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What tradition at ILTEXAS HOUSTON WINDMILL LAKES MIDDLE should never be changed?
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Enrollment
449
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)·NCES 480144013410
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School
9898 WINDMILL LAKES BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77075 · (713) 944-4334 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 11% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
392 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 151 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 148 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 150 | 33% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 34.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School this school | 449 | 87.3% | 21.5% |
| Uplift Atlas Prep Middle School DALLAS | 422 | 87.4% | 30.0% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory HOUSTON | 499 | 87.8% | 44.6% |
| Park View Intermediate School PASADENA | 532 | 89.5% | 43.0% |
| Uplift Grand Prep Middle School GRAND PRAIRIE | 446 | 82.5% | 32.7% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
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 Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #1,579 of 1,635 | #211 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #836 of 1,670 ▲ 749 | #115 of 219 ▲ 98 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #975 of 1,670 ▲ 462 | #124 of 219 ▲ 60 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #87 of 1,570 | #12 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #1,171 of 1,749 | #187 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,415 of 1,542 | #190 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #1,199 of 1,543 | #165 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #336 of 1,648 | #94 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.9% | #58 of 437 | #6 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
449
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 449 | 25.1 | 17.9:1 | 87% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 26.1 | 17.2:1 | 89% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 80% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 84% (385) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 26.4 | 12.2:1 | 84% (270) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (321 to 449); teachers down 5% (26.4 to 25.1).
About Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is the name of a small middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 449 students. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
Federal data list 44 schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS), with 25,497 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School, 82%, are Hispanic. Next come 12% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 31%.
The school has about 17.9 students per teacher and 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is -14.9 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.5%, and the predicted rate is 36.4%.
In the county around the school, Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
Nearby, Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is a public charter school.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 458 in 2020-21 and 449 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 19.9:1 to 17.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Other schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
- Iltexas Garland Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
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- Iltexas Katy Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
- Iltexas Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 935 students
- Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary SchoolElementary · 895 students
- Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary SchoolElementary · 888 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
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School0.0 mi · 736
- Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem High School0.1 mi · 837
- Beta Academy0.3 mi · 1,032
- Thomas Hancock Elementary School0.4 mi · 336
- Jessup Elementary School0.6 mi · 326
- Laura Welch Bush Elementary School0.9 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle SchoolHow large is Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School?
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades 06-08.
Is Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is approximately 17.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School?
Student demographics at Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School are roughly 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School?
Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Middle School is overseen by INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.