Marshall Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Marshall Middle School serves 456 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1155th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 33 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 | 482364002531 |
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 | 456 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.3% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 39% 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.
Marshall Middle School in context
Size
Of the 42 middle schools in Houston ISD, Marshall Middle School is the 25th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 308 students, so Marshall 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 175 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 135, against an average of 152 per grade. This year grade 8 has 30% more students than grade 6 (175 against 135). 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 82% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 15.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.3% 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
Marshall Middle School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 456 students would have about 31.7 teachers, so Marshall Middle School has 1.3 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 Secondary DAEP, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 18 middle schools within 5 miles and 63 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82% |
| Black | 15.8% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 135 |
| Grade 7 | 146 |
| Grade 8 | 175 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1115 Noble St, Houston, TX 77009
Phone: (713)226-2600
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marshall Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary DAEP | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 38 | 1.8 | 97.4% |
| Hogg Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,161 | 17.6 | 50.5% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 325 | 13 | 75.4% |
| Fleming Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.3 mi | 319 | 13.7 | 98.1% |
| Key Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 516 | 13.2 | 96.1% |
| Ripley House Middle Campus | Bakerripley Community Schools | 2.7 mi | 164 | 15.1 | 91.5% |
| A+ Unlimited Potential - University | A+ Unlimited Potential | 2.8 mi | 156 | 30.1 | 77.6% |
| McReynolds Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.8 mi | 297 | 11.8 | 98% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.