Welch Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Welch Middle School serves 547 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1017th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 38 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 | 482364005501 |
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 | 547 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.8% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Welch Middle School in context
Size
Welch Middle School is the 19th largest of Houston ISD's 42 middle schools; its 547 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 745 students, so Welch Middle School is smaller 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 6 with 198 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 167, against an average of 182 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 198 in grade 6 and 182 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 30.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.8% 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
Welch Middle School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 547 students would have about 38 teachers, so Welch Middle School has about as many as that.
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 Fondren Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. There are 19 middle schools within 5 miles and 55 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.3% |
| Black | 30.9% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 198 |
| Grade 7 | 167 |
| Grade 8 | 182 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11544 S Gessner, Houston, TX 77071
Phone: (713)778-3300
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Welch Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fondren Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 713 | 15.3 | 99% |
| KIPP Academy Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 508 | 24.5 | 91.9% |
| KIPP Mosaic Academy School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.6 mi | 788 | 22.5 | 89.5% |
| Sugar Grove Academy | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 777 | 15.5 | 99% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 2.6 mi | 497 | 14.3 | 87.7% |
| Missouri City Middle School | Fort Bend ISD | 2.7 mi | 933 | 14.1 | 80.8% |
| Klentzman Intermediate School | Alief ISD | 2.8 mi | 833 | 14.5 | 89.8% |
| Accelerated Intermediate Charter School | Accelerated Intermediate Academy | 2.9 mi | 21 | 11.7 | 90.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.