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Enrollment
894
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771010721
Plummer Middle School
11429 SPEARS-GEARS RD, HOUSTON, TX 77067 · (281) 539-4000 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL894 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
810 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 273 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 294 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 327 | 37% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 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 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 19.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Plummer Middle School
Plummer Middle School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer Middle School this school | 894 | 90.6% | 25.9% |
| Ross Sterling Middle School HUMBLE | 888 | 90.3% | 33.9% |
| Jefferson Middle School PORT ARTHUR | 857 | 92.4% | 30.3% |
| Boulter Middle School TYLER | 901 | 88.5% | 24.6% |
| Cunningham Middle School HOUSTON | 802 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Lewis Middle School HOUSTON | 1,054 | 87.5% | 18.1% |
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 Plummer Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #1,496 of 1,635 | #203 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,228 of 1,670 ▲ 223 | #171 of 219 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,502 of 1,670 ▲ 96 | #203 of 219 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #463 of 1,570 | #71 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 894 | #413 of 1,749 | #94 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #390 of 1,542 | #53 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #986 of 1,543 | #133 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.6% | #233 of 1,648 | #63 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #790 of 942 | #128 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
894
-195 (-18%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 935
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 894 | 67.7 | 13.2:1 | 91% (810) |
| 2023-24 | 860 | 68.5 | 12.6:1 | 93% (802) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 60.7 | 16.3:1 | 91% (900) |
| 2020-21 | 1,089 | 70 | 15.6:1 | 93% (1,014) |
| 2017-18 | 939 | 63.4 | 14.8:1 | 90% (847) |
| 2015-16 | 980 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 90% (883) |
| 2010-11 | 935 | 60 | 15.6:1 | 80% (748) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plummer Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (939 to 894); teachers up 7% (63.4 to 67.7).
About Plummer Middle School
Plummer Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in HOUSTON, Texas. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 894 students. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
ALDINE ISD counts 76 schools and 56,419 students, including Plummer Middle School.
Roughly 67% of students at Plummer Middle School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% Black. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Plummer Middle School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.2:1 comes from the school's 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.2 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 91% in 2024-25. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is higher.
A school with Plummer Middle School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 35.0%. Plummer Middle School scores 25.9%, 9.1 points below that line.
Federal survey data for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
Spence Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Plummer Middle School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Plummer Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Plummer Middle School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 18% from its 2020-21 level of 1,089. The ratio was 15.6:1 in 2020-21 and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Plummer Middle School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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
- Spence Elementary School0.1 mi · 686
- Davis H S Aldine0.6 mi · 3,184
- IDEA Spears Academy1.5 mi · 728
- IDEA Spears College Preparatory1.5 mi · 617
- Heritage Elementary School1.5 mi · 807
- Joan Link Elementary School1.6 mi · 556
Frequently asked questions
About Plummer Middle SchoolHow large is Plummer Middle School?
Plummer Middle School enrolls approximately 894 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Plummer Middle School serve?
Plummer Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Plummer Middle School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Plummer Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Plummer Middle School?
Student demographics at Plummer Middle School are roughly 1% White, 67% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Plummer Middle School public or private?
Plummer Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.