Owens Intermediate School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades 5–6
Owens Intermediate School serves 809 students in grades 5–6 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 545th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 48.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–6 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783005756 |
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 | 809 | 38,610 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 13.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90% | 86.4% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 83% 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.
Owens Intermediate School in context
Size
Owens Intermediate School is the 8th largest of Alief ISD's 12 middle schools; its 809 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 787; Owens Intermediate 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 5 with 449 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 360, against an average of 405 per grade. This year grade 6 has 20% fewer students than grade 5 (360 against 449). 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: 84.2% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90% 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 48.45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 809 students, Owens Intermediate School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 809 students would have about 56.2 teachers, so Owens Intermediate School has 7.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Owens Intermediate School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Harmony School of Innovation - Houston, 1.5 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. Within 10 miles there are 52 other middle schools, 19 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 | 84.2% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Asian | 5.1% |
| White | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 449 |
| Grade 6 | 360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6900 Turtlewood, Houston, TX 77072
Phone: (281)983-8466
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Owens Intermediate School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.5 mi | 497 | 14.3 | 87.7% |
| Alief Middle School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 821 | 14 | 89.2% |
| Olle Middle School | Alief ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,025 | 14.8 | 87.9% |
| Youngblood Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.1 mi | 864 | 15.6 | 88.1% |
| KIPP Academy Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 508 | 24.5 | 91.9% |
| Mata Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.7 mi | 753 | 13.7 | 90.2% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.7 mi | 833 | 14.5 | 89.8% |
| Holub Middle School | Alief ISD | 2.8 mi | 686 | 13 | 91.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.