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Stevenson Middle School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 392 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 343 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 361 | 33% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 43% 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%.
Schools most like Stevenson Middle School
Stevenson Middle School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenson Middle School this school | 1,096 | 90.5% | 42.6% |
| Rosemont Middle School FORT WORTH | 1,166 | 90.7% | 28.5% |
| Stovall Middle School HOUSTON | 1,039 | 91.0% | 23.6% |
| W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy DALLAS | 1,116 | 90.9% | 42.8% |
| Owens Intermediate School HOUSTON | 809 | 90.0% | 24.8% |
| Del Valle Middle School DEL VALLE | 895 | 86.3% | 23.9% |
Where Stevenson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #811 of 1,635 | #93 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #681 of 1,670 ▲ 78 | #90 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #899 of 1,670 ▲ 203 | #110 of 219 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #471 of 1,570 | #72 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,096 | #193 of 1,749 | #55 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #1,414 of 1,542 | #189 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #1,305 of 1,543 | #185 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #235 of 1,648 | #64 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.5% | #305 of 942 | #61 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 | 1,096 | 61.3 | 17.9:1 | 91% (992) |
| 2023-24 | 1,117 | 64 | 17.4:1 | 92% (1,023) |
| 2022-23 | 1,192 | 68.6 | 17.4:1 | 92% (1,102) |
| 2020-21 | 1,400 | 70 | 20.0:1 | 91% (1,272) |
| 2017-18 | 1,396 | 71.2 | 19.6:1 | 93% (1,301) |
| 2015-16 | 1,324 | 69 | 19.2:1 | 88% (1,168) |
| 2010-11 | 1,396 | 77 | 18.1:1 | 66% (927) |
| 2000-01 | 1,717 | 76 | 22.6:1 | 80% (1,371) |
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (1,396 to 1,096); teachers down 14% (71.2 to 61.3).
About Stevenson Middle School
Stevenson Middle School serves students in HOUSTON, Texas, as a high-enrollment middle-grades school. Total enrollment is 1,096 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 70% higher.
HOUSTON ISD is the local district for Stevenson Middle School. It runs 273 schools with 176,727 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Stevenson Middle School is 90%. Next come 5% Black and 4% Asian. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Stevenson Middle School scores 19%.
There are 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Stevenson Middle School, giving a ratio of 17.9:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. A total of 992 students, or 91%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 21 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Stevenson Middle School is 7.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Stevenson Middle School.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, South Houston Elementary School, is the closest to Stevenson Middle School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Stevenson Middle School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Stevenson Middle School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 1,400 to 1,096, a 22% decline. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.9:1.
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