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Enrollment
456
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002531
Marshall Middle School
1115 NOBLE ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009 · (713) 226-2600 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL456 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
430 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 135 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 146 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 38% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Marshall Middle School→Northside High School
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Middle School
Marshall Middle School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle School this school | 456 | 94.3% | 34.5% |
| Uplift Heights Prep Middle School DALLAS | 448 | 90.6% | 25.7% |
| KIPP Prime College Preparatory HOUSTON | 453 | 93.4% | 38.2% |
| Young Men's Leadership Academy at Fred F Florence DALLAS | 467 | 98.1% | 26.4% |
| Holland Middle School HOUSTON | 476 | 97.7% | 33.0% |
| Rick Schneider Middle School HOUSTON | 500 | 92.8% | 39.5% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,195 of 1,635 | #151 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #530 of 1,670 ▲ 110 | #59 of 219 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #734 of 1,670 ▲ 367 | #84 of 219 ▲ 51 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.5pp | #119 of 1,570 | #18 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 456 | #1,158 of 1,749 | #185 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #544 of 1,542 | #77 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #1,209 of 1,543 | #167 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.3% | #129 of 1,648 | #35 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.5% | #27 of 942 | #6 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
456
-226 (-33%) vs 2020
-55% since 1990-91, when it was 1,016
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 456 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 94% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 42.1 | 13.9:1 | 95% (557) |
| 2022-23 | 607 | 43.6 | 13.9:1 | 97% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 96% (656) |
| 2017-18 | 836 | 53.5 | 15.6:1 | 92% (766) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | 51 | 18.1:1 | 79% (730) |
| 2010-11 | 1,013 | 57 | 17.8:1 | 52% (529) |
| 2000-01 | 1,122 | 62 | 18.1:1 | 90% (1,015) |
| 1990-91 | 1,016 | 61 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (836 to 456); teachers down 38% (53.5 to 33).
About Marshall Middle School
Marshall Middle School is a small middle school based in HOUSTON, Texas. School enrollment was 456 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
Within HOUSTON ISD, Marshall Middle School is one of 273 schools. The district enrolls 176,727 students.
Marshall Middle School enrolls a student body that is 82% Hispanic. The school is also 16% Black. That is higher than the 44% Hispanic share among all Harris County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Marshall Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 30%.
A ratio of 13.8:1 comes from the school's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 14.4:1. The lunch program counts 94% of students at Marshall Middle School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 24 points lower.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Marshall Middle School, the prediction is 33.4% and the result is 34.5%.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), median household income is about $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Marshall Middle School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
The closest public school, Northside High School, is about 0.1 miles from Marshall Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Marshall Middle School is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 682 to 456 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.2 to 13.8 over 4 years.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Other Marshall Middle schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Marshall Middle. Marshall Middle School is the 9th largest of the 12.
- Marshall Middle SchoolBEAUMONT, TX · 694 students
- Marshall MiddleSan Diego, CA · 1,390 students
- Marshall Middle SchoolWexford, PA · 847 students
- Marshall MiddleJanesville, WI · 747 students
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMARSHALL, MN · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Northside High School0.1 mi · 1,058
- Ketelsen Elementary School0.3 mi · 382
- Sherman Elementary School0.3 mi · 453
- Martinez C Elementary School0.6 mi · 271
- Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy0.7 mi · 69
- Texans Can Academy - Houston North0.7 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall Middle SchoolHow large is Marshall Middle School?
Marshall Middle School enrolls approximately 456 students in grades 06-08.
Is Marshall Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Marshall Middle School have?
Marshall Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Marshall Middle School?
Student demographics at Marshall Middle School are roughly 2% White, 82% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Marshall Middle School?
Marshall Middle School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.