North Shore Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 7–8
North Shore Middle School serves 1,299 students in grades 7–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 74th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 80.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001990 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,299 | 20,862 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.5% | 88.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
North Shore Middle School in context
Size
North Shore Middle School is the largest of Galena Park ISD's 5 middle schools; its 1,299 students are 6.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 868; North Shore 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 7 with 652 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 647, against an average of 650 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 652 in grade 7 and 647 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 83.1% here and 82.1% across Galena Park ISD. Black students are next, at 12.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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 80.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,299 students, North Shore Middle School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,299 students would have about 90.2 teachers, so North Shore Middle School has 10 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
North Shore 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 Aguirre Junior High School, 1.2 miles away in Channelview ISD. Within 10 miles there are 40 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 | 83.1% |
| Black | 12.5% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 652 |
| Grade 8 | 647 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
120 Castlegory, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-2600
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Shore Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aguirre Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 1.2 mi | 933 | 15.8 | 81.5% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus | Galena Park ISD | 1.2 mi | 991 | 13.9 | 91% |
| Cunningham Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 802 | 12.9 | 88.7% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.3 mi | 499 | 18.9 | 87.8% |
| Alice Johnson Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,112 | 15.8 | 91.7% |
| Academic Counseling and Transition Academy | Channelview ISD | 3.0 mi | 25 | 5 | 100% |
| Woodland Acres Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 3.2 mi | 570 | 13.9 | 87.7% |
| C E King Middle School | Sheldon ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,359 | 16.4 | 86.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.