1
Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 535 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LA PORTE ISD·NCES 482619002955
La Porte Junior High School
401 S BROADWAY, LA PORTE, TX 77571 · (281) 604-6600 · Harris County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
16.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
277 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 278 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 51% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 La Porte Junior High School
La Porte Junior High School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Porte Junior High School this school | 563 | 49.2% | 40.0% |
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus LA PORTE | 502 | 49.0% | 51.5% |
| Lomax Junior High School LA PORTE | 540 | 44.8% | 45.9% |
| Covington Middle School AUSTIN | 632 | 52.4% | 44.2% |
| Alcove Trails Middle School LUBBOCK | 618 | 46.4% | 43.9% |
| San Jacinto Junior High School MIDLAND | 744 | 47.3% | 45.0% |
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 La Porte Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #942 of 1,635 | #113 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,334 of 1,670 ▼ 368 | #182 of 219 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #855 of 1,670 ▲ 15 | #104 of 219 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,187 of 1,570 | #167 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #991 of 1,749 | #156 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #1,177 of 1,542 | #151 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #606 of 1,543 | #79 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #1,162 of 1,648 | #183 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #930 of 942 | #143 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
563
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 563 | 34.6 | 16.3:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 36.2 | 15.0:1 | 62% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 36.1 | 14.6:1 | 65% (344) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 48% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 39.7 | 14.3:1 | 57% (321) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 39 | 14.1:1 | 50% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 46% (256) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 27% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 47 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Porte Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (565 to 563); teachers down 13% (39.7 to 34.6).
About La Porte Junior High School
La Porte Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school in LA PORTE, Texas. The grade span is 7 through 8, and enrollment is 563 students.
Within LA PORTE ISD, La Porte Junior High School is one of 13 schools. The district enrolls 7,099 students.
At La Porte Junior High School, Hispanic students make up 55% of the student body. The rest of enrollment is 34% White, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at La Porte Junior High School total 34.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school counts 277 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 49%. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, La Porte Junior High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, La Porte Junior High School is 12.7 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.0% actual, 52.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Harris County census figures show that the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Nearby, La Porte Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of La Porte Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, La Porte Junior High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 563, a 5% gain from 535 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 16.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for La Porte Junior High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 LA PORTE ISD
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in LA PORTE
- La Porte High SchoolHigh · 2,090 students
- Lomax Junior High SchoolMiddle · 540 students
- Lomax Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- La Porte Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- James H Baker Sixth Grade CampusMiddle · 502 students
- Bayshore Elementary SchoolElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- La Porte Elementary School0.2 mi · 503
- Highpoint - DAEP0.5 mi · 5
- La Porte High School0.5 mi · 2,090
- The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School0.7 mi · 163
- Bayshore Elementary School2.1 mi · 420
- Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School3.1 mi · 299
Frequently asked questions
About La Porte Junior High SchoolHow large is La Porte Junior High School?
La Porte Junior High School enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does La Porte Junior High School serve?
La Porte Junior High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at La Porte Junior High School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at La Porte Junior High School.
How diverse is La Porte Junior High School?
La Porte Junior High School reports a student body of 34% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is La Porte Junior High School public or private?
La Porte Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LA PORTE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.