Lawson Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Lawson Middle School serves 1,069 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 215th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 73 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 | 482364002442 |
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 | 1,069 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.7% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Lawson Middle School in context
Size
Lawson Middle School is the 10th largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 1,069 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 783; Lawson 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 8 with 381 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 328, against an average of 356 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 360 in grade 6 and 381 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 61% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 37.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.7% 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
With 73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,069 students, Lawson Middle School has 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,069 students would have about 74.2 teachers, so Lawson Middle School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Lawson Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Accelerated Intermediate Charter School, 2.2 miles away in Accelerated Intermediate Academy. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61% |
| Black | 37.6% |
| White | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 360 |
| Grade 7 | 328 |
| Grade 8 | 381 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14000 Stancliff St, Houston, TX 77045
Phone: (713)434-5600
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lawson Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Intermediate Charter School | Accelerated Intermediate Academy | 2.2 mi | 21 | 11.7 | 90.5% |
| KIPP Mosaic Academy School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 788 | 22.5 | 89.5% |
| Christa McAuliffe Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.8 mi | 806 | 13.3 | 91.1% |
| Meyerland Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,166 | 15.7 | 51.8% |
| Nolan Ryan Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 4.6 mi | 777 | 16.2 | 36.9% |
| Fondren Middle School | Houston ISD | 4.7 mi | 713 | 15.3 | 99% |
| Dr. Ronald E McNair Junior High School | Alvin ISD | 5.0 mi | 1,034 | 17.4 | 26% |
| Welch Middle School | Houston ISD | 5.0 mi | 547 | 14.4 | 99.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.