MATA INT

MATA INT, a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, run under ALIEF ISD, serves 753 students, covering grades 5 through 6.

Across the 46 schools in ALIEF ISD (38,610 students total), MATA INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, MATA INT shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 5% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 90% of students at MATA INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MATA INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 33.4%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), MATA INT is one campus in the mix.

HOLUB MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MATA INT at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATA INT has shrank 9%, going from 824 students in 2018 to 753 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 71% across the same window.

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