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Enrollment
1,236
Middle
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110004681
Memorial Middle School
12550 VINDON, HOUSTON, TX 77024 · (713) 251-3900 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,236 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
124 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 413 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 401 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 422 | 34% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
86.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 70.0% | 18.0% | 7.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 59.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 88.0% | 86.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 86.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 86.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 75.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Middle School this school | 1,236 | 10.0% | 81.7% |
| Canyon Ridge Middle School AUSTIN | 964 | 4.4% | 78.0% |
| STEM Academy at Forestwood Middle School FLOWER MOUND | 894 | 15.2% | 68.9% |
| Santa Rita Middle School LIBERTY HILL | 1,230 | 15.4% | 56.0% |
| Jerry & Linda Moore Middle School CELINA | 1,219 | 16.4% | 57.1% |
| Medlin Middle School TROPHY CLUB | 1,109 | 12.4% | 72.4% |
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 Memorial Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #23 of 1,635 | #3 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #23 of 1,670 ▲ 2 | #3 of 219 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #38 of 1,670 ▲ 4 | #7 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #628 of 1,570 | #96 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,236 | #101 of 1,749 | #27 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,398 of 1,542 | #184 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #509 of 1,543 | #66 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.0% | #1,625 of 1,648 | #221 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #689 of 942 | #113 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
1,236
-126 (-9%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 936
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 1,236 | 69.9 | 17.7:1 | 10% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 1,247 | 69.5 | 18.0:1 | 12% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 1,281 | 71.5 | 17.9:1 | 12% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 1,362 | 78 | 17.5:1 | 8% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 1,348 | 71.8 | 18.8:1 | 11% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 1,370 | 69 | 19.9:1 | 4% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 1,209 | 67 | 18.0:1 | 5% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 1,041 | 67 | 15.5:1 | 2% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 936 | 55 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,348 to 1,236); teachers down 3% (71.8 to 69.9).
About Memorial Middle School
Memorial Middle School is a large middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, under SPRING BRANCH ISD. It educates 1,236 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 92% above the 643 average for middle schools in Texas.
Memorial Middle School is in SPRING BRANCH ISD, a district with 33,793 students across 46 schools.
At Memorial Middle School, White students make up 58% of the student body. After that, the student body is 18% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census figures show Harris County is about 34% White. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 69.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.7:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 10%. For comparison, public schools in Harris County average 70%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Memorial Middle School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.7%; the prediction is 69.4%.
Census estimates describe Harris County this way: the median household income is $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%. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
Bendwood School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Memorial Middle School. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Memorial Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Memorial Middle School's enrollment declined from 1,362 in 2020-21 to 1,236 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SPRING BRANCH ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,636 students
- Northbrook High SchoolHigh · 2,398 students
- Stratford High SchoolHigh · 2,394 students
- Spring Woods High SchoolHigh · 2,020 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 students
- Spring Forest Middle SchoolMiddle · 993 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 Memorial Middle schools
24 other US public schools in 13 states are named Memorial Middle. Memorial Middle School is the largest of the 25.
- Memorial Middle SchoolEDINBURG, TX · 1,045 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolHARLINGEN, TX · 705 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolLAREDO, TX · 679 students
- Memorial Middle SchoolMISSION, TX · 663 students
- Memorial Middle School - 04Sioux Falls, SD · 1,133 students
Nearby schools
- Bendwood School0.4 mi · 41
- The Wildcat Way School0.4 mi · 268
- Bunker Hill Elementary School0.9 mi · 766
- Shadow Oaks Elementary School1.0 mi · 487
- Frostwood Elementary School1.1 mi · 838
- Rummel Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Memorial Middle SchoolHow large is Memorial Middle School?
Memorial Middle School enrolls approximately 1,236 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Memorial Middle School serve?
Memorial Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Memorial Middle School have?
Memorial Middle School employs 70 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Memorial Middle School?
Student demographics at Memorial Middle School are roughly 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 18% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Memorial Middle School in?
Memorial Middle School is part of SPRING BRANCH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.