WEST BRIAR MIDDLE

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, WEST BRIAR MIDDLE is a big middle-grades school, run under HOUSTON ISD. It enrolls 994 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. WEST BRIAR MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, WEST BRIAR MIDDLE logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 37% Black, 14% White, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting WEST BRIAR MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST BRIAR MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.7%; this one delivers 45.1%.

Around the school, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. WEST BRIAR MIDDLE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is BUSH EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST BRIAR MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEST BRIAR MIDDLE at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 57.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WEST BRIAR MIDDLE has shrank 7%, going from 1,070 students in 2018 to 994 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share rose from 29% to 37%.

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