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How has MARSHALL KENDRICK MIDDLE changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
652
Middle
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432012701
Marshall Kendrick Middle School
3001WATTERS RD, PASADENA, TX 77504 · (713) 740-5380 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
543 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 5 | 322 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 330 | 51% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Marshall Kendrick Middle School
Marshall Kendrick Middle School's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Kendrick Middle School this school | 652 | 83.3% | 40.4% |
| Deepwater Junior High School PASADENA | 639 | 81.4% | 47.8% |
| Bedichek Middle School AUSTIN | 671 | 84.2% | 22.8% |
| Rayburn Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 600 | 84.0% | 28.4% |
| Lamar Middle School IRVING | 676 | 85.5% | 39.9% |
| Plainview Intermediate School PLAINVIEW | 554 | 84.1% | 26.8% |
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 Marshall Kendrick Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #925 of 1,635 | #111 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,262 of 1,670 ▼ 204 | #175 of 219 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,098 of 1,670 ▼ 41 | #143 of 219 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #1,305 of 1,570 | #188 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #842 of 1,749 | #142 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #424 of 1,542 | #59 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #1,234 of 1,543 | #172 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #430 of 1,648 | #112 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #438 of 942 | #79 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
652
-110 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 652 | 49 | 13.3:1 | 83% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 50.8 | 13.1:1 | 82% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 55 | 12.4:1 | 89% (608) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 54 | 14.1:1 | 87% (665) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | 53.3 | 14.7:1 | 82% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 49 | 14.8:1 | 86% (621) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Kendrick Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (782 to 652); teachers down 8% (53.3 to 49).
About Marshall Kendrick Middle School
Families in PASADENA, Texas, are served by Marshall Kendrick Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 652 students, in grades 5 through 6.
PASADENA ISD operates 67 schools. Combined enrollment is 46,491 students.
At Marshall Kendrick Middle School, Hispanic students make up 84% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% Black and 7% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Marshall Kendrick Middle School comes in at 28%.
Marshall Kendrick Middle School employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.3:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Marshall Kendrick Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 83%. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Marshall Kendrick Middle School would score about 38.1%. It scores 40.4%, 2.2 points above that figure.
Harris County has about 4,838,303 residents, and median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,205 public schools in Harris County, with a combined enrollment of about 886,911.
Nearby, Fisher Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Marshall Kendrick Middle School ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Marshall Kendrick Middle School the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 652, 14% below the 762 of 2020-21.
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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 PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- South Houston High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Fisher Elementary School0.3 mi · 566
- Jensen Elementary School0.3 mi · 567
- Park View Intermediate School0.4 mi · 532
- Mae Smythe Elementary School1.0 mi · 710
- Sam Rayburn High School1.0 mi · 2,627
- Golden Acres Elementary School1.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Kendrick Middle SchoolHow large is Marshall Kendrick Middle School?
Marshall Kendrick Middle School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Marshall Kendrick Middle School serve?
Marshall Kendrick Middle School serves grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Kendrick Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall Kendrick Middle School is approximately 13.3:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Marshall Kendrick Middle School?
Marshall Kendrick Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Kendrick Middle School?
Marshall Kendrick Middle School is overseen by PASADENA ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.