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Enrollment
391
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002598
Thomas Middle School
5655 SELINSKY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77048 · (713) 732-3500 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
383 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 | 117 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 39% |
Student demographics
50%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
Feeds from
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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 35.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Thomas Middle School
Thomas Middle School's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Middle School this school | 391 | 98.0% | 30.8% |
| Attucks Middle School HOUSTON | 392 | 97.2% | 40.9% |
| Fleming Middle School HOUSTON | 319 | 98.1% | 30.0% |
| Judge Louis A Bedford Jr Law Academy DALLAS | 509 | 97.4% | 37.0% |
| Forest Brook Middle School HOUSTON | 546 | 98.7% | 32.6% |
| Billy Earl Dade Middle School DALLAS | 599 | 99.2% | 28.9% |
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 Thomas Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,364 of 1,635 | #182 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #902 of 1,670 ▲ 285 | #122 of 219 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,090 of 1,670 ▲ 360 | #142 of 219 ▲ 45 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #361 of 1,570 | #54 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,276 of 1,749 | #196 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #186 of 1,542 | #21 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #906 of 1,543 | #119 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #41 of 1,648 | #17 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #182 of 942 | #41 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
391
-211 (-35%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
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 | 391 | 32.3 | 12.1:1 | 98% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 39 | 12.2:1 | 97% (462) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 37.5 | 14.1:1 | 98% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 33 | 18.2:1 | 94% (564) |
| 2017-18 | 537 | 31.9 | 16.8:1 | 80% (432) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 80% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 40% (217) |
| 2000-01 | 886 | 36 | 24.6:1 | 79% (702) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 51 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Thomas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (537 to 391); teachers up 1% (31.9 to 32.3).
About Thomas Middle School
Thomas Middle School is a small middle-grades school serving families in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 391 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 39% lower.
HOUSTON ISD has 273 schools; together they serve 176,727 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Thomas Middle School are Black. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic. Among people living in Harris County, the Black share is about 19%. Thomas Middle School's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.1:1, with 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.3 students per teacher below the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 98% of enrollment. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Thomas Middle School is C+. Compared with Texas public middle schools, the school scored higher than 37% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Thomas Middle School is 1.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.8%. Predicted: 31.9%.
Among Harris County residents, the median household income is $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Besides Thomas Middle School, Harris County has 1,204 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Sterling High School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Thomas Middle School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 30.8% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Thomas Middle School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 35% from 2020-21, when Thomas Middle School had 602 students, to 2024-25, when it had 391. The ratio of students to teachers went from 18.2:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Thomas Middle School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- 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 Thomas Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Thomas Middle. Thomas Middle School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Thomas Middle SchoolArlington Heights, IL · 1,024 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolLakewood, WA · 934 students
Nearby schools
- Sterling High School0.7 mi · 1,146
- Iltexas Houston Orem Middle School0.8 mi · 410
- Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary School0.8 mi · 837
- Codwell Elementary School0.9 mi · 342
- Frost Elementary School1.3 mi · 402
- Mading Elementary School1.5 mi · 298
Frequently asked questions
About Thomas Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Thomas Middle School?
Thomas Middle School enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Thomas Middle School serve?
Thomas Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Thomas Middle School is approximately 12.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Thomas Middle School?
At Thomas Middle School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 36% Hispanic, 61% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Thomas Middle School public or private?
Thomas 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.