KEY MIDDLE

KEY MIDDLE, a small junior high in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, serves 516 students, covering grades 6 through 8.

HOUSTON ISD comprises 273 schools with combined enrollment of 176,727 students; KEY MIDDLE is among them.

Demographically, KEY MIDDLE lists that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 46% Hispanic, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, KEY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.9%; this one delivers 34.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $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%. KEY MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is YES PREP - NORTHSIDE, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), KEY MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. KEY MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 674 (now 516).

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