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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002498

NAVARRO MIDDLE

5100 POLK ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023 · (713) 924-1760 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Enrollment
400
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
391 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
Grade 6
112
Grade 7
135
Grade 8
153
Student demographics
White
72%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
36591%
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 54%
Black
256%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22356%
Female
17744%

School pathway

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BURNET ELKG05LANTRIP ELPK05
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
34.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
400
-310 (-44%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 16.5:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
91%
was 90%
% Black
6%
was 9%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About NAVARRO MIDDLE

NAVARRO MIDDLE is one of the intimate middle-grades schools in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD, with 400 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 38% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), NAVARRO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, NAVARRO MIDDLE records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 98% 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 above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NAVARRO MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.2%; this one delivers 29.9%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. NAVARRO MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is EASTWOOD ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NAVARRO MIDDLE ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 48.2%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at NAVARRO MIDDLE has contracted 44%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for NAVARRO MIDDLE typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
NAVARRO MIDDLE
District
HOUSTON ISD
Address
5100 POLK ST, HOUSTON, TX 77023
Phone
(713) 924-1760
County
Harris County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
400
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
391 (98%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
482364002498
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About NAVARRO MIDDLE
How large is NAVARRO MIDDLE?
NAVARRO MIDDLE enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-08.
Is NAVARRO MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
NAVARRO MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at NAVARRO MIDDLE?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at NAVARRO MIDDLE.
How diverse is NAVARRO MIDDLE?
NAVARRO MIDDLE reports a student body of 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is NAVARRO MIDDLE public or private?
NAVARRO MIDDLE is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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