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If you had an hour of school board time for WEST BRIAR MIDDLE, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
994
Middle
DISTRICT 647 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364009271
West Briar Middle School
13733 BRIMHURST, HOUSTON, TX 77077 · (281) 368-2140 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL994 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of Texas public middle schools
- B-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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
686 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 | 339 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 314 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 341 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%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
West Briar Middle School→Westside 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 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 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 West Briar Middle School
West Briar Middle School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Briar Middle School this school | 994 | 69.0% | 44.4% |
| Bleyl Middle School HOUSTON | 1,322 | 70.2% | 41.7% |
| Forest Meadow Middle School DALLAS | 1,211 | 70.0% | 36.5% |
| Vernon Schrade Middle School ROWLETT | 697 | 65.6% | 30.4% |
| Euless Junior High School EULESS | 1,075 | 74.6% | 52.7% |
| Stockdick Junior High School KATY | 1,103 | 63.0% | 53.5% |
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 West Briar Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #727 of 1,635 | #83 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #610 of 1,670 ▲ 530 | #72 of 219 ▲ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #652 of 1,670 ▲ 22 | #68 of 219 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #787 of 1,570 | #114 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 994 | #289 of 1,749 | #74 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #1,346 of 1,542 | #176 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #188 of 1,543 | #26 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.0% | #740 of 1,648 | #149 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #725 of 942 | #120 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
994
-136 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 1,347
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 994 | 57.5 | 17.3:1 | 69% (686) |
| 2023-24 | 1,027 | 59.5 | 17.3:1 | 61% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 1,061 | 61.5 | 17.3:1 | 62% (661) |
| 2020-21 | 1,130 | 58 | 19.5:1 | 65% (733) |
| 2017-18 | 1,070 | 59.5 | 18.0:1 | 59% (628) |
| 2015-16 | 1,010 | 57 | 17.7:1 | 50% (507) |
| 2010-11 | 1,347 | 77 | 17.5:1 | 34% (460) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Briar Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,070 to 994); teachers down 3% (59.5 to 57.5).
About West Briar Middle School
This page covers West Briar Middle School, a large middle-grades school in HOUSTON, Texas. The latest federal count shows 994 students in grades 6 through 8. Against the 643-student average for middle schools in Texas, enrollment here is 55% higher.
Enrollment across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD totals 176,727 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at West Briar Middle School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 38%. The remaining shares are 37% Black, 14% White, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at West Briar Middle School total 57.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.3:1. That is 2.9 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 69%. That tracks the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Measured against Texas public middle schools, West Briar Middle School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
West Briar Middle School scores 44.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that 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. West Briar Middle School is one of 1,205 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from West Briar Middle School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to Bush Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.6% proficiency; West Briar Middle School posts 44.4%.
NCES assigns West Briar Middle School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 12% from its 2020-21 level of 1,130. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 19.5:1 to 17.3:1.
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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
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- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
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- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Bush Elementary School0.2 mi · 703
- Westside High School0.7 mi · 2,729
- Ray Daily Elementary School1.0 mi · 853
- Nottingham Elementary School1.2 mi · 746
- Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School1.6 mi · 412
- Stratford High School1.8 mi · 2,394
Frequently asked questions
About West Briar Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Briar Middle School?
West Briar Middle School enrolls approximately 994 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Briar Middle School serve?
West Briar Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Briar Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Briar Middle School is approximately 17.3:1 (58 FTE teachers).
How diverse is West Briar Middle School?
West Briar Middle School reports a student body of 14% White, 38% Hispanic, 37% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees West Briar Middle School?
West Briar Middle School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.