Ortiz Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Ortiz Middle School serves 772 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 614th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 48 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 | 482364009275 |
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 | 772 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 75% 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.
Ortiz Middle School in context
Size
Ortiz Middle School is the 15th largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 772 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 477 students, so Ortiz 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 287 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 222, against an average of 257 per grade. This year grade 8 has 18% more students than grade 6 (263 against 222). 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 87.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 10.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.1% 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
Ortiz Middle School has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 772 students would have about 53.6 teachers, so Ortiz Middle School has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
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 Hartman Middle School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 19 middle schools within 5 miles and 66 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.3% |
| Black | 10.4% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| White | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 222 |
| Grade 7 | 287 |
| Grade 8 | 263 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6767 Telephone Rd, Houston, TX 77061
Phone: (713)845-5650
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ortiz Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartman Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 645 | 14.8 | 94.9% |
| KIPP Prime College Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 453 | 20.6 | 93.4% |
| Early College STEM Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 2.5 mi | 275 | 14.2 | 95.6% |
| Rick Schneider Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 2.5 mi | 500 | 10.7 | 92.8% |
| Stevenson Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,096 | 17.9 | 90.5% |
| South Houston Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 2.8 mi | 509 | 10.6 | 91.4% |
| Deady Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 413 | 11.2 | 98.3% |
| Thomas Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 391 | 12.1 | 98% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.