #137 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #345 of 1,542 | #47 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #1,002 of 1,543 | #135 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #207 of 1,648 | #56 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.8% | #209 of 942 | #45 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
686
-163 (-19%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,437
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 686 | 52.7 | 13.0:1 | 91% (627) |
| 2023-24 | 724 | 60.2 | 12.0:1 | 89% (646) |
| 2022-23 | 791 | 61.8 | 12.8:1 | 87% (687) |
| 2020-21 | 849 | 67 | 12.7:1 | 88% (748) |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 68.6 | 13.5:1 | 79% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 68 | 12.8:1 | 80% (698) |
| 2010-11 | 932 | 63 | 14.8:1 | 77% (722) |
| 2000-01 | 1,159 | 72 | 16.1:1 | 41% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 1,437 | 84 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holub Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (925 to 686); teachers down 23% (68.6 to 52.7).
About Holub Middle School
Holub Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, under ALIEF ISD. The school enrolls 686 students in grades 7 through 8.
Holub Middle School sits within ALIEF ISD, which has 46 schools and 38,610 students.
The student body at Holub Middle School is 71% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 18% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 46%.
Holub Middle School has 52.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. The school's 13.0:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. The school has 91% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Holub Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.4%; the prediction is 34.7%.
The county, Harris County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Holub Middle School.
Kennedy Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Holub Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.2%; Holub Middle School's is 33.4%, ranking 7th of 9.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 163 students, from 849 to 686.
On allk12, people connected to Holub Middle School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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
- Kennedy Elementary School0.1 mi · 510
- Mata Intermediate School0.2 mi · 753
- Alexander Elementary School1.0 mi · 609
- Youngblood Intermediate School1.0 mi · 864
- Harmony Science Academy-Sugar Land1.2 mi · 729
- Cummings Elementary School1.2 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Holub Middle SchoolHow large is Holub Middle School?
Holub Middle School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Holub Middle School serve?
Holub Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Holub Middle School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Holub Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Holub Middle School?
At Holub Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 18% Black, 7% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Holub Middle School?
Holub Middle School is overseen by ALIEF ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.