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Rick Schneider Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 246 | 49% |
| Grade 6 | 254 | 51% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 22.0% | 42.0% | 30.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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%.
Schools most like Rick Schneider Middle School
Rick Schneider Middle School's state test result (39.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Schneider Middle School this school | 500 | 92.8% | 39.5% |
| South Houston Intermediate School SO HOUSTON | 509 | 91.4% | 37.8% |
| Driscoll Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 524 | 95.2% | 23.1% |
| Henry Middle School HOUSTON | 523 | 97.1% | 32.6% |
| Park View Intermediate School PASADENA | 532 | 89.5% | 43.0% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory HOUSTON | 499 | 87.8% | 44.6% |
Where Rick Schneider Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #962 of 1,635 | #117 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,444 of 1,670 ▼ 428 | #196 of 219 ▼ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,459 of 1,670 ▼ 297 | #199 of 219 ▼ 52 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #1,104 of 1,570 | #156 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 500 | #1,095 of 1,749 | #177 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #44 of 1,542 | #5 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #1,266 of 1,543 | #178 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.8% | #168 of 1,648 | #47 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #96 of 942 | #24 of 145 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 500 | 46.8 | 10.7:1 | 93% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 52.9 | 9.8:1 | 92% (478) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 53.2 | 10.8:1 | 92% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 710 | 55 | 12.9:1 | 93% (657) |
| 2017-18 | 758 | 58.9 | 12.9:1 | 84% (636) |
| 2015-16 | 800 | 62 | 12.9:1 | 85% (679) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 18% (151) |
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (758 to 500); teachers down 20% (58.9 to 46.8).
About Rick Schneider Middle School
Rick Schneider Middle School is a middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas, according to federal school records. The school offers grades 5 through 6 and enrolls 500 students. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
PASADENA ISD enrolls 46,491 students, and its 67 schools include Rick Schneider Middle School.
Hispanic students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 24%.
The school has 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 10.7 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
The model predicts 34.1% for a school in Texas with Rick Schneider Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Rick Schneider Middle School posts 39.5%.
The school is in Harris County, where the median household earns about $74,983 a year, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Rick Schneider Middle School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Texasworks - Houston-Hobby, is about 0.3 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Rick Schneider Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Rick Schneider Middle School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 210 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.9 to 10.7 over 4 years.
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