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What tradition at OWENS INT should never be changed?
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Enrollment
809
Middle
DISTRICT 880 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALIEF ISD·NCES 480783005756
Owens Intermediate School
6900 TURTLEWOOD, HOUSTON, TX 77072 · (281) 983-8466 · Harris County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL809 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
728 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 5 | 449 | 56% |
| Grade 6 | 360 | 44% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp 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 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 17.0% | 29.0% | 44.0% |
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% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Owens Intermediate School
Owens Intermediate School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Intermediate School this school | 809 | 90.0% | 24.8% |
| Sam Houston Middle School GARLAND | 775 | 89.8% | 30.5% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School HOUSTON | 833 | 89.8% | 21.0% |
| O'Banion Middle School GARLAND | 784 | 92.7% | 33.7% |
| Robert T Hill Middle School DALLAS | 762 | 92.4% | 41.7% |
| Bussey Middle School GARLAND | 753 | 93.6% | 23.3% |
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 Owens Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #1,517 of 1,635 | #206 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,463 of 1,670 ▼ 48 | #201 of 219 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,547 of 1,670 ▲ 18 | #207 of 219 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #1,025 of 1,570 | #146 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 809 | #546 of 1,749 | #113 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #1,259 of 1,542 | #164 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #1,232 of 1,543 | #171 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.0% | #253 of 1,648 | #67 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #227 of 942 | #47 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
809
-128 (-14%) vs 2020
-19% since 2000-01, when it was 995
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 809 | 48.5 | 16.7:1 | 90% (728) |
| 2023-24 | 731 | 57.9 | 12.6:1 | 89% (652) |
| 2022-23 | 859 | 52 | 16.5:1 | 89% (765) |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 68 | 13.8:1 | 91% (857) |
| 2017-18 | 1,080 | 74 | 14.6:1 | 88% (948) |
| 2015-16 | 1,120 | 76 | 14.7:1 | 89% (998) |
| 2010-11 | 920 | 59 | 15.6:1 | 91% (835) |
| 2000-01 | 995 | 52 | 19.1:1 | 78% (780) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owens Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (1,080 to 809); teachers down 35% (74 to 48.5).
About Owens Intermediate School
Owens Intermediate School is a middle school in HOUSTON, Texas, reachable at (281) 983-8466. The latest federal count shows 809 students in grades 5 through 6. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 26% higher.
Owens Intermediate School is part of a district of 46 schools: ALIEF ISD, with 38,610 students.
At Owens Intermediate School, Hispanic students make up 84% of the student body. After that, the student body is 7% Black, 5% Asian, and 3% White. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Owens Intermediate School has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Owens Intermediate School operates with 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.7:1. That ratio is over the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Owens Intermediate School reports 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
The model predicts 35.3% for a school in Texas with Owens Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Owens Intermediate School posts 24.8%.
In Harris County (population about 4,838,303), median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.
The nearest other public school, Chambers Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Owens Intermediate School. Owens Intermediate School places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students dropped from 937 to 809 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 16.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 ALIEF ISD
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 2,838 students
- O'Donnell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,214 students
- Budewig Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,054 students
- Olle Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,025 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
- Chambers Elementary School0.3 mi · 559
- Chancellor Elementary School0.8 mi · 707
- Bush Elementary School0.9 mi · 780
- Alief Learning Center (K-6)0.9 mi · 6
- Alief Learning Center (6-12)0.9 mi · 140
- Collins Elementary School1.1 mi · 788
Frequently asked questions
About Owens Intermediate SchoolHow large is Owens Intermediate School?
Owens Intermediate School enrolls approximately 809 students in grades 05-06.
Is Owens Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Owens Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does Owens Intermediate School have?
Owens Intermediate School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Owens Intermediate School?
At Owens Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 84% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Owens Intermediate School public or private?
Owens Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALIEF ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.