SHOTWELL MIDDLE

Located at 6515 TRL VLY WAY, in HOUSTON, Texas, SHOTWELL MIDDLE is an average-sized middle school that hosts 832 students (grades 6 through 8), part of ALDINE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so SHOTWELL MIDDLE sits 29% above that benchmark.

Within ALDINE ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 56,419 students, SHOTWELL MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SHOTWELL MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 19% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting SHOTWELL MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, SHOTWELL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.7%; this one delivers 31.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. SHOTWELL MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is CARMICHAEL EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SHOTWELL MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SHOTWELL MIDDLE at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 44.9%.

SHOTWELL MIDDLE operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. SHOTWELL MIDDLE's enrollment has edged down 22% since 2018, when it stood at 1,064 (now 832). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 69% to 77% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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