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Strack Intermediate School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 391 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 440 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 406 | 33% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 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 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Strack Intermediate School
Strack Intermediate School's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strack Intermediate School this school | 1,237 | 50.6% | 53.6% |
| Kleb Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,232 | 51.9% | 53.3% |
| Creekview Middle School FORT WORTH | 962 | 49.5% | 55.0% |
| Irons Junior High School CONROE | 1,242 | 48.9% | 55.0% |
| Schindewolf Intermediate School KLEIN | 1,087 | 54.9% | 50.7% |
| Aragon Middle School HOUSTON | 1,424 | 54.5% | 57.7% |
Where Strack Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #387 of 1,635 | #41 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #647 of 1,670 ▲ 1 | #84 of 219 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #699 of 1,670 ▼ 69 | #78 of 219 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #729 of 1,570 | #105 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,237 | #100 of 1,749 | #26 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #880 of 1,542 | #118 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #103 of 1,543 | #12 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #1,135 of 1,648 | #181 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #637 of 942 | #105 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 | 1,237 | 82 | 15.1:1 | 51% (626) |
| 2023-24 | 1,189 | 77.1 | 15.4:1 | 51% (611) |
| 2022-23 | 1,196 | 74.3 | 16.1:1 | 49% (586) |
| 2020-21 | 1,251 | 75 | 16.7:1 | 42% (528) |
| 2017-18 | 1,369 | 75.4 | 18.2:1 | 30% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 1,225 | 78 | 15.7:1 | 27% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 1,115 | 68 | 16.4:1 | 26% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 1,286 | 86 | 14.9:1 | 8% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 1,181 | 74 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,369 to 1,237); teachers up 9% (75.4 to 82).
About Strack Intermediate School
Strack Intermediate School is a middle school in KLEIN, Texas, according to federal school records. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,237 students. It has 92% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
The KLEIN ISD system has 50 schools and 52,437 students.
Of every 100 students at Strack Intermediate School, about 39 are Hispanic, the largest group. Other students are 28% White, 21% Black, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
The school had 82 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. The school reported 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Strack Intermediate School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Texas public middle schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Strack Intermediate School would score about 52.1%. It scores 53.6%, 1.6 points above that figure.
Census data for Harris County show median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
Benfer Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Strack Intermediate School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Strack Intermediate School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 1,251 in 2020-21 and 1,237 in 2024-25. The ratio was 16.7:1 in 2020-21 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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