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Fonville Middle

Q: Is Fonville Middle a good school?

Fonville Middle ranks 1419 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1419^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 39% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Fonville Middle in Houston, TX, serves 583 students in grades 6-8 within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a high-poverty area where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Fonville Middle is a compelling turnaround story, showing dramatic improvement from the 8th percentile statewide in 2022-2023 to the 39th percentile in 2025-2026. Its standout strength is advanced mathematics: 82.09% of students taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the district (57.63%) and state (54.03%) averages. The school also excels with specific student groups, ranking in the 67th percentile for English Language Learners and the 60th percentile for low-income students. Compared to nearby Henry Middle, which ranks in the 12th percentile, Fonville is clearly the stronger choice, especially in 8th-grade math (52.85% vs. 30.15%). While Burbank Middle has a higher overall rank (49th percentile), Fonville’s Algebra I proficiency (82.09%) actually surpasses Burbank’s (77.38%), highlighting its unique advanced math program.

Despite these strengths, Fonville faces challenges. Social Studies is a persistent weakness, with only 13.4% of 8th graders proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 31.69%. Additionally, while 8th-grade math proficiency is high (52.85%), 7th-grade math proficiency is very low (14.71%), likely because top math students take Algebra I in 8th grade. The school also operates efficiently, spending $9,974 per student—less than nearby schools like H S Ahead Academy ($14,020) or Williams Middle ($12,070)—yet achieving a stronger upward trajectory. Overall, Fonville is a rising star in a challenged area, demonstrating significant progress through effective resource allocation and targeted instruction.

583

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,195

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

725 E Little York Rd
Houston, TX 77076-1626

(713) 696-2825

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fonville Middle usually attend:

High:

Houston Math Science And Technology Center

Feeder schools for Fonville Middle:

Elementary:	De Chaumes Elementary
	Durkee Elementary
	Lyons Elementary
	Moreno Elementary
	More...
	Northline Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.5%

African American:

3.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 39th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

1,419^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 39%▲ up 27 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 41Middle Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	39.2	1419 of 2335	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	1452 of 2344	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1962 of 2372	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2150 of 2330	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1948 of 2254	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.3	2107 of 2252	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1889 of 2193	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1832 of 2080	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	1740 of 2027	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1740 of 1987	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	1882 of 2043	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	1809 of 1987	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1698 of 1973	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.0	1671 of 1951	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	1488 of 1895	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1565 of 1803	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.9	1360 of 1763	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.0	1489 of 1718	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	1429 of 1684	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	1469 of 1585	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.4	1401 of 1582	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.2	1487 of 1573	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	1143 of 1295	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1139 of 1273	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1077 of 1251	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	964 of 1213	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1113 of 1193	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1124 of 1167	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.7	1382 of 2182	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1894 of 2118	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1393 of 2058	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	1245 of 2008	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	463 of 1390	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.5	1254 of 1770	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1491 of 1720	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	963 of 1643	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	1300 of 1592	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	811 of 1445	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	629 of 1376	54.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	1212 of 2240	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1731 of 2242	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2098 of 2241	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1971 of 2221	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	2026 of 2151	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1777 of 2047	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1717 of 2008	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	945 of 1497	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	1068 of 1481	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.0	981 of 1488	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	10.3	1405 of 1501	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1347 of 1446	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1379 of 1430	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	935 of 2141	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1499 of 2119	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	1941 of 2116	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1734 of 2077	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1910 of 2043	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1572 of 1935	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1591 of 1895	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	912 of 2253	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	1502 of 2235	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2043 of 2251	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1792 of 2220	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	2021 of 2172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	1644 of 2073	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1685 of 2039	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1484 of 2253	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1771 of 2246	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2075 of 2245	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1904 of 2228	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	2052 of 2168	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1827 of 2069	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1859 of 2030	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	747 of 1956	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	93.8	32 of 1891	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	38.4	1060 of 1815	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1173 of 1757	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.4	1298 of 1712	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1092 of 1626	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	946 of 1597	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.1	1723 of 1749	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1689 of 1700	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	1683 of 1684	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.0	1672 of 1673	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)37th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)34th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-27 vs school

White (2023)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I82%+28 vs state

Reading49%-6 vs state

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Social Studies13%-18 vs state

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by a student
Saturday, October 12, 2024

This is a pretty good school, but the only problem is the 7th graders because they're the ones that makes the school look bad, they would always talk bad and fight. The only good grades are 6th and 8th graders, the test scores are also bad so I wish we change it Close Quote

by a teacher
Saturday, February 11, 2023

Worst school I've ever taught at. Extremely high turn over rate. Huge discipline problems. I would leave the teaching profession before I'd go back there. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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
Fonville Middle	Public	6-8	725 E Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2825	583	43	13.5	95.4%	10 (1.7%)	22 (3.8%)	551 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39.2	1419^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.2%		38.1	1452^nd of 2344 public middle schools	38.1%	33	82.1						41.3	54.5	50.5		32.5	14.7	52.9	13.4	$10,195
Henry Middle	Public	6-8	10702 E Hardy	Houston	77093	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2650	523	41	12.8	97.1%	4 (0.8%)	56 (10.7%)	461 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	19.5	2059^th of 2335 public middle schools	11.8%		21.3	1992^nd of 2344 public middle schools	15.0%	67	56.3	84.3					37.7	34.9	44.6		19.3	2.7	30.2	9.1	$21,173
H S Ahead Academy	Public	6-8	5320 Yale	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2643	151	8	19.0	97.4%	2 (1.3%)	58 (38.4%)	88 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	35.1	1560^th of 2335 public middle schools	33.2%		6.9	2276^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.9%	716	44.9		40.0				80.0	39.1	38.3		20.0		20.0	28.6	$16,174
Idea Hardy College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-10	1930 Little York Rd	Houston	77093	Harris County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 360-7453	635	35	18.1	93.2%	12 (1.9%)	95 (15.0%)	526 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	1783^rd of 2335 public middle schools	23.6%		25.6	1876^th of 2344 public middle schools	20.0%	93	23.9	59.9	43.4	48.5	82.7		32.5	31.3	32.7		26.2	48.5		12.6	$11,540
KIPP 3d Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	513	19	26.3	95.9%	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	475 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50.3	1037^th of 2335 public middle schools	55.6%		49	1102^nd of 2344 public middle schools	53.0%	65	31.8					46.0	47.7	51.2	62.3	15.9	28.1	35.1		31.5	$7,508
Williams Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6100 Knox St	Houston	77091	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2600	352	28	12.4	99.7%	6 (1.7%)	147 (41.8%)	192 (54.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	46.6	1156^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.5%		16.3	2117^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.7%	961	100.0						35.6	40.8	44.4		26.4	25.3	66.7	50.5	$17,045
Burbank Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Berry Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2720	1,412	79	17.7	93.6%	17 (1.2%)	90 (6.4%)	1,302 (92.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.7	1186^th of 2335 public middle schools	49.2%		56.2	887^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.2%	299	77.4						48.4	50.4	57.3		44.1	8.2	43.8	24.6	$8,762
Grantham Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	13300 Chrisman Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-6590	1,006	72	13.9	87.5%	19 (1.9%)	41 (4.1%)	937 (93.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	24.9	1899^th of 2335 public middle schools	18.7%		19.4	2037^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.1%	138	100.0						41.0	34.3	43.9		30.2	8.8	34.6	14.5	$8,890
Drew Academy	Public, Magnet	7-8	1910 W Little York Rd	Houston	77091	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0360	363	40	9.1	85.1%	4 (1.1%)	196 (54.0%)	155 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	39.4	1416^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.4%		29.6	1744^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.6%	328	91.7							45.5	61.9			3.2	31.3	31.4	$12,926
North East Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	10918 Bentley	Houston	77093	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	133	7	19.0	99.2%	5 (3.8%)	11 (8.3%)	117 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.7	1339^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.7%		37	1489^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.5%	150	60.7						53.1	46.3	46.0		42.9		36.5	24.5	$12,410

Frequently Asked Questions about Fonville Middle

What district is Fonville Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Fonville Middle attend?

Students who attend Fonville Middle usually go on to attend Houston Math Science And Technology Center

How many students attend Fonville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Fonville Middle.

Is Fonville Middle a good school?

Fonville Middle ranks 1419^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fonville Middle?

Students at Fonville Middle are 95% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

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