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Holub Middle

Public Grades 7-8

1897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 19% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Holub Middle in Houston, TX, serves 686 students in 7th and 8th grades within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Holub Middle presents a fascinating paradox: it has an exceptionally strong Algebra I program, with 90.91% of students proficient on the End-of-Course exam in 2025-2026—more than double the state average of 54.03% and far exceeding the district average of 43.68%. This performance has been consistently high for at least four years, rivaling nearby charter schools like Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston (98.21% proficient) and surpassing KIPP Academy Middle (68.6% proficient). However, the school struggles profoundly in other core subjects. For example, only 12.86% of 7th graders are proficient in Mathematics (compared to 29.41% statewide), and just 10.58% of 8th graders are proficient in Social Studies (compared to 31.69% statewide). This suggests the school excels at accelerating a select group of students into advanced math while the majority of students do not achieve grade-level proficiency in other areas.

Holub's overall state ranking has declined steadily over the past decade, falling from the 60th percentile in 2016 to the 19th percentile in 2026. Its dropout rate has also increased to 2.4%, higher than peers like Killough Middle (1.5%) and much higher than nearby charter schools (0.0%). While the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13:1 and comparable per-student spending, nearby charter schools like Harmony and KIPP Academy Middle outperform Holub in nearly every subject except Algebra I. For instance, in 7th-grade Reading, Holub's proficiency is 38.54%, while Harmony reaches 66.27% and KIPP Academy Middle reaches 68.46%. This indicates that the performance gap is likely due to differences in instructional strategies and school culture rather than resources alone.

686

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,525

Per pupil spending ?

91.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9515 S Dairy Ashford
Houston, TX 77099-4909

(281) 983-8433

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Holub Middle:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary
	Cummings Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

African American:

17.6%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 19th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg33%

Texas avg47%

1,897^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 41 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Middle Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1897 of 2335	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	2013 of 2344	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1869 of 2372	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1690 of 2330	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1574 of 2254	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1703 of 2252	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1309 of 2193	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1340 of 2080	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.5	954 of 2027	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	799 of 1987	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	905 of 2043	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.8	1186 of 1987	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.1	733 of 1973	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.3	924 of 1951	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	1208 of 1895	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.8	1054 of 1803	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.8	1012 of 1763	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	841 of 1718	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	31.5	1334 of 1684	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.0	1118 of 1585	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	1248 of 1582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.9	1180 of 1573	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.2	593 of 1295	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	613 of 1280	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	547 of 1273	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	584 of 1251	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.4	654 of 1213	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	396 of 1193	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	409 of 1167	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	558 of 642	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	583 of 617	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	475 of 616	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	402 of 606	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	502 of 589	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	536 of 594	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	463 of 587	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.5	638 of 2182	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	757 of 2118	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	215 of 2058	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	400 of 2008	80.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	1079 of 1390	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	1099 of 1770	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1136 of 1720	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1088 of 1643	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1213 of 1592	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	920 of 1445	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	778 of 1376	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	1901 of 2240	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1737 of 2242	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1670 of 2241	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1659 of 2221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1717 of 2151	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1203 of 2047	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1188 of 2008	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	980 of 1497	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	538 of 1481	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	915 of 1488	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.5	800 of 1501	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.9	613 of 1446	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	375 of 1430	73.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	1851 of 2141	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1569 of 2119	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1498 of 2116	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1508 of 2077	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	1549 of 2043	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	1047 of 1935	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1303 of 1895	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	1609 of 2253	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	1336 of 2235	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	1259 of 2251	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	1162 of 2220	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	1380 of 2172	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	842 of 2073	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	983 of 2039	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	1788 of 2253	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1684 of 2246	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1607 of 2245	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1490 of 2228	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1552 of 2168	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1305 of 2069	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1432 of 2030	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	13.6	673 of 720	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	25 of 35	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	21 of 41	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1130 of 1956	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.6	436 of 1891	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	693 of 1815	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	556 of 1757	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	369 of 1712	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	46.8	692 of 1626	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	1022 of 1597	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1266 of 1731	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1467 of 1733	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1663 of 1749	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.5	1244 of 1723	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1505 of 1700	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1346 of 1684	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1412 of 1673	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)71st percentile+41 vs school

Native American (2024)59th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2026)54th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+10 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)7th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I91%+37 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

Mathematics27%-13 vs state

Social Studies11%-21 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, August 27, 2011

the school is trying hard, but I don't think the are hard enough on the kids. The principal need to go. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Holub Middle	Public	7-8	9515 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8433	686	53	13.0	91.4%	16 (2.3%)	121 (17.6%)	488 (71.1%)	45 (6.6%)	12 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	24.9	1897^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.8%		20.4	2013^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%	116		90.9			38.5	45.8			12.9	36.1	10.6	$8,525
Mata Intermediate	Public	5-6	9225 S Dairy Ashford	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-7800	753	55	13.7	90.2%	17 (2.3%)	153 (20.3%)	538 (71.4%)	41 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)	33.8		44.0	42.9			25.0	21.6				$7,951
Youngblood Intermediate	Public	5-6	8410 Dairy View Ln	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8020	864	55	15.6	88.1%	29 (3.4%)	165 (19.1%)	492 (56.9%)	175 (20.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	27.8		49.7	43.2			41.6	31.9				$7,188
Olle Middle	Public	7-8	9200 Boone Rd	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8455	1,025	69	14.7	87.9%	26 (2.5%)	135 (13.2%)	817 (79.7%)	30 (2.9%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	16.5	2127^th of 2335 public middle schools	8.9%		15.5	2138^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.8%	11		94.2			27.5	36.9			5.5	32.0	12.0	$7,553
Killough Middle	Public	7-8	7600 Synott Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8444	763	54	14.2	87.7%	35 (4.6%)	106 (13.9%)	510 (66.8%)	104 (13.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27.6	1802^nd of 2335 public middle schools	22.8%		22.3	1967^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.1%	165		88.0			37.7	40.1			17.5	31.7	24.4	$8,651
Klentzman Intermediate	Public	5-6	11100 Stancliff	Houston	77099	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8477	833	58	14.4	89.8%	26 (3.1%)	107 (12.8%)	662 (79.5%)	31 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)	40.6		38.4	29.9			25.7	20.6				$7,504
KIPP Academy Middle	Public, Charter	5-8	10711 KIPP Way St	Houston	77099	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 328-1051	508	21	24.4	91.9%	5 (1.0%)	172 (33.9%)	303 (59.6%)	19 (3.7%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	70	510^th of 2335 public middle schools	78.2%		71.6	496^th of 2344 public middle schools	78.8%	14		68.6	45.2	61.2	68.5	78.5	44.4	38.0	39.2		33.9	$8,713
Alief Middle	Public	6-8	4415 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8422	821	59	13.9	89.2%	19 (2.3%)	87 (10.6%)	586 (71.4%)	119 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.1	1719^th of 2335 public middle schools	26.4%		23.1	1939^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.3%	220		100.0		42.7	37.1	44.8		28.0	9.5	46.1	20.3	$7,970
Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston	Public, Charter	6-8	9421 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 541-3030	497	35	14.2	87.7%	35 (7.0%)	98 (19.7%)	292 (58.8%)	69 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	74	432^nd of 2335 public middle schools	81.5%		69.2	554^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.4%	122		98.2		62.6	66.3	62.9		55.6	42.6	67.1	35.4	$14,187
Owens Intermediate	Public	5-6	6900 Turtlewood	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8466	809	48	16.6	90.0%	21 (2.6%)	60 (7.4%)	681 (84.2%)	41 (5.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)	26.1		46.2	30.3			24.8	25.5				$7,807

Frequently Asked Questions about Holub Middle

Is Holub Middle a good school?

Holub Middle ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Holub Middle in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Holub Middle?

Students at Holub Middle are 71% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Holub Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 686 students attended Holub Middle.

What high school do graduates of Holub Middle attend?

Students who attend Holub Middle usually go on to attend Alief Early College High School

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