Mead Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 6–8
Mead Middle School serves 910 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 386th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.7 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 ÷ 71.62 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 | 480771013705 |
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 | 910 | 56,419 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.9% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 24% 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.
Mead Middle School in context
Size
Mead Middle School is the 7th largest of Aldine ISD's 15 middle schools; its 910 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 739; Mead 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 326 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 260, against an average of 303 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% more students than grade 6 (326 against 260). 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 Hispanic students: 94.7% here and 75.2% across Aldine ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.9% 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 71.62 full-time-equivalent teachers for 910 students, Mead Middle School has 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 910 students would have about 63.2 teachers, so Mead Middle School has 8.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Mead Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Hambrick Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other middle schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.7% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
49.7% of students are girls and 50.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 260 |
| Grade 7 | 324 |
| Grade 8 | 326 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3500 Lauder Rd, Houston, TX 77039
Phone: (281)985-3700
Website: aldineisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mead Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hambrick Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.1 mi | 965 | 13 | 89.2% |
| Grantham Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,006 | 13.9 | 87.5% |
| Aldine Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.7 mi | 842 | 13.6 | 91.4% |
| North East STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.6 mi | 133 | 19 | 99.2% |
| IDEA Hardy College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 635 | 18.1 | 93.2% |
| Henry Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.3 mi | 523 | 12.8 | 97.1% |
| Stovall Middle School | Aldine ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,039 | 14.6 | 91% |
| Fonville Middle School | Houston ISD | 4.1 mi | 583 | 13.6 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.