Calvin Nelms Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Katy, Texas · Calvin Nelms Charter Schools · Grades 6–8
Calvin Nelms Middle School serves 160 students in grades 6–8 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 2 schools in Calvin Nelms Charter Schools. By enrollment it is the 1595th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 21.1 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 ÷ 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Calvin Nelms Charter Schools |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480012409258 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Calvin Nelms Charter Schools | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 160 | 343 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 21.1 | 19 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% 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.
Calvin Nelms Middle School in context
Size
Calvin Nelms Middle School is the only middle school in Calvin Nelms Charter Schools. Its 160 students are 46.6% of the district's 343. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 1,035 students, so Calvin Nelms Middle School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 58 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 44, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 8 has 24% fewer students than grade 6 (44 against 58). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 61.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Calvin Nelms Charter Schools (61.2%). Black students are next, at 15%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Calvin Nelms Middle School has 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 160 students would have about 11.1 teachers, so Calvin Nelms Middle School has 3.5 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 T H McDonald Junior High School, 0.7 miles away in Katy ISD. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 34 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.9% |
| Black | 15% |
| White | 11.9% |
| Asian | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.6% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 58 |
| Grade 7 | 58 |
| Grade 8 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
20625 Clay Rd, Katy, TX 77449
Phone: (281)398-8031
Website: cnchs.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Calvin Nelms Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T H McDonald Junior High School | Katy ISD | 0.7 mi | 966 | 12.7 | 72.7% |
| Morton Ranch Junior High School | Katy ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,205 | 12.5 | 76.1% |
| Cardiff Junior High School | Katy ISD | 1.6 mi | 803 | 11.3 | 82.4% |
| Thornton Middle School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,424 | 15.4 | 82.5% |
| Mayde Creek Junior High School | Katy ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,214 | 13.3 | 76.1% |
| Stockdick Junior High School | Katy ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,103 | 13.8 | 63% |
| West Memorial Junior High School | Katy ISD | 3.9 mi | 897 | 12.8 | 69.1% |
| Iltexas Katy Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 4.0 mi | 459 | 17.6 | 64.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Calvin Nelms Charter Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Nelms High School | High | 9–12 | 183 |