Hodges Bend Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Fort Bend ISD · Grades 6–8
Hodges Bend Middle School serves 765 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Fort Bend County). It is one of 82 schools in Fort Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 631st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 61.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Fort Bend ISD calendar 2026–2027
Hodges Bend Middle School follows the district calendar. First day Tue, Aug 11. Spring break Mon, Mar 8 – Fri, Mar 12. Last day Wed, May 26.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fort Bend ISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481965007283 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Bend ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 765 | 79,663 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.8% | 47.5% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Hodges Bend Middle School in context
Size
Hodges Bend Middle School is the smallest of Fort Bend ISD's 15 middle schools; its 765 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 869 students, so Hodges Bend 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 8 with 273 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 237, against an average of 255 per grade. This year grade 8 has 15% more students than grade 6 (273 against 237). 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 53.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Fort Bend ISD (26.6%). Black students are next, at 29.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Fort Bend 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
Hodges Bend Middle School has 61.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 765 students would have about 53.1 teachers, so Hodges Bend Middle School has 7.9 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 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 KIPP Academy West, 1.5 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 13 middle schools within 5 miles and 43 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.9% |
| Black | 29.2% |
| Asian | 10.7% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 237 |
| Grade 7 | 255 |
| Grade 8 | 273 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16510 Bissonnet, Houston, TX 77083
Phone: (281)634-3000
Website: fortbendisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hodges Bend Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Academy West | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 422 | 17 | 54.3% |
| Iltexas Westpark Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.9 mi | 440 | 16.4 | 83.4% |
| Albright Middle School | Alief ISD | 2.5 mi | 945 | 13.3 | 82.3% |
| Miller Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 3.0 mi | 793 | 13.9 | 86.5% |
| Macario Garcia Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.0 mi | 1,443 | 17.6 | 38.7% |
| David Crockett Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,268 | 16.5 | 69.5% |
| O'Donnell Middle School | Alief ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,214 | 15 | 88.3% |
| Killough Middle School | Alief ISD | 3.7 mi | 763 | 14.2 | 87.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.