Houston Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Houston, Mississippi

Houston Middle School in Houston, Mississippi enrolled 352 students in 2024-25 with 30.3 full-time teachers, 11.6 students per teacher against the Mississippi middle-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 62% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Mississippi: 41.7% and 52.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

402 students in 2022-23, 355 students in 2023-24, 352 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.6 to 30.3.

Students enrolled at Houston Middle School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 355, 2024-25: 35202004006002022-234022023-243552024-25352
Students enrolled at Houston Middle School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 355, 2024-25: 35202004006002022-234022023-243552024-25352
Students enrolled at Houston Middle School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 355, 2024-25: 35202004006002022-234022023-243552024-25352
Students enrolled at Houston Middle School by school year2022-23: 402, 2023-24: 355, 2024-25: 35202004006002022-234022023-243552024-25352
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340231.612.7
2023-2435531.411.3
2024-2535230.311.6

11.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 81 of every 100 Mississippi middle schools

Among the 175 Mississippi middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Mississippi middle schools, 2024-25175 values from 6.4 to 44.1; Houston Middle School 11.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHouston Middle School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi middle schools, 2024-25175 values from 6.4 to 44.1; Houston Middle School 11.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHouston Middle School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi middle schools, 2024-25175 values from 6.4 to 44.1; Houston Middle School 11.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHouston Middle School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Mississippi middle schools, 2024-25175 values from 6.4 to 44.1; Houston Middle School 11.6; state median 13.1.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherHouston Middle School 11.6state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

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 Houston Middle School reported.

  • Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
  • Gifted and talented programnot reported
  • Counselors (FTE)not reported
  • Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
  • Chronically absent13.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.3% of students were White, 36.1% Black, 11.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White44.3%
  2. Black36.1%
  3. Two or more races11.1%
  4. Hispanic8.5%

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, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Houston Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Mississippi, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMississippi
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%41%41.7%
Math, 2022-2362%56% (2021-22)52.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.

What to look at next about Houston Middle School

  1. Okolona Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 16 miles away: 125 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).16 mi
  2. Shannon Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 23 miles away: 190 students, 9.2 per teacher (2024-25).23 mi
  3. Compare Houston Middle School with Okolona Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Chickasaw Co School Dist spends per student$11,195 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,195
  5. The largest public schools in MississippiHouston Middle School is the number 104 by size of 176 Mississippi middle schools open in 2024-25.#104 of 176
  6. Mississippi schools by students per teacher11.6 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 13.1 for middle schools.11.6:1
  7. 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 Houston Middle School

  1. How many students attend Houston Middle School?
    352 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 402 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Houston, MS.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Houston Middle School?
    11.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for middle schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Houston Middle School a Title I school?
    Houston Middle School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Houston Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Houston Middle School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 62% in math in 2022-23, against 41.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 52.1% in math in 2022-23 across Mississippi. Mississippi'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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Houston Middle School in?
    Chickasaw Co School Dist, NCES district ID 2800200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280020001538 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, 2021-22 and 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.

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