KAHLA MIDDLE

KAHLA MIDDLE is one of the large intermediate schools in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, with 1,126 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 75% above the state mean of about 643.

KAHLA MIDDLE is one of 92 schools operated by CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD, a district that enrolls 117,927 students overall.

On the student-mix side, KAHLA MIDDLE logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 27% Black, 6% Asian, 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, KAHLA MIDDLE shows 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KAHLA MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.7%, the actual is 40.3%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Harris County) logs that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which KAHLA MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: METCALF EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KAHLA MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

KAHLA MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. KAHLA MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 16% since 2018, when it stood at 1,348 (now 1,126). Black enrollment moved from 22% to 27% across the same window.

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