Stelle Claughton Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Spring ISD · Grades 6–8
Stelle Claughton Middle School serves 896 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 41 schools in Spring ISD. By enrollment it is the 410th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.7 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 ÷ 50.63 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Spring ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484122009575 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 896 | 33,590 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.7 | 17.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95% | 80.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Stelle Claughton Middle School in context
Size
Stelle Claughton Middle School is the 2nd largest of Spring ISD's 9 middle schools; its 896 students are 2.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 814 students, so Stelle Claughton Middle 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 8 with 330 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 276, against an average of 299 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (330 against 290). 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 58.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring ISD (54%). Black students are next, at 34.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 80.2% across Spring 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
Stelle Claughton Middle School has 50.63 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 896 students would have about 62.2 teachers, so Stelle Claughton Middle School has 11.6 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Edward Roberson Middle School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.1% |
| Black | 34.3% |
| Asian | 2.5% |
| White | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 290 |
| Grade 7 | 276 |
| Grade 8 | 330 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3000 Spears Rd, Houston, TX 77067
Phone: (281)891-7650
Website: springisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Stelle Claughton Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Roberson Middle School | Spring ISD | 0.8 mi | 872 | 17.8 | 67% |
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 617 | 20.2 | 94.2% |
| Spring Leadership Academy | Spring ISD | 1.2 mi | 502 | 16.3 | 77.5% |
| Harmony School of Technology-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 2.0 mi | 703 | 17 | 71.4% |
| Wunderlich Intermediate School | Klein ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,319 | 12.7 | 79% |
| Plummer Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.2 mi | 894 | 13.2 | 90.6% |
| Shotwell Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.8 mi | 832 | 11.6 | 84.3% |
| Edwin M Wells Middle School | Spring ISD | 2.9 mi | 796 | 15.9 | 91.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.