Friends for Life Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Houston, Texas
Friends for Life Middle in Houston, Texas enrolled 226 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 28% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%
176 students in 2022-23, 210 students in 2023-24, 226 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.8 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 176 | 11.8 | 14.9 |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 12.5 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 226 | 15.0 | 15.1 |
15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 61 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Friends for Life Middle reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent5.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
96.5% of students were Hispanic, 1.8% White, 0.9% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic96.5%
- White1.8%
- Asian0.9%
- Black0.4%
- Two or more races0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Friends for Life Middle scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 65‑69% | 64‑71% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Houston
141 public middle schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier Middle | 1,485 | 20.1 | 25.6% |
| Aragon Middle | 1,424 | 17.2 | 45.5% |
| Burbank Middle | 1,412 | 17.8 | 93.6% |
| Cook Middle | 1,375 | 16.8 | 58.8% |
| Black Middle | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.2% |
| C E King Middle | 1,359 | 16.4 | 77.4% |
| Truitt Middle | 1,353 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Bleyl Middle | 1,322 | 15.4 | 66.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Friends for Life Middle
- Ser-Ninos Charter MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 266 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
- Discovery MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 284 students, 77.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Friends for Life Middle with Ser-Ninos Charter MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School spends per student$12,686 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,686
- The largest public schools in TexasFriends for Life Middle is the number 1,473 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,473 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.15.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Friends for Life Middle
How many students attend Friends for Life Middle?
226 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 176 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Friends for Life Middle?
15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Friends for Life Middle a Title I school?
Friends for Life Middle has no 2021-22 Title I status in the NCES school files (the school opened later, or its district did not report one).How do students at Friends for Life Middle do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Friends for Life Middle scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Friends for Life Middle in?
Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Pub Chtr School, NCES district ID 4800113. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480011322853 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.