ORTIZ MIDDLE

ORTIZ MIDDLE operates as a moderately sized 6-8 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, overseen by HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 772 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 20% above typical.

ORTIZ MIDDLE is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that caters to 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ORTIZ MIDDLE shows that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest is composed of 10% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ORTIZ MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at ORTIZ MIDDLE qualify 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ORTIZ MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), ORTIZ MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LEWIS EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ORTIZ MIDDLE ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. ORTIZ MIDDLE's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,062 (now 772). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 75% to 87% over that span.

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