Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Ser-Ninos Charter School · Grades 6–8
Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School serves 266 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 4 schools in Ser-Ninos Charter School. By enrollment it is the 1440th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16 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 ÷ 16.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Ser-Ninos Charter School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001811526 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ser-Ninos Charter School | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 266 | 1,193 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 98.5% | 96.9% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School in context
Size
Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School is the only middle school in Ser-Ninos Charter School. Its 266 students are 22.3% of the district's 1,193. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 1.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 425; Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 6 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 78, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (78 against 100). 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: 98.5% here and 97.7% across Ser-Ninos Charter School. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
98.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 96.9% across Ser-Ninos Charter School 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 16.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 266 students, Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School has 16 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 266 students would have about 18.5 teachers, so Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Friends for Life Middle School, 0.3 miles away in Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School. Within 10 miles there are 66 other middle schools, 12 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 | 98.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 100 |
| Grade 7 | 88 |
| Grade 8 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5610 Gulfton St, Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713)592-6055
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends for Life Middle School | Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School | 0.3 mi | 226 | 15.1 | 95.1% |
| Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 284 | 77.4 | 91.9% |
| Pin Oak Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 1,253 | 19.4 | 42.9% |
| Las Americas | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 111 | 8.5 | 98.2% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 515 | 32.2 | 96.9% |
| Tanglewood Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.3 mi | 836 | 17.4 | 65% |
| Energized for STEM Academy Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 335 | 37.2 | 94.9% |
| Pershing Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,141 | 15.8 | 58.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ser-Ninos Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 246 |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 512 |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High School | High | 9–11 | 169 |