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Landrum Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 227 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 230 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 241 | 35% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 33.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
Schools most like Landrum Middle School
Landrum Middle School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Landrum Middle School this school | 698 | 91.0% | 28.1% |
| Austin Middle School IRVING | 716 | 90.6% | 32.5% |
| Riverside Middle School FORT WORTH | 739 | 93.4% | 24.6% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School AUSTIN | 759 | 90.6% | 24.2% |
| Austin Achieve Middle School AUSTIN | 669 | 90.0% | 24.4% |
| Southmore Intermediate School PASADENA | 673 | 93.3% | 36.9% |
Where Landrum Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #1,450 of 1,635 | #195 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,076 of 1,670 ▲ 232 | #149 of 219 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,156 of 1,670 ▲ 275 | #150 of 219 ▲ 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #627 of 1,570 | #95 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #756 of 1,749 | #136 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #284 of 1,542 | #34 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.8% | #1,318 of 1,543 | #188 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #222 of 1,648 | #62 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.7% | #102 of 942 | #25 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 698 | 55 | 12.7:1 | 91% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 976 | 47.8 | 20.4:1 | 90% (880) |
| 2022-23 | 967 | 49.4 | 19.6:1 | 91% (876) |
| 2020-21 | 973 | 71 | 13.7:1 | 94% (911) |
| 2017-18 | 1,053 | 55.5 | 19.0:1 | 90% (947) |
| 2015-16 | 1,062 | 54 | 19.7:1 | 84% (892) |
| 2010-11 | 726 | 51 | 14.2:1 | 90% (651) |
| 2000-01 | 860 | 62 | 13.9:1 | 20% (171) |
| 1990-91 | 1,080 | 67 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (1,053 to 698); teachers down 1% (55.5 to 55).
About Landrum Middle School
Landrum Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas. A total of 698 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.
In SPRING BRANCH ISD, 46 schools enroll a combined 33,793 students.
About 91% of the student body at Landrum Middle School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 4% Black and 3% White. That compares with about 44% Hispanic among all Harris County residents. The school's diversity index is 18%, meaning two students picked at random have an 18% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 55 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Harris County average 70%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Landrum Middle School would be expected to post about 34.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 28.1%.
Within Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides Landrum Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
The school nearest to Landrum Middle School is The Lion Lane School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.3%; Landrum Middle School's is 28.1%, ranking 6th of 7.
Landrum Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Over 4 years, Landrum Middle School's enrollment declined 28%, to 698. The number of students per teacher fell from 13.7 to 12.7 over 4 years.
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