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Enrollment
753
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783008267
Mata Intermediate School
9225 S DAIRY ASHFORD, HOUSTON, TX 77099 · (281) 983-7800 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
679 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 365 | 48% |
| Grade 6 | 388 | 52% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 32.0% | 43.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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%.
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 Mata Intermediate School
Mata Intermediate School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mata Intermediate School this school | 753 | 90.2% | 30.9% |
| Holub Middle School HOUSTON | 686 | 91.4% | 33.4% |
| Lady Bird Johnson Middle School IRVING | 813 | 86.6% | 39.4% |
| KIPP Mosaic Academy School HOUSTON | 788 | 89.5% | 33.4% |
| Dailey Middle School AUSTIN | 767 | 92.3% | 24.5% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School HOUSTON | 833 | 89.8% | 21.0% |
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 Mata Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,356 of 1,635 | #179 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,524 of 1,670 ▼ 108 | #210 of 219 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,249 of 1,670 ▼ 27 | #166 of 219 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #82 of 1,570 | #5 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #658 of 1,749 | #131 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #521 of 1,542 | #73 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #1,034 of 1,543 | #137 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.2% | #246 of 1,648 | #66 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #678 of 942 | #111 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
753
-123 (-14%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 1,025
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 753 | 54.9 | 13.7:1 | 90% (679) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 59.8 | 13.2:1 | 94% (745) |
| 2022-23 | 778 | 62.1 | 12.5:1 | 91% (707) |
| 2020-21 | 876 | 69 | 12.7:1 | 91% (800) |
| 2017-18 | 824 | 60.4 | 13.7:1 | 80% (657) |
| 2015-16 | 876 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 87% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 64 | 13.4:1 | 85% (724) |
| 2000-01 | 1,025 | 53 | 19.3:1 | 56% (576) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mata Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (824 to 753); teachers down 9% (60.4 to 54.9).
About Mata Intermediate School
Mata Intermediate School is a mid-sized middle-grades school. Its address is in HOUSTON, Texas. It is open to students in grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 753 students.
ALIEF ISD is responsible for 46 schools, Mata Intermediate School included, with 38,610 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Mata Intermediate School, about 71 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. The diversity index for Mata Intermediate School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Mata Intermediate School reported 54.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.7:1. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Roughly 90% of students at Mata Intermediate School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The model predicts 35.2% for a school in Texas with Mata Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mata Intermediate School posts 30.9%.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Holub Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Mata Intermediate School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Mata Intermediate School holds at least 8 other public schools. Mata Intermediate School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Mata Intermediate School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment figures show a drop of 123 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.7:1).
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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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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
Nearby schools
- Holub Middle School0.2 mi · 686
- Kennedy Elementary School0.3 mi · 510
- Alexander Elementary School0.8 mi · 609
- Youngblood Intermediate School0.8 mi · 864
- Cummings Elementary School1.3 mi · 513
- Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land1.3 mi · 912
Frequently asked questions
About Mata Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Mata Intermediate School?
Mata Intermediate School enrolls approximately 753 students in grades 05-06.
What grades does Mata Intermediate School serve?
Mata Intermediate School serves grades 05-06.
How many students per teacher at Mata Intermediate School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Mata Intermediate School.
How diverse is Mata Intermediate School?
Mata Intermediate School reports a student body of 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 20% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Mata Intermediate School in?
Mata Intermediate School is part of ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.