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Early College Stem Academy

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1933^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Early College Stem Academy is a small middle school in Houston, TX, serving 275 students in grades 6-8 within the Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success district, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional performance in advanced mathematics, with Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency rates that have consistently soared between 78% and 100% over recent years—far exceeding the state average of roughly 45-54% and outperforming nearby schools like Deady Middle and Hartman Middle. It also boasts an extremely low dropout rate, often at 0.0%, and invests more per student ($13,188) than neighboring schools, with a low student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1 that suggests smaller classes and more individualized attention.

However, the school presents a "two-speed" academic profile. While it excels in advanced math, its performance in standard grade-level Reading and Mathematics often falls below state averages—for example, 6th-grade Reading proficiency was 36.78% compared to the state's 53.52% in the most recent data. This creates a unique contrast: the school is a powerhouse for accelerating top students into high-school-level coursework, but struggles with foundational skills for the broader student body. Nearby Galena Park Middle offers more consistent overall performance, ranking in the 60th percentile, while Edison Middle has shown a strong upward trend, jumping from the 31st to the 70th percentile in two years.

The school's effectiveness varies significantly by student group. English Language Learners perform relatively well, ranking in the 39th percentile statewide, while female students outperform male students (26th percentile vs. 10th percentile). Special Education students are the most underserved, ranking in the 3rd percentile in 2023-2024. Despite these challenges, the school's low dropout rate and high Algebra I success suggest it successfully creates a pipeline to high school and college readiness for a select group of students. For parents considering this school, it offers a strong STEM-focused pathway for advanced learners, but may require additional support for students needing help with core reading and math skills.

275

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,279

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 Broadway St
Houston, TX 77017

(713) 640-3700

District: Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg44%

Texas avg48%

1,933^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success

399^th of 951Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success 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	24.1	1933 of 2335	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	1011 of 2344	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.3	1527 of 2372	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1799 of 2330	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1554 of 2254	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	1790 of 2252	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1490 of 2193	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1551 of 2080	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	1477 of 2027	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	53.7	976 of 1987	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.1	699 of 2043	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	32.7	1455 of 1987	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	1504 of 1973	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	1576 of 1951	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	52.1	818 of 2182	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.0	1636 of 2118	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1271 of 2058	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	1172 of 2008	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	842 of 1390	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	769 of 1770	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	1035 of 1720	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	953 of 1643	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	1066 of 1592	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	853 of 1445	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	750 of 1376	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	1652 of 2240	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1488 of 2242	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1834 of 2241	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1689 of 2221	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1694 of 2151	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1551 of 2047	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1592 of 2008	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	1128 of 1497	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1028 of 1446	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1145 of 1430	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1671 of 2141	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1188 of 2119	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1524 of 2116	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1276 of 2077	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1539 of 2043	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	1143 of 1935	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1297 of 1895	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1604 of 2253	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1075 of 2235	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.7	1522 of 2251	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	1237 of 2220	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1524 of 2172	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1004 of 2073	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	1294 of 2039	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	2033 of 2253	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1523 of 2246	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1677 of 2245	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	1409 of 2228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1811 of 2168	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	1300 of 2069	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	1460 of 2030	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1629 of 1956	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	1837 of 1891	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1275 of 1815	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1718 of 1757	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1682 of 1712	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1596 of 1626	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1559 of 1597	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I78%+24 vs state

Reading40%-16 vs state

Mathematics25%-18 vs state

Social Studies23%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 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
Early College Stem Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	275	19	14.1	95.6%	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1933^rd of 2335 public middle schools	17.2%		52.1	1011^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.9%	922	77.6			36.8	40.8	41.3		21.8		26.5	23.1	$15,279
Deady Middle	Public	6-8	2500 Broadway St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7411	413	37	11.1	98.3%	6 (1.5%)	15 (3.6%)	392 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	1444^th of 2335 public middle schools	38.2%		33.3	1609^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.4%	165	80.0			44.3	40.0	45.1		28.9	5.5	58.3	32.7	$15,699
Hartman Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	7111 Westover	Houston	77087	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-7435	645	44	14.8	94.9%	8 (1.2%)	156 (24.2%)	476 (73.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	42.7	1294^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.6%		40.1	1398^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.4%	104	100.0	100.0		43.2	40.6	55.9		44.5	25.3	52.0	14.9	$16,748
KIPP Prime College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	8805 Ferndale	Houston	77017	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0578	453	22	20.6	93.4%	2 (0.4%)	91 (20.1%)	354 (78.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	44.8	1217^th of 2335 public middle schools	47.9%		51.7	1026^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.2%	191	54.6		47.5	39.3	55.1	62.1	24.2	20.5	43.9		22.7	$8,444
Ortiz Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6767 Telephone Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 845-5650	772	48	16.0	95.1%	3 (0.4%)	80 (10.4%)	674 (87.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	48.2	1096^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.1%		41	1367^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.7%	271	100.0			49.7	45.5	57.1		35.4	19.3	52.0	28.6	$10,298
Stevenson Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	9595 Winkler	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 943-5700	1,096	61	17.8	90.5%	10 (0.9%)	51 (4.7%)	983 (89.7%)	49 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42.6	1297^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.5%		38.1	1451^st of 2344 public middle schools	38.1%	154	89.0	93.8		51.8	49.6	52.5		40.2	8.1	47.7	20.2	$9,514
KIPP Intrepid Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3100	509	22	22.6	88.8%	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.5%)	482 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	1336^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.8%		30.9	1702^nd of 2344 public middle schools	27.4%	366	57.3		44.7	42.8	48.4	55.4	31.0	22.1	30.9	33.3	30.8	$8,859
Queens Intermediate	Public	7-8	1452 Queens St	Pasadena	77017	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 740-0470	526	39	13.5	86.3%	13 (2.5%)	12 (2.3%)	498 (94.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34.4	1585^th of 2335 public middle schools	32.1%		38.9	1427^th of 2344 public middle schools	39.1%	158	82.4				46.6	38.8			4.7	49.4	23.1	$11,365
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%)	61.7	710^th of 2335 public middle schools	69.6%		49.1	1099^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.1%	389	91.2			48.0	50.5	59.7		56.6		62.2	32.8	$15,870
KIPP Liberation College Preparatory	Public, Charter	5-8	5400 Mlk Jr Blvd	Houston	77021	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0564	405	22	18.6	93.8%	5 (1.2%)	284 (70.1%)	106 (26.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	45	1207^th of 2335 public middle schools	48.3%		38.5	1441^st of 2344 public middle schools	38.5%	234	52.3		32.5	37.2	44.0	61.4	37.5	31.8	31.9		34.1	$8,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Early College Stem Academy

What is the racial makeup of Early College Stem Academy?

Students at Early College Stem Academy are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Early College Stem Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Early College Stem Academy.

Is Early College Stem Academy a good school?

Early College Stem Academy ranks in the bottom 17.2% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Early College Stem Academy in?

Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success

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