HOWE MIDDLE

HOWE MIDDLE is one of the modestly sized intermediate schools in HOWE, Texas, part of HOWE ISD, with 281 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so HOWE MIDDLE sits 56% leaner than that benchmark.

HOWE ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,265 students. HOWE MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HOWE MIDDLE shows that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HOWE MIDDLE has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, HOWE MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Grayson County) shows that median household earnings sit near $72,182, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Grayson County runs 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), of which HOWE MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: HOWE INT, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOWE MIDDLE comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 19%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 74% to 57%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.