Burbank Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Burbank Middle School serves 1,412 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 45th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.8 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 ÷ 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002413 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,412 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.6% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Burbank Middle School in context
Size
Burbank Middle School is the 2nd largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 1,412 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 520 students, so Burbank Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 7 with 488 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 454, against an average of 471 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 470 in grade 6 and 454 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston 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
Burbank Middle School has 79.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,412 students would have about 98.1 teachers, so Burbank Middle School has 18.7 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is KIPP 3D Academy, 0.4 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 17 middle schools within 5 miles and 56 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.2% |
| Black | 6.4% |
| White | 1.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 470 |
| Grade 7 | 488 |
| Grade 8 | 454 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
315 Berry Rd, Houston, TX 77022
Phone: (713)696-2720
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Burbank Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP 3D Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.4 mi | 513 | 26.4 | 95.9% |
| H S Ahead Academy | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 151 | 19.1 | 97.4% |
| Henry Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 523 | 12.8 | 97.1% |
| IDEA Hardy College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 635 | 18.1 | 93.2% |
| Fonville Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 583 | 13.6 | 95.4% |
| Hamilton Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 911 | 17 | 79.9% |
| Key Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.0 mi | 516 | 13.2 | 96.1% |
| North East STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 3.3 mi | 133 | 19 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.