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Enrollment
785
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK ISD·NCES 481428001083
Space Center Intermediate School
17400 SATURN LN, HOUSTON, TX 77058 · (281) 284-3300 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL785 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
419 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 258 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 36% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Space Center Intermediate School
Space Center Intermediate School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Space Center Intermediate School this school | 785 | 53.4% | 46.1% |
| Clear Lake Intermediate School HOUSTON | 839 | 57.3% | 43.6% |
| Richardson West Technology and Arts Magnet RICHARDSON | 771 | 48.2% | 55.5% |
| Wilkerson Intermediate School THE WOODLANDS | 711 | 52.2% | 55.5% |
| Spring Forest Middle School HOUSTON | 993 | 52.3% | 47.6% |
| Clear Creek Intermediate School LEAGUE CITY | 653 | 56.8% | 41.5% |
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 Space Center Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #655 of 1,635 | #76 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #640 of 1,670 ▼ 10 | #81 of 219 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #598 of 1,670 ▲ 106 | #59 of 219 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.5pp | #204 of 1,570 | #31 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 785 | #586 of 1,749 | #121 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #373 of 1,542 | #50 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #312 of 1,543 | #43 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #1,079 of 1,648 | #176 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #349 of 942 | #64 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
785
-140 (-15%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 1,254
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 785 | 59.7 | 13.1:1 | 53% (419) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 57.8 | 14.5:1 | 58% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 58.3 | 14.2:1 | 57% (471) |
| 2020-21 | 925 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 36% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 978 | 64.7 | 15.1:1 | 36% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | 69 | 14.1:1 | 33% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 1,206 | 74 | 16.3:1 | 20% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 1,254 | 76 | 16.5:1 | 4% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Space Center Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (978 to 785); teachers down 8% (64.7 to 59.7).
About Space Center Intermediate School
Space Center Intermediate School, located in HOUSTON, Texas, is a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 785 students. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
CLEAR CREEK ISD enrolls 39,684 students in 46 schools, including Space Center Intermediate School.
Enrollment at Space Center Intermediate School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. It is also 34% White, 8% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Harris County is about 44% Hispanic. Space Center Intermediate School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1, with 59.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 53% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Harris County report 70%.
Space Center Intermediate School is 4.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.1% versus 50.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
County data help place the school in context: in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Space Center Intermediate School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The nearest public school is Clear Lake City Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Space Center Intermediate School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 46.1% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Space Center Intermediate School's location as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 785 was 15% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 925. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.1:1) than in 2020-21 (15.4:1).
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Space Center Intermediate School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 CLEAR CREEK ISD
- Clear Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,668 students
- Clear Falls High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Clear Lake High SchoolHigh · 2,500 students
- Clear Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,469 students
- Clear Brook High SchoolHigh · 2,303 students
- Westbrook Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,160 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
- Clear Lake City Elementary School1.1 mi · 507
- Falcon Pass Elementary School1.4 mi · 545
- G H Whitcomb Elementary School1.4 mi · 557
- Margaret S McWhirter Elementary School1.7 mi · 810
- Clear Lake High School1.8 mi · 2,500
- Clear Lake Intermediate School1.8 mi · 839
Frequently asked questions
About Space Center Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Space Center Intermediate School?
Space Center Intermediate School enrolls approximately 785 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Space Center Intermediate School serve?
Space Center Intermediate School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Space Center Intermediate School have?
Space Center Intermediate School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Space Center Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Space Center Intermediate School are roughly 34% White, 46% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Space Center Intermediate School in?
Space Center Intermediate School is part of CLEAR CREEK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.