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What's the one class at TANGLEWOOD MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
836
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364001271
Tanglewood Middle School
5215 SAN FELIPE, HOUSTON, TX 77056 · (713) 625-1411 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL836 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
543 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 295 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Tanglewood Middle School→Wisdom High School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Tanglewood Middle School
Tanglewood Middle School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanglewood Middle School this school | 836 | 65.0% | 40.7% |
| Coyle Middle Technology Center for Math & Science ROWLETT | 956 | 65.4% | 30.9% |
| Lamar JH ROSENBERG | 1,194 | 65.2% | 40.7% |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle School GARLAND | 1,056 | 63.1% | 50.2% |
| Labay Middle School HOUSTON | 1,067 | 69.6% | 48.6% |
| Edward Roberson Middle School HOUSTON | 872 | 67.0% | 73.0% |
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 Tanglewood Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #904 of 1,635 | #106 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #807 of 1,670 ▲ 195 | #111 of 219 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #696 of 1,670 ▲ 214 | #76 of 219 ▲ 26 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #358 of 1,570 | #51 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 836 | #499 of 1,749 | #107 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,366 of 1,542 | #178 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #387 of 1,543 | #50 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.0% | #834 of 1,648 | #156 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #420 of 437 | #39 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
836
-55 (-6%) vs 2020
+53% since 2000-01, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 836 | 47.9 | 17.4:1 | 65% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 48.9 | 17.5:1 | 62% (528) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 48.8 | 16.6:1 | 62% (501) |
| 2020-21 | 891 | 49 | 18.2:1 | 62% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | 48.3 | 17.2:1 | 59% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 37 | 17.2:1 | 53% (337) |
| 2010-11 | 482 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 44% (211) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 52% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tanglewood Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (829 to 836); teachers down 1% (48.3 to 47.9).
About Tanglewood Middle School
Tanglewood Middle School is a mid-sized middle school with an address in HOUSTON, Texas. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 836 students. By comparison, middle schools in Texas enroll about 643 students on average.
HOUSTON ISD operates 273 schools. Combined enrollment is 176,727 students.
Federal enrollment data show Tanglewood Middle School is 53% Hispanic. Next come 25% Black, 11% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 44% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Tanglewood Middle School totals 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Tanglewood Middle School is about 65%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.0% at Tanglewood Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.7%.
Looking at the county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Tanglewood Middle School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
T H Rogers School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Tanglewood Middle School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Tanglewood Middle School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 6% across 4 years, from 891 in 2020-21 to 836 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Tanglewood Middle School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HOUSTON ISD
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- Bellaire High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
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- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 2,426 students
- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 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
Other Tanglewood Middle schools
One other US public school is named Tanglewood Middle. Tanglewood Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Tanglewood MiddleGreenville, SC · 652 students
Nearby schools
- T H Rogers School0.8 mi · 1,079
- Mandarin Immersion Magnet School0.9 mi · 822
- School at St George Place1.0 mi · 781
- Briargrove Elementary School1.4 mi · 871
- Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School2.0 mi · 524
- Friends for Life Middle School2.0 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Tanglewood Middle SchoolHow many students attend Tanglewood Middle School?
Tanglewood Middle School enrolls approximately 836 students in grades 06-08.
Is Tanglewood Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tanglewood Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Tanglewood Middle School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Tanglewood Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Tanglewood Middle School?
At Tanglewood Middle School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 53% Hispanic, 25% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Tanglewood Middle School public or private?
Tanglewood Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.