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Enrollment
888
Middle
DISTRICT 1,127 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUMBLE ISD·NCES 482391011531
Ross Sterling Middle School
1131 WILSON RD, HUMBLE, TX 77338 · (281) 641-6000 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL888 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
12.3:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
802 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 282 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 303 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 303 | 34% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Ross Sterling Middle School→Humble High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HUMBLE ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 29.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 Ross Sterling Middle School
Ross Sterling Middle School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Sterling Middle School this school | 888 | 90.3% | 33.9% |
| Boulter Middle School TYLER | 901 | 88.5% | 24.6% |
| Cunningham Middle School HOUSTON | 802 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Plummer Middle School HOUSTON | 894 | 90.6% | 25.9% |
| Jefferson Middle School PORT ARTHUR | 857 | 92.4% | 30.3% |
| Stelle Claughton Middle School HOUSTON | 896 | 95.0% | 29.0% |
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 Ross Sterling Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,228 of 1,635 | #156 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #754 of 1,670 ▲ 115 | #106 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,137 of 1,670 ▲ 58 | #149 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #555 of 1,570 | #84 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 888 | #424 of 1,749 | #96 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #210 of 1,542 | #26 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #819 of 1,543 | #106 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #240 of 1,648 | #65 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #376 of 437 | #33 of 41 |
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
888
-43 (-5%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 793
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 888 | 72.5 | 12.3:1 | 90% (802) |
| 2023-24 | 895 | 72.8 | 12.3:1 | 88% (789) |
| 2022-23 | 919 | 72.6 | 12.7:1 | 85% (783) |
| 2020-21 | 931 | 73 | 12.8:1 | 79% (737) |
| 2017-18 | 867 | 63.8 | 13.6:1 | 72% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 64 | 14.1:1 | 77% (695) |
| 2010-11 | 793 | 79 | 10.0:1 | 80% (635) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ross Sterling Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (867 to 888); teachers up 14% (63.8 to 72.5).
About Ross Sterling Middle School
Ross Sterling Middle School is a mid-sized middle school in HUMBLE, Texas, under HUMBLE ISD. It reports enrollment of 888 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 643.
The district for Ross Sterling Middle School is HUMBLE ISD, with 50 schools and 48,502 students.
The student body at Ross Sterling Middle School is 61% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 32% Black and 4% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 17 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
The school's 72.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Ross Sterling Middle School, 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. It compares with 70% for public schools in Harris County.
Among Texas public middle schools, Ross Sterling Middle School outscored 39%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ross Sterling Middle School is -1.2 points: 33.9% actual, 35.1% predicted.
In the wider Harris County area, 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%. Ross Sterling Middle School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
Ross Sterling Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Humble High School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Ross Sterling Middle School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ross Sterling Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 888, down from 931 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Ross Sterling Middle School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HUMBLE ISD
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- Kingwood High SchoolHigh · 2,877 students
- Kingwood Park High SchoolHigh · 1,884 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
Other schools in HUMBLE
- Atascocita High SchoolHigh · 3,696 students
- Humble High SchoolHigh · 2,960 students
- West Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,486 students
- Humble Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,264 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,235 students
- Autumn Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,233 students
Nearby schools
- Humble High School0.2 mi · 2,960
- Guy M Sconzo Early College High School0.3 mi · 490
- Lakeland Elementary School0.5 mi · 919
- River Pines Elementary School1.0 mi · 743
- Jack M Fields Sr Elementary School1.5 mi · 638
- JJAEP Campus1.8 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Ross Sterling Middle SchoolHow large is Ross Sterling Middle School?
Ross Sterling Middle School enrolls approximately 888 students in grades 06-08.
Is Ross Sterling Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ross Sterling Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Ross Sterling Middle School have?
Ross Sterling Middle School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ross Sterling Middle School?
Student demographics at Ross Sterling Middle School are roughly 4% White, 61% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Ross Sterling Middle School?
Ross Sterling Middle School is overseen by HUMBLE ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.