Woodland Acres Middle School
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 6–8
Woodland Acres Middle School serves 570 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 977th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.9 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 ÷ 40.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001993 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 570 | 20,862 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 15 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.7% | 88.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 41% 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.
Woodland Acres Middle School in context
Size
Of the 5 middle schools in Galena Park ISD, Woodland Acres Middle School is the smallest, with 2.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 849 students, so Woodland Acres 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 8 with 200 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 183, against an average of 190 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 183 in grade 6 and 200 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
Woodland Acres Middle School has 40.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 570 students would have about 39.6 teachers, so Woodland Acres Middle School has 1.4 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 Cunningham Middle School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 59 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.2% |
| Black | 3.3% |
| White | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
49.8% of students are girls and 50.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 183 |
| Grade 7 | 187 |
| Grade 8 | 200 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12947 Myrtle Ln, Houston, TX 77015
Phone: (832)386-4700
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Woodland Acres Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cunningham Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 2.6 mi | 802 | 12.9 | 88.7% |
| Galena Park Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 3.0 mi | 896 | 14.6 | 87.6% |
| North Shore Middle School | Galena Park ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,299 | 16.2 | 87.5% |
| IDEA Lake Houston College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 499 | 18.9 | 87.8% |
| De Zavala Middle School | Pasadena ISD | 4.0 mi | 457 | 10.4 | 94.1% |
| Aguirre Junior High School | Channelview ISD | 4.1 mi | 933 | 15.8 | 81.5% |
| Cobb 6th Grade Campus | Galena Park ISD | 4.1 mi | 991 | 13.9 | 91% |
| Jackson Intermediate School | Pasadena ISD | 4.4 mi | 527 | 11.6 | 93% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.