Bammel Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades 6–8
Bammel Middle School serves 783 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 589th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.5 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 47.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122009633 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 783 | 33,590 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 80.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Bammel Middle School in context
Size
Of the 9 middle schools in Spring ISD, Bammel Middle School is the 6th largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 834 students, so Bammel Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 282 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 248, against an average of 261 per grade. This year grade 8 has 10% fewer students than grade 6 (253 against 282). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 50.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring ISD (36.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 45.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Bammel Middle School has 47.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 783 students would have about 54.4 teachers, so Bammel Middle School has 6.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Spring Leadership Academy, 2.1 miles away in the same district. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 44 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 50.3% |
| Hispanic | 45.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| White | 0.5% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 282 |
| Grade 7 | 248 |
| Grade 8 | 253 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16711 Ella Blvd, Houston, TX 77090
Phone: (281)891-7900
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bammel Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Leadership Academy | Spring ISD | 2.1 mi | 502 | 16.3 | 77.5% |
| Lewis Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,054 | 13.6 | 87.5% |
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.6 mi | 617 | 20.2 | 94.2% |
| Young Womens Leadership Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.9 mi | 355 | 12.2 | 79.2% |
| Stelle Claughton Middle School | Spring ISD | 2.9 mi | 896 | 17.7 | 95% |
| Strack Intermediate School | Klein ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,237 | 15.1 | 50.6% |
| Edwin M Wells Middle School | Spring ISD | 3.3 mi | 796 | 15.9 | 91.6% |
| Edward Roberson Middle School | Spring ISD | 3.3 mi | 872 | 17.8 | 67% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.