MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE

MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE is one of the sprawling junior highs in HOUSTON, Texas, part of SHELDON ISD, with 1,050 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 63% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

Across the 14 schools in SHELDON ISD (10,946 students total), MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 29% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 25.6%.

In the area at large, Harris County reports that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is GARRETT EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.4%.

MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 1,024 students in 2018 compared to 1,050 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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