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Enrollment
1,054
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771012198
Lewis Middle School
21255 W HARDY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77073 · (281) 209-8257 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,054 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% 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.
- FBeats 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
13.6:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
922 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 379 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 360 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 30% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Lewis Middle School
Lewis Middle School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Middle School this school | 1,054 | 87.5% | 18.1% |
| C E King Middle School HOUSTON | 1,359 | 86.3% | 33.7% |
| Plummer Middle School HOUSTON | 894 | 90.6% | 25.9% |
| Garcia Middle School HOUSTON | 966 | 84.0% | 33.6% |
| Seagoville Middle School DALLAS | 1,063 | 92.6% | 38.0% |
| Michael R Null Middle School HOUSTON | 1,050 | 82.5% | 29.7% |
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 Lewis Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #1,610 of 1,635 | #217 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,604 of 1,670 ▲ 39 | #215 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,620 of 1,670 ▲ 7 | #218 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #906 of 1,570 | #133 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,054 | #229 of 1,749 | #64 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #479 of 1,542 | #64 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #1,071 of 1,543 | #143 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.5% | #324 of 1,648 | #92 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #189 of 437 | #17 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
1,054
-124 (-11%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,054 | 77.8 | 13.6:1 | 87% (922) |
| 2023-24 | 985 | 71.2 | 13.8:1 | 94% (925) |
| 2022-23 | 1,090 | 65 | 16.8:1 | 94% (1,020) |
| 2020-21 | 1,178 | 78 | 15.1:1 | 90% (1,066) |
| 2017-18 | 919 | 60.6 | 15.2:1 | 92% (847) |
| 2015-16 | 1,095 | 72 | 15.2:1 | 90% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 780 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 81% (630) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (919 to 1,054); teachers up 28% (60.6 to 77.8).
About Lewis Middle School
Lewis Middle School is a large middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools in ALDINE ISD. Enrolled students number 1,054 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 64% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
Lewis Middle School is one of 76 schools in ALDINE ISD, which enrolls 56,419 students in total.
Hispanic students are the majority at Lewis Middle School, with 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Black. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 77.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 13.6:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
Lewis Middle School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 2% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Lewis Middle School in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 18.2 points below it (18.1% actual, 36.3% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Carolee Booker Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Lewis Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 44.0%, higher than Lewis Middle School's 18.1%.
Locale data from NCES put Lewis Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Lewis Middle School's enrollment dropped from 1,178 in 2020-21 to 1,054 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.6:1) than in 2020-21 (15.1:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Lewis Middle schools
One other US public school is named Lewis Middle. Lewis Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Lewis MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Carolee Booker Elementary School0.5 mi · 726
- Andy Dekaney High School0.6 mi · 2,485
- Young Womens Leadership Academy1.2 mi · 355
- Dunn Elementary School1.3 mi · 800
- Richey Academy1.3 mi · 56
- Nimitz High School1.4 mi · 2,651
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Middle SchoolHow large is Lewis Middle School?
Lewis Middle School enrolls approximately 1,054 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lewis Middle School serve?
Lewis Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lewis Middle School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Lewis Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lewis Middle School?
Student demographics at Lewis Middle School are roughly 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lewis Middle School public or private?
Lewis Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.