Williams Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–8
Williams Middle School serves 352 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1329th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 28.21 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 | 482364002615 |
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 | 352 | 176,727 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 16.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.7% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Williams Middle School in context
Size
Of the 42 middle schools in Houston ISD, Williams Middle School is the 32nd largest, with 0.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 508 students, so Williams 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 7 with 123 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 112, against an average of 117 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 112 in grade 6 and 117 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 54.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 41.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.7% 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
Williams Middle School has 28.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 352 students would have about 24.4 teachers, so Williams Middle School has 3.8 more.
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 Drew Academy, 1.3 miles away in Aldine ISD. There are 18 middle schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 54.5% |
| Black | 41.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| White | 1.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 112 |
| Grade 7 | 123 |
| Grade 8 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6100 Knox St, Houston, TX 77091
Phone: (713)696-2600
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Williams Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Academy | Aldine ISD | 1.3 mi | 363 | 9.2 | 85.1% |
| H S Ahead Academy | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 151 | 19.1 | 97.4% |
| Black Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.3% |
| Houston Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.1 mi | 372 | 11.1 | 88.2% |
| Fonville Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 583 | 13.6 | 95.4% |
| KIPP Nexus Middle School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 432 | 18.5 | 88.2% |
| Garcia Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.9 mi | 966 | 13.1 | 84% |
| Hoffman Middle School | Aldine ISD | 3.3 mi | 643 | 11 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.