Forest Brook Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Forest Brook Middle School serves 546 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1018th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 41.08 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 | 482364013060 |
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 | 546 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.7% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% 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.
Forest Brook Middle School in context
Size
Forest Brook Middle School is the 20th largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 546 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.7 miles away and have a median of 442 students, so Forest Brook 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 7 with 191 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 165, against an average of 182 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% fewer students than grade 6 (165 against 190). 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 57.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 41%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.7% 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
Forest Brook Middle School has 41.08 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 546 students would have about 37.9 teachers, so Forest Brook Middle School has 3.2 more.
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 Voyage Academy for Girls, 2 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 11 middle schools within 5 miles and 49 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 57.9% |
| Hispanic | 41% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 190 |
| Grade 7 | 191 |
| Grade 8 | 165 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7525 Tidwell Rd, Houston, TX 77016
Phone: (713)631-7720
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forest Brook Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Voyage Academy for Girls | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 368 | 17.9 | 93.2% |
| KIPP Polaris Academy for Boys | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 341 | 16.7 | 97.4% |
| North East STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.9 mi | 133 | 19 | 99.2% |
| Key Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 516 | 13.2 | 96.1% |
| IDEA Hardy College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.9 mi | 635 | 18.1 | 93.2% |
| Hambrick Middle School | Aldine ISD | 4.0 mi | 965 | 13 | 89.2% |
| Fleming Middle School | Houston ISD | 4.3 mi | 319 | 13.7 | 98.1% |
| Henry Middle School | Houston ISD | 4.3 mi | 523 | 12.8 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.