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WELCH MIDDLE

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Regular School · HOUSTON, TX

WELCH MIDDLE is a regular school school in HOUSTON, Texas, serving grades 06–08 with 547 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
547
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 319 58%
Black or African American 169 31%
Asian 43 8%
White 8 1%
Two or more races 5 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Total enrollment 547 300M / 247F

English Language Learners: 267 (49% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 11.0% -25.4pp 36.4% 438
Reading Proficiency 21.0% -20.3pp 41.3% 425
Science Proficiency 10-14% 179

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.44 grade levels
Math
+0.24 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
26 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
47
8.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
113
20.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 547 100%

Contact & Location

11544 S GESSNER

HOUSTON, TX 77071

Phone: (713)778-3300

http://www.houstonisd.org

District

HOUSTON ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,112

District enrollment: 189,934

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

482364005501

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD