NORTH SHORE MIDDLE

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, NORTH SHORE MIDDLE is a high-enrollment 6-8 campus, run under GALENA PARK ISD. It serves 1,299 students across grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 102% bigger than the state mean of about 643.

NORTH SHORE MIDDLE is one of 26 schools operated by GALENA PARK ISD, a district that caters to 20,862 students overall.

Looking at the student body, NORTH SHORE MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.2:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 88% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORTH SHORE MIDDLE is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 51.4%, a residual of +15.7 points.

In the area at large, census data for Harris County shows median household income runs about $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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which NORTH SHORE MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: JAMES B HAVARD EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NORTH SHORE MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORTH SHORE MIDDLE at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 47.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 1,406 students in 2018 compared to 1,299 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.