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Enrollment
508
Middle
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRING BRANCH ISD·NCES 484110021325
Northbrook Middle School
3030 ROSEFIELD DR, HOUSTON, TX 77080 · (713) 251-4100 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
492 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 | 156 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 171 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 181 | 36% |
Student demographics
12%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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 43.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 31.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Northbrook Middle School
Northbrook Middle School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook Middle School this school | 508 | 96.9% | 31.1% |
| Thomas C Marsh Middle School DALLAS | 445 | 97.3% | 27.6% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle School HOUSTON | 515 | 96.9% | 40.5% |
| Alan B Shepard Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 447 | 97.3% | 28.8% |
| Raul Quintanilla Sr Middle Steam Academy DALLAS | 556 | 95.1% | 35.9% |
| Perkins Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 480 | 98.3% | 36.5% |
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 Northbrook Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #1,349 of 1,635 | #177 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #980 of 1,670 ▲ 330 | #132 of 219 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,567 of 1,670 ▲ 65 | #208 of 219 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #197 of 1,570 | #23 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #1,084 of 1,749 | #174 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #69 of 1,542 | #7 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.5% | #1,369 of 1,543 | #199 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.9% | #70 of 1,648 | #25 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.2% | #44 of 942 | #9 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
508
-438 (-46%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 729
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 508 | 46.2 | 11.0:1 | 97% (492) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 44.8 | 18.8:1 | 95% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 42.5 | 21.5:1 | 93% (846) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 61 | 15.5:1 | 94% (889) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 43 | 20.4:1 | 91% (803) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 42 | 22.9:1 | 83% (794) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 90% (575) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 60 | 12.2:1 | 81% (589) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northbrook Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (879 to 508); teachers up 8% (43 to 46.2).
About Northbrook Middle School
As a low-enrollment middle-grades school, Northbrook Middle School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas. There are 508 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The 46 schools of SPRING BRANCH ISD, including Northbrook Middle School, enroll 33,793 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Northbrook Middle School is 94%. The next largest groups are 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 50 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The diversity index for Northbrook Middle School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.0:1. The gap from the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is 3.4 students per teacher. The school reported 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Northbrook Middle School is 1.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 31.1%. Predicted: 32.3%.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Northbrook Middle School.
Northbrook Middle School's nearest public school is Spring Shadows Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Northbrook Middle School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 946 students at Northbrook Middle School; in 2024-25, 508. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 11.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Northbrook Middle School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,236 students
- Spring Branch Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,137 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 Northbrook Middle schools
One other US public school is named Northbrook Middle. Northbrook Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Northbrook Middle SchoolSuwanee, GA · 944 students
Nearby schools
- Spring Shadows Elementary School0.4 mi · 532
- Northbrook High School0.7 mi · 2,398
- Buffalo Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 741
- Terrace Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Spring Woods Middle School1.3 mi · 778
- Spring Woods High School1.3 mi · 2,020
Frequently asked questions
About Northbrook Middle SchoolHow large is Northbrook Middle School?
Northbrook Middle School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 06-08.
Is Northbrook Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northbrook Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northbrook Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northbrook Middle School is approximately 11.0:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northbrook Middle School?
Northbrook Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Northbrook Middle School?
Northbrook Middle School is overseen by SPRING BRANCH ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.