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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the ORTIZ MIDDLE administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
772
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364009275
Ortiz Middle School
6767 TELEPHONE RD, HOUSTON, TX 77061 · (713) 845-5650 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
734 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 222 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 287 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 263 | 34% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ortiz Middle School→Chavez High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Ortiz Middle School
Ortiz Middle School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ortiz Middle School this school | 772 | 95.1% | 37.0% |
| Carter Junior High School ARLINGTON | 735 | 92.8% | 19.0% |
| Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middl BALCH SPRINGS | 751 | 95.9% | 42.2% |
| W H Gaston Middle School DALLAS | 757 | 94.7% | 39.4% |
| William James Middle School FORT WORTH | 710 | 94.9% | 11.3% |
| Piedmont Global Academy DALLAS | 692 | 98.6% | 35.1% |
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 Ortiz Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,089 of 1,635 | #137 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #440 of 1,670 ▲ 74 | #53 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #736 of 1,670 ▲ 414 | #86 of 219 ▲ 59 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #84 of 1,570 | #11 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #615 of 1,749 | #126 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,132 of 1,542 | #146 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #1,281 of 1,543 | #181 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #110 of 1,648 | #31 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.3% | #180 of 942 | #39 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
772
-250 (-24%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 1,032
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 772 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 95% (734) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 56.7 | 14.5:1 | 94% (774) |
| 2022-23 | 871 | 53 | 16.4:1 | 97% (844) |
| 2020-21 | 1,022 | 64 | 16.0:1 | 96% (984) |
| 2017-18 | 1,062 | 67.7 | 15.7:1 | 91% (970) |
| 2015-16 | 1,035 | 57 | 18.2:1 | 93% (965) |
| 2010-11 | 1,032 | 56 | 18.4:1 | 63% (651) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ortiz Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,062 to 772); teachers down 29% (67.7 to 48).
About Ortiz Middle School
Ortiz Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. It covers grades 6 through 8, with a total enrollment of 772 students. Enrollment is 20% higher than the average for middle schools in Texas, which is about 643.
HOUSTON ISD is made up of 273 schools with 176,727 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Ortiz Middle School is 87% Hispanic. The school is also 10% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Ortiz Middle School's diversity index is 23%, against a US figure of 70%.
Ortiz Middle School operates with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.1:1. That is higher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
allk12 grades Ortiz Middle School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 33.1%.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. In all, Harris County has 1,205 public schools and roughly 886,911 students.
The nearest other public school, Lewis Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Ortiz Middle School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 250 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Ortiz Middle School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
Nearby schools
- Lewis Elementary School0.4 mi · 675
- Bellfort Early Childhood Center0.7 mi · 313
- Mount Carmel Academy0.8 mi · 194
- Garden Villas Elementary School1.0 mi · 363
- Cornelius Elementary School1.1 mi · 763
- Hartman Middle School1.1 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Ortiz Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ortiz Middle School?
Ortiz Middle School enrolls approximately 772 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Ortiz Middle School serve?
Ortiz Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Ortiz Middle School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Ortiz Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ortiz Middle School?
At Ortiz Middle School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 87% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Ortiz Middle School?
Ortiz Middle School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.