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Killough Middle

Public Grades 7-8

1802^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Killough Middle in Houston, TX, serves 763 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), operating in a high-poverty area where about 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Killough Middle has a unique academic profile that sets it apart from nearby schools. While the school overall ranks in the bottom third of Texas middle schools, it has an exceptional Algebra I program that outperforms even top charter schools. In the most recent school year, 87.95% of Killough students passed Algebra I, far exceeding the district average of 43.68% and even beating KIPP Academy West (61.7%). This suggests a highly effective pipeline for advanced math students. In reading, Killough performs near the district average, with 7th-grade reading at 37.69% proficiency compared to the district's 36.51%. However, standard grade-level math remains a challenge, with only 17.5% of 7th graders proficient, though this is better than the district average of 12.2%. Compared to its closest peer, O'Donnell Middle, Killough shows slightly stronger performance in 7th-grade math and 8th-grade reading.

A concerning trend is the school's declining effectiveness for its low socioeconomic status students, dropping from the 61st percentile in 2022-2023 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026. Social Studies is a consistent weakness, with only 24.38% of 8th graders proficient compared to the state average of 31.69%. The school's biggest opportunity is to replicate the success of its Algebra I program across other subjects and reverse the negative trend for its most vulnerable students. While Killough faces significant challenges, its advanced math program demonstrates that targeted, effective instruction can produce outstanding results even in a high-poverty setting.

763

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,651

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7600 Synott Rd
Houston, TX 77083-5106

(281) 983-8444

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Killough Middle:

Elementary:	Chambers Elementary
	Liestman Elementary
	Martin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.8%

African American:

13.9%

Asian:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg33%

Texas avg47%

1,802^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	27.6	1802 of 2335	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	1967 of 2344	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1715 of 2372	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1566 of 2330	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	1206 of 2254	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1283 of 2252	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1545 of 2193	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	1404 of 2080	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	1530 of 2027	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	1488 of 1987	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.6	1234 of 2043	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.0	1157 of 1987	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.4	1011 of 1973	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	44.1	1187 of 1951	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.3	1293 of 1895	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.8	1283 of 1803	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.3	1304 of 1763	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.2	1017 of 1718	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.6	1307 of 1684	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.0	1257 of 1585	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.6	1208 of 1582	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.1	1264 of 1573	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	794 of 1295	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	418 of 1280	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	550 of 1273	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	421 of 1251	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.8	160 of 1213	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	573 of 1193	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	507 of 1167	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	565 of 642	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	518 of 617	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	522 of 616	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.1	305 of 606	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	397 of 589	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	331 of 594	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	380 of 587	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.1	314 of 2182	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	319 of 2118	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	438 of 2058	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	512 of 2008	74.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1123 of 1390	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1056 of 1770	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1049 of 1720	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	872 of 1643	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.8	1077 of 1592	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1168 of 1445	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1049 of 1376	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1723 of 2240	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1714 of 2242	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	1465 of 2241	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1068 of 2221	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.3	1280 of 2151	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1540 of 2047	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1404 of 2008	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	824 of 1497	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	467 of 1481	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	358 of 1488	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	351 of 1501	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	422 of 1446	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	627 of 1430	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	1803 of 2141	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1698 of 2119	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1432 of 2116	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.3	1011 of 2077	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	1411 of 2043	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1530 of 1935	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	1523 of 1895	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1531 of 2253	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	1278 of 2235	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	877 of 2251	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	670 of 2220	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.6	911 of 2172	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	1215 of 2073	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1035 of 2039	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1802 of 2253	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1474 of 2246	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1504 of 2245	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	1342 of 2228	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	1209 of 2168	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	1449 of 2069	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.0	1374 of 2030	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	10.1	730 of 753	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	80.9	5 of 29	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	15 of 40	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	18 of 28	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.4	39 of 41	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	30 of 41	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.6	1319 of 1956	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	1041 of 1891	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1277 of 1815	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	1075 of 1757	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.4	654 of 1712	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	695 of 1626	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	1294 of 1597	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	1523 of 1731	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1721 of 1733	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1565 of 1749	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1492 of 1723	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1442 of 1700	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1661 of 1684	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1603 of 1673	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)86th percentile+39 vs school

Native American (2024)83rd percentile+55 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)12th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I88%+34 vs state

Reading39%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

Social Studies24%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 (2025)	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 EOC English I Reading 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
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
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
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%)	23.3	1960^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.1%		28.5	1784^th of 2344 public middle schools	23.9%	176		99.0				32.3	39.7			16.3	36.7	14.8	$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)	33.8			44.0	42.9			25.0	21.6				$7,951
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
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
Albright Middle	Public	7-8	6315 Winkleman	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8411	945	71	13.3	82.3%	44 (4.7%)	321 (34.0%)	427 (45.2%)	142 (15.0%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	41.7	1338^th of 2335 public middle schools	42.7%		48.2	1133^rd of 2344 public middle schools	51.7%	205		95.4				49.0	54.3			12.3	45.9	23.8	$7,524
Iltexas Westpark Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	15300 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77083	Harris County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(346) 203-4126	440	27	16.4	83.4%	8 (1.8%)	187 (42.5%)	228 (51.8%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	43.3	1270^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.6%		47.5	1154^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.8%	116		55.6	100.0		52.7	47.6	48.5		39.9	0.0	39.3	24.8	$7,735
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)	21.1			35.0	31.0			23.2	23.0				$6,724
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Killough Middle

What district is Killough Middle in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Killough Middle?

Students at Killough Middle are 67% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% Asian, 5% White.

How many students attend Killough Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Killough Middle.

What high school do graduates of Killough Middle attend?

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

Is Killough Middle a good school?

Killough Middle ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Texas middle schools.

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