ROSS STERLING MIDDLE

Located at 1131 WILSON RD, in HUMBLE, Texas, ROSS STERLING MIDDLE is a mid-tier middle school that works with 888 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within HUMBLE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 38% above typical.

Within HUMBLE ISD, which oversees 50 schools and 48,502 students, ROSS STERLING MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ROSS STERLING MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 32% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, ROSS STERLING MIDDLE shows 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, ROSS STERLING MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 31.7%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which ROSS STERLING MIDDLE is one.

HUMBLE H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROSS STERLING MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.4%.

ROSS STERLING MIDDLE operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. ROSS STERLING MIDDLE's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 867 (now 888). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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