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Alief Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1939^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 17% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Alief Middle is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving 803 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Alief Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked 743 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Alief Middle has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas middle schools, with a 1-star rating as well.

Academically, Alief Middle's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics. For example, the school's 2024-2025 reading proficiency rates ranged from 35.63% to 45.52%, compared to the state averages of 51.69% to 56.39%. However, the school's performance on the STAAR Algebra I end-of-course exam is a bright spot, with proficiency rates around 84-90%, much higher than the district and state averages.

Alief Middle faces challenges with its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 86.89% to 88.42% over the past few years. The school also serves a significant population of English Language Learners, with 13% to 16% of students in this category. While Alief Middle's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than other middle schools in the Alief ISD, it lags behind higher-performing charter schools in the area, such as Harmony School Of Innovation - Houston and KIPP Academy Middle, which consistently outperform Alief Middle and the district on STAAR assessments.

821

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,970

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4415 Cook Rd
Houston, TX 77072-1104

(281) 983-8422

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Alief Middle:

Elementary:	Bush Elementary
	Chancellor Elementary
	Collins Elementary
	Youens Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

Asian:

14.5%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

Texas avg45%

1,939^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

743^rd of 961Alief 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	1939 of 2344	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1809 of 2372	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1721 of 2330	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1692 of 2254	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1823 of 2252	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1727 of 2193	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1407 of 2080	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.0	1612 of 2027	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.8	1516 of 1987	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.6	1464 of 2043	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	1401 of 1987	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	1365 of 1973	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.3	1183 of 1951	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.7	1333 of 1895	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.9	1188 of 1803	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.5	1174 of 1763	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.0	1214 of 1718	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.3	1349 of 1684	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	32.2	1198 of 1585	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.0	1313 of 1582	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.3	1260 of 1573	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.8	384 of 1280	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.1	587 of 1273	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	708 of 1251	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	854 of 1213	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	765 of 1193	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	647 of 1167	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	553 of 617	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	531 of 616	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	552 of 606	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	564 of 589	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	544 of 594	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	517 of 587	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.6	720 of 2182	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	894 of 2118	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.9	446 of 2058	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	359 of 2008	82.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.3	1076 of 1770	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	1084 of 1720	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1136 of 1643	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	1164 of 1592	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1029 of 1445	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	695 of 1376	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.1	1702 of 2242	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1691 of 2241	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1721 of 2221	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1789 of 2151	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	1771 of 2047	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1509 of 2008	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	73.2	314 of 1481	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	482 of 1488	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	751 of 1501	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	590 of 1446	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.7	516 of 1430	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	1699 of 2119	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1621 of 2116	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1526 of 2077	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	1673 of 2043	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1648 of 1935	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1351 of 1895	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1286 of 2235	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	1253 of 2251	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1268 of 2220	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	1627 of 2172	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	1423 of 2073	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1157 of 2039	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	1559 of 2246	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1625 of 2245	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1664 of 2228	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1746 of 2168	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1485 of 2069	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1288 of 2030	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	23.7	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	38 of 41	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	532 of 1891	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	747 of 1815	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.7	885 of 1757	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1062 of 1712	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	984 of 1626	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	631 of 1597	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.9	1639 of 1723	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1633 of 1700	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1472 of 1684	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1445 of 1673	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2023)79th percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2024)72nd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2024)70th percentile+46 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+42 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)42nd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)39th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2024)31st percentile+7 vs school

Native American (2019)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2024)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)20th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)10th percentile-13 vs school

White (2022)5th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I84%+37 vs state

Reading38%-17 vs state

Science29%-17 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Social Studies16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	23.1	1939^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.3%		27.5	1809^th of 2372 public middle schools	23.7%	130				84.4		45.5	35.6	36.1		29.9	6.2	28.5		29.3	16.1	$7,970
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)	20.0		1.9		49.3	43.4			34.9	23.4			20.3			$7,188
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%)	22.3	1967^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.1%		30.8	1715^th of 2372 public middle schools	27.7%	252				78.3			30.1	38.5			14.8	27.8		25.8	19.5	$8,651
Budewig Intermediate	Public	5-6	12570 Richmond	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3200	1,054	77	13.6	87.7%	55 (5.2%)	366 (34.7%)	537 (50.9%)	90 (8.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)								(n/a)	17.1		3.4		35.2	32.7			19.0	21.7			14.9			$6,724
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)	27.2	13.0	4.9		41.2	25.1			20.5	28.6			12.4			$7,807
O'Donnell Middle	Public	7-8	14041 Alief Clodine	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 495-6000	1,214	81	15.0	88.3%	65 (5.4%)	452 (37.2%)	543 (44.7%)	133 (11.0%)	12 (1.0%)	7 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	28.5	1784^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.9%		33.8	1619^th of 2372 public middle schools	31.7%	165				93.2			32.6	39.3			16.2	36.3		39.3	16.2	$7,061
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)	29.7	15.0	7.3		47.2	41.0			21.3	25.2			7.9			$7,951
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%)	15.5	2138^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.8%		23.5	1930^th of 2372 public middle schools	18.6%	208				89.2			28.2	28.4			4.7	23.6		22.7	16.3	$7,553
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%)	20.4	2013^th of 2344 public middle schools	14.1%		25.8	1869^th of 2372 public middle schools	21.2%	144				89.6			34.6	35.3			14.2	27.3		27.2	12.2	$8,525
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%)	69.2	554^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.4%		80.5	312^th of 2372 public middle schools	86.8%	242				92.5		59.9	58.1	69.4		58.1	30.8	73.0		51.3	26.9	$14,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Alief Middle

How many students attend Alief Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 821 students attended Alief Middle.

Is Alief Middle a good school?

Alief Middle ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alief Middle?

Students at Alief Middle are 71% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% African American, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Alief Middle in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Alief Middle attend?

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

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