Enrollment
372
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771009550
Houston Academy
8103 CARVER RD, HOUSTON, TX 77088 · (281) 878-7745 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
328 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 5 | 151 | 41% |
| Grade 6 | 221 | 59% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 grade levels within ALDINE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp 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 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 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% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 18.0% | 34.0% | 36.0% |
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% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Houston Academy
Houston Academy's state test result (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Academy this school | 372 | 88.2% | 32.2% |
| Iltexas Houston Orem Middle School HOUSTON | 410 | 89.5% | 24.6% |
| Grace R Brandenburg Intermediate School DUNCANVILLE | 345 | 84.9% | 23.5% |
| Drew Academy HOUSTON | 363 | 85.1% | 27.4% |
| H Bob Daniel Sr Intermediate School DUNCANVILLE | 443 | 83.5% | 21.8% |
| Iltexas Westpark Middle School HOUSTON | 440 | 83.4% | 42.0% |
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 Houston Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,309 of 1,635 | #172 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #1,353 of 1,670 ▲ 97 | #189 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,203 of 1,670 ▼ 306 | #154 of 219 ▼ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,168 of 1,570 | #165 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #1,304 of 1,749 | #198 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #75 of 1,542 | #8 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #696 of 1,543 | #89 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #302 of 1,648 | #81 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #57 of 942 | #14 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
372
-55 (-13%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 728
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 372 | 33.6 | 11.1:1 | 88% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 33.6 | 11.6:1 | 92% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 32.3 | 11.4:1 | 93% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 427 | 35 | 12.2:1 | 87% (370) |
| 2017-18 | 604 | 41.2 | 14.7:1 | 89% (540) |
| 2015-16 | 621 | 43 | 14.4:1 | 81% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 728 | 47 | 15.5:1 | 71% (515) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (604 to 372); teachers down 18% (41.2 to 33.6).
About Houston Academy
Houston Academy is a middle-grades school located in HOUSTON, Texas, in Harris County. It serves 372 students in grades 5 through 6. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 42% smaller than that.
ALDINE ISD has 76 schools and 56,419 students, and Houston Academy is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Houston Academy is Black (49%). Other groups make up 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Houston Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
Houston Academy counts 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 11.1 students for each one. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Houston Academy is C. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Houston Academy's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (32.2%) and its predicted rate (36.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The next-closest public school is Reece Academy, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Houston Academy. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Houston Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 372 was 13% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 427. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.2:1 in 2020-21, and 11.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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
- Reece Academy0.3 mi · 402
- Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts0.3 mi · 708
- Caraway Elementary School0.6 mi · 553
- Harris Elementary School0.6 mi · 448
- Stovall Ec/PK/K0.7 mi · 450
- Vines Ec/PK/K0.7 mi · 572
Frequently asked questions
About Houston AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Academy?
Houston Academy enrolls approximately 372 students in grades 05-06.
What age range does Houston Academy serve?
Houston Academy serves students from grade 05 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Houston Academy?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Houston Academy.
How diverse is Houston Academy?
Houston Academy reports a student body of 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 49% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Houston Academy public or private?
Houston Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.