Houston Academy
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 5–6
Houston Academy serves 372 students in grades 5–6 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 1300th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 11.1 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 ÷ 33.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771009550 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 372 | 56,419 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.2% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Houston Academy in context
Size
Houston Academy is the 13th largest of Aldine ISD's 15 middle schools; its 372 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 538; Houston Academy is smaller 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 6 with 221 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 151, against an average of 186 per grade. This year grade 6 has 46% more students than grade 5 (221 against 151). 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
The largest group is Black students: 49.5% here and 20.8% across Aldine ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 44.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine 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
With 33.62 full-time-equivalent teachers for 372 students, Houston Academy has 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 372 students would have about 25.8 teachers, so Houston Academy has 7.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Houston Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Drew Academy, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other middle schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 49.5% |
| Hispanic | 44.9% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| White | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
54% of students are girls and 46% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 151 |
| Grade 6 | 221 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8103 Carver Rd, Houston, TX 77088
Phone: (281)878-7745
Website: aldine.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Houston Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Academy | Aldine ISD | 0.8 mi | 363 | 9.2 | 85.1% |
| Garcia Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.3 mi | 966 | 13.1 | 84% |
| Klein Intermediate School | Klein ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,050 | 11.8 | 85.1% |
| Hoffman Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.0 mi | 643 | 11 | 84.4% |
| Williams Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 352 | 12.5 | 99.7% |
| Clifton Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 363 | 14.4 | 98.9% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.2 mi | 432 | 18.5 | 88.2% |
| Black Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.