O'Donnell Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades 7–8
O'Donnell Middle School serves 1,214 students in grades 7–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 115th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15 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 ÷ 80.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783001143 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,214 | 38,610 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.3% | 86.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
O'Donnell Middle School in context
Size
O'Donnell Middle School is the largest of Alief ISD's 12 middle schools; its 1,214 students are 3.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 807; O'Donnell 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 608 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 606, against an average of 607 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 606 in grade 7 and 608 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 44.7% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 37.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 80.73 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,214 students, O'Donnell Middle School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,214 students would have about 84.3 teachers, so O'Donnell Middle School has 3.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
O'Donnell 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 Albright Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 56 other middle schools, 18 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 | 44.7% |
| Black | 37.2% |
| Asian | 11% |
| White | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 606 |
| Grade 8 | 608 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14041 Alief Clodine, Houston, TX 77082
Phone: (281)495-6000
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: O'Donnell Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albright Middle School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 945 | 13.3 | 82.3% |
| Miller Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 1.4 mi | 793 | 13.9 | 86.5% |
| Killough Middle School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 763 | 14.2 | 87.7% |
| Iltexas Westpark Middle School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 1.6 mi | 440 | 16.4 | 83.4% |
| Budewig Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,054 | 13.6 | 87.7% |
| Alief Middle School | Alief ISD | 2.3 mi | 821 | 14 | 89.2% |
| Youngblood Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.6 mi | 864 | 15.6 | 88.1% |
| Mata Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 3.0 mi | 753 | 13.7 | 90.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.