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Enrollment
547
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364005501
Welch Middle School
11544 S GESSNER, HOUSTON, TX 77071 · (713) 778-3300 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL547 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Texas public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
14.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
546 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 | 198 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 182 | 33% |
Student demographics
56%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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Welch Middle School
Welch Middle School's state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welch Middle School this school | 547 | 99.8% | 37.0% |
| Morningside Middle School FORT WORTH | 415 | 97.8% | 13.0% |
| KIPP Academy Middle School HOUSTON | 508 | 91.9% | 50.8% |
| Harold Wendell Lang Sr Middle School DALLAS | 740 | 96.1% | 28.9% |
| Leonard Middle School FORT WORTH | 568 | 92.6% | 17.1% |
| T W Browne Middle School DALLAS | 491 | 97.8% | 40.2% |
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 Welch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,088 of 1,635 | #136 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,020 of 1,670 ▼ 16 | #141 of 219 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,321 of 1,670 ▲ 29 | #173 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #276 of 1,570 | #39 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #1,018 of 1,749 | #159 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #708 of 1,542 | #93 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #673 of 1,543 | #87 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #6 of 1,648 | #3 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #246 of 942 | #50 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
547
-135 (-20%) vs 2020
-67% since 1990-91, when it was 1,661
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 547 | 38 | 14.4:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 35 | 15.6:1 | 100% (546) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 36.9 | 17.5:1 | 97% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 98% (670) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 49.2 | 14.7:1 | 89% (644) |
| 2015-16 | 853 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 84% (713) |
| 2010-11 | 1,099 | 70 | 15.7:1 | 52% (573) |
| 2000-01 | 1,431 | 69 | 20.7:1 | 55% (786) |
| 1990-91 | 1,661 | 80 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (721 to 547); teachers down 23% (49.2 to 38).
About Welch Middle School
Students in HOUSTON, Texas, attend Welch Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 547 students.
HOUSTON ISD (273 schools, 176,727 students) runs Welch Middle School.
The student body at Welch Middle School is 58% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 31% Black and 8% Asian. Among all residents of Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 56% means there is a 56% chance two randomly chosen students at Welch Middle School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. In all, 100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Welch Middle School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Texas public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Welch Middle School is +5.9 points: 37.0% actual, 31.1% predicted.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, 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 Welch Middle School.
About 0.4 miles separate Welch Middle School from the closest public school, YES Prep - Brays Oaks. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 36.0% on proficiency, and Welch Middle School is above that at 37.0%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Welch Middle School had a net loss of 135 students, or 20%. The ratio was 17.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Welch Middle School. 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
- 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 Welch Middle schools
One other US public school is named Welch Middle. Welch Middle School is the largest of the 2.
- Welch Middle SchoolWelch, OK · 63 students
Nearby schools
- YES Prep - Brays Oaks0.4 mi · 1,051
- Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest0.5 mi · 410
- Valley West Elementary School0.7 mi · 505
- Step Charter III0.8 mi · 76
- Gross Elementary School1.0 mi · 390
- Milne Elementary School1.0 mi · 498
Frequently asked questions
About Welch Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Welch Middle School?
Welch Middle School enrolls approximately 547 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Welch Middle School serve?
Welch Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Welch Middle School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Welch Middle School.
How diverse is Welch Middle School?
Welch Middle School reports a student body of 1% White, 58% Hispanic, 31% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Welch Middle School in?
Welch Middle School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.