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Alumni: what's one memory from STOVALL MIDDLE that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
1,039
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771000086
Stovall Middle School
11201 AIRLINE DR, HOUSTON, TX 77037 · (281) 878-0670 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,039 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
14.6:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
946 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 340 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 335 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 364 | 35% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 Stovall Middle School
Stovall Middle School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stovall Middle School this school | 1,039 | 91.0% | 23.6% |
| W E Greiner Exploratory Arts Academy DALLAS | 1,116 | 90.9% | 42.8% |
| Hambrick Middle School HOUSTON | 965 | 89.2% | 32.3% |
| Rosemont Middle School FORT WORTH | 1,166 | 90.7% | 28.5% |
| Alice Johnson Junior High School CHANNELVIEW | 1,112 | 91.7% | 30.9% |
| Grantham Academy HOUSTON | 1,006 | 87.5% | 28.4% |
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 Stovall Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,547 of 1,635 | #209 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,498 of 1,670 ▲ 61 | #203 of 219 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,471 of 1,670 ▲ 31 | #201 of 219 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #774 of 1,570 | #111 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,039 | #245 of 1,749 | #68 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #766 of 1,542 | #101 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,329 of 1,543 | #191 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #218 of 1,648 | #59 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #286 of 437 | #27 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
1,039
+48 (+5%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 1,346
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 1,039 | 71.2 | 14.6:1 | 91% (946) |
| 2023-24 | 907 | 66.1 | 13.7:1 | 95% (860) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 60.9 | 15.8:1 | 95% (916) |
| 2020-21 | 991 | 65 | 15.3:1 | 95% (943) |
| 2017-18 | 971 | 61 | 15.9:1 | 91% (880) |
| 2015-16 | 980 | 65 | 15.1:1 | 100% (976) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | 60 | 15.8:1 | 87% (825) |
| 2000-01 | 1,110 | 73 | 15.2:1 | 77% (850) |
| 1990-91 | 1,346 | 75 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stovall Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (971 to 1,039); teachers up 17% (61 to 71.2).
About Stovall Middle School
Stovall Middle School is a middle school located in HOUSTON, Texas, in Harris County. The school's enrollment of 1,039 students covers grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students each.
Stovall Middle School is one school in ALDINE ISD, a system of 76 schools with 56,419 students.
Hispanic students make up 91% of enrollment at Stovall Middle School. The remaining shares are 7% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 71.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.6:1. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average 14.4:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 91%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Stovall Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.8%. Stovall Middle School scores 23.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Harris County show that the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Stovall Middle School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
Aldine High School is the public school closest to Stovall Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Stovall Middle School places 8th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,039, a 5% gain from 991 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Stovall Middle School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 ALDINE ISD
- Macarthur High SchoolHigh · 3,501 students
- Davis H S AldineHigh · 3,184 students
- Nimitz High SchoolHigh · 2,651 students
- Aldine High SchoolHigh · 2,481 students
- Eisenhower High SchoolHigh · 2,262 students
- Blanson CTE High SchoolHigh · 1,258 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
- Aldine High School0.1 mi · 2,481
- La Promesa0.1 mi · 448
- Bussey Elementary School0.3 mi · 489
- Thompson Elementary School0.4 mi · 455
- Black Elementary School0.7 mi · 488
- Blanson CTE High School0.8 mi · 1,258
Frequently asked questions
About Stovall Middle SchoolHow many students attend Stovall Middle School?
Stovall Middle School enrolls approximately 1,039 students in grades 06-08.
Is Stovall Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stovall Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Stovall Middle School have?
Stovall Middle School employs 71 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Stovall Middle School?
Stovall Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 91% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Stovall Middle School in?
Stovall Middle School is part of ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.