Lewis Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 6–8
Lewis Middle School serves 1,054 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 231st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.6 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 ÷ 77.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771012198 |
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 | 1,054 | 56,419 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Lewis Middle School in context
Size
Of the 15 middle schools in Aldine ISD, Lewis Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 1.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.5 miles away and have a median of 669 students, so Lewis 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 6 with 379 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 315, against an average of 351 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% fewer students than grade 6 (315 against 379). 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 72% of enrollment, about the same share as across Aldine ISD (75.2%). Black students are next, at 25.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.5% of students qualify 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
Lewis Middle School has 77.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,054 students would have about 73.2 teachers, so Lewis Middle School has 4.5 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 Young Womens Leadership Academy, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 38 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72% |
| Black | 25.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
| White | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 379 |
| Grade 7 | 360 |
| Grade 8 | 315 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
21255 W Hardy Rd, Houston, TX 77073
Phone: (281)209-8257
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lewis Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young Womens Leadership Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 355 | 12.2 | 79.2% |
| Bammel Middle School | Spring ISD | 2.3 mi | 783 | 16.5 | 93% |
| Teague Middle School | Aldine ISD | 3.0 mi | 550 | 12.1 | 83.6% |
| Twin Creeks Middle School | Spring ISD | 3.2 mi | 848 | 15.3 | 81.1% |
| Spring Leadership Academy | Spring ISD | 3.8 mi | 502 | 16.3 | 77.5% |
| Dueitt Middle School | Spring ISD | 3.9 mi | 720 | 15.1 | 83.1% |
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.2 mi | 617 | 20.2 | 94.2% |
| Rickey C Bailey Middle School | Spring ISD | 4.5 mi | 982 | 19.6 | 79.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.