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McReynolds Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Texas middle schools

Summary

McReynolds Middle is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving 345 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

McReynolds Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most recent school years. The school significantly underperforms compared to the Houston ISD and Texas state averages across all STAAR subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 6th-grade students proficient or better in STAAR Reading at McReynolds Middle was 30.21%, compared to 51.07% for Houston ISD and 54.21% for Texas. McReynolds Middle also struggles with high dropout rates, ranging from 2.5% to 4.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than district and state averages.

When comparing McReynolds Middle to nearby schools in the Houston ISD, such as Project Chrysalis Middle and Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk, it becomes clear that McReynolds Middle is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. Despite the low academic performance, McReynolds Middle spends a relatively high amount per student, ranging from $9,766 to $11,259 per student over the past few years, suggesting the need for a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices and resource allocation.

297

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,286

Per pupil spending ?

98%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5910 Market St
Houston, TX 77020-6627

(713) 671-3650

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McReynolds Middle usually attend:

High:

Wheatley High School

Feeder schools for McReynolds Middle:

Elementary:	Eliot Elementary
	Henderson N Elementary
	Martinez R Elementary
	Pugh Elementary
	More...
	Scroggins Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.3%

African American:

32.7%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg43%

Texas avg45%

1,940^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 42Middle Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

505^th of 961Houston 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
2025	23.1	1940 of 2344	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1917 of 2372	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2275 of 2330	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	2197 of 2254	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	2185 of 2252	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	1953 of 2193	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1473 of 2080	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	1624 of 2027	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.4	1823 of 1987	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	1866 of 2043	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	1776 of 1987	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.4	1716 of 1973	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	1508 of 1951	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	49.5	1166 of 1895	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.4	1206 of 1803	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.6	1366 of 1763	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	1530 of 1718	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.6	1513 of 1684	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	1493 of 1585	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.9	1535 of 1582	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.0	1427 of 1573	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	608 of 1280	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	12.4	1232 of 1273	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	1229 of 1251	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1190 of 1213	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	994 of 1193	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	838 of 1167	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.1	2107 of 2182	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	2046 of 2118	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1876 of 2058	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.6	929 of 2008	53.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	33.3	1233 of 1770	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1690 of 1720	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1586 of 1643	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1486 of 1592	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1278 of 1445	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.0	536 of 1376	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1638 of 2242	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2217 of 2241	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2166 of 2221	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	2079 of 2151	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1845 of 2047	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1570 of 2008	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.2	1453 of 1481	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1409 of 1488	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	1477 of 1501	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	1393 of 1446	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1175 of 1430	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	39.3	1282 of 2119	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2075 of 2116	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2018 of 2077	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1967 of 2043	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1650 of 1935	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1091 of 1895	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	42.3	1242 of 2235	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.3	2200 of 2251	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	2149 of 2220	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	2121 of 2172	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1741 of 2073	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1183 of 2039	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	1638 of 2246	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	2181 of 2245	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2182 of 2228	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	2113 of 2168	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1880 of 2069	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1363 of 2030	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	106 of 1891	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	20.3	1718 of 1815	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1659 of 1757	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1633 of 1712	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1178 of 1626	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	791 of 1597	50.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)94th percentile+75 vs school

African American (2024)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)44th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2024)39th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2024)27th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I95%+48 vs state

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 vs state

Science21%-25 vs state

Social Studies9%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
McReynolds Middle	Public	6-8	5910 Market St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3650	297	25	11.7	98.0%	4 (1.3%)	97 (32.7%)	194 (65.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.1	1940^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.2%		24.1	1917^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.2%	23	95.2	30.2	35.3	45.2	16.3	36.8	24.7	21.2	8.7	$23,286
Fleming Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4910 Collingsworth St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-4170	319	23	13.7	98.1%	8 (2.5%)	196 (61.4%)	112 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	24	1914^th of 2344 public middle schools	18.3%		17.1	2102^nd of 2372 public middle schools	11.4%	188	83.3	31.7	23.3	48.2	30.7	10.7	42.5	28.2	11.8	$22,423
Ripley House Middle Campus	Public, Charter	6-8	4414 Navigation Blvd	Houston	77011	Harris County	Bakerripley Community Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 315-6480	164	11	15.0	91.5%	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.3%)	156 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.3	1788^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.7%		16.7	2111^th of 2372 public middle schools	11.0%	323	76.5	34.0	45.8	37.5	39.6	39.6	10.3	21.4	8.9	$11,944
Secondary Daep	Public	6-8	1510 Jensen Dr	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 556-4988	38	21	1.8	97.4%	1 (2.6%)	20 (52.6%)	15 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.3%)	5	2297^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.0%		5.5	2332^nd of 2372 public middle schools	1.7%	35	40.0	4.4	15.2	19.3	4.4	2.2	9.6	5.4	1.9	$73,435
Edison Middle	Public	6-8	6901 Ave I	Houston	77011	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1800	388	32	12.1	99.7%	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	378 (97.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.1	1099^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.1%		33	1640^th of 2372 public middle schools	30.9%	541	94.7	51.4	42.9	54.3	46.0	35.4	63.9	40.0	13.8	$15,870
Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk	Public, Magnet	6-8	2805 Garrow St	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4543	325	25	13.0	75.4%	4 (1.2%)	27 (8.3%)	286 (88.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	69.2	555^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.3%		50.9	1028^th of 2372 public middle schools	56.7%	473	100.0	71.2	59.7	66.2	35.1	33.3	87.5	70.1	32.5	$12,362
Holland Middle	Public	6-8	1600 Gellhorn	Houston	77029	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3860	476	33	14.3	97.7%	8 (1.7%)	88 (18.5%)	379 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27.3	1827^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.1%		21	2010^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.3%	183	88.9	40.7	25.0	35.4	34.0	26.3	43.8	28.0	10.9	$13,604
Navarro Middle	Public	6-8	5100 Polk St	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1760	400	31	12.9	97.8%	7 (1.8%)	25 (6.3%)	365 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	28	1797^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.3%		15.8	2140^th of 2372 public middle schools	9.8%	343	90.0	31.7	35.8	33.8	38.0	36.7	44.5	18.7	8.0	$11,950
Marshall Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1115 Noble St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2600	456	33	13.8	94.3%	7 (1.5%)	72 (15.8%)	374 (82.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36.9	1492^nd of 2344 public middle schools	36.3%		21.4	1997^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.8%	505	90.5	47.9	40.0	44.7	35.8	40.5	42.9	31.9	9.4	$10,811
Project Chrysalis Middle	Public	6-8	4528 Leeland	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1700	241	23	10.4	84.6%	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.5%)	228 (94.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94.1	79^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.6%		92.7	99^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.8%	20	95.7	73.1	85.3	91.5	62.8	73.3	77.8	81.7	59.8	$14,028

Frequently Asked Questions about McReynolds Middle

How many students attend McReynolds Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 297 students attended McReynolds Middle.

What district is McReynolds Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is McReynolds Middle a good school?

McReynolds Middle ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Texas middle schools.

What high school do graduates of McReynolds Middle attend?

Students who attend McReynolds Middle usually go on to attend Wheatley High School

What is the racial makeup of McReynolds Middle?

Students at McReynolds Middle are 65% Hispanic, 33% African American, 1% White.

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