Sam Houston Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Garland, Texas
Sam Houston Middle in Garland, Texas enrolled 775 students in 2024-25 with 58.2 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 33% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%
898 students in 2022-23, 816 students in 2023-24, 775 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 64.8 to 58.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 898 | 64.8 | 13.9 |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 73.1 | 11.2 |
| 2024-25 | 775 | 58.2 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 68 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).
One counselor per 335 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sam Houston Middle enrolled 1,005 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 166 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 335 of the 1,005 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions166
- Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.4% of students were Hispanic, 5.0% Black, 3.6% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.4%
- Black5.0%
- White3.6%
- Asian1.9%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian0.4%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Sam Houston Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 33% | 50% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 29% | 39% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
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.
Middle schools in Garland
11 public middle schools in Garland report 2024-25 enrollment; Sam Houston Middle is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Technology Center | 1,157 | 16.0 | 69.7% |
| Classical Center at Brandenburg Middle | 1,056 | 16.1 | 60.5% |
| Webb Middle | 989 | 15.8 | 88.2% |
| Austin Acad for Excell | 951 | 15.4 | 40.5% |
| Lyles Middle Collegiate Intermediate | 869 | 15.3 | 87.1% |
| Sellers Middle | 852 | 15.2 | 79.7% |
| O'banion Middle | 784 | 14.1 | 90.9% |
| Sam Houston Middle | 775 | 13.3 | 89.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Sam Houston Middle
- Bussey MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 753 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
- Jackson Technology CenterThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 1,157 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Sam Houston Middle with Bussey MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Garland ISD spends per student$12,534 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,534
- The largest public schools in TexasSam Houston Middle is the number 597 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#597 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.13.3:1
- 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 Sam Houston Middle
How many students attend Sam Houston Middle?
775 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 898 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Garland, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Sam Houston Middle?
13.3 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 Sam Houston Middle a Title I school?
Sam Houston Middle ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Sam Houston Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Sam Houston Middle scored proficient or above: 33% in reading in 2021-22 and 29% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Sam Houston Middle in?
Garland ISD, NCES district ID 4820340. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 482034002030 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.