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Fondren Middle

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

2053^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 12% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Fondren Middle is a public middle school in the Braeswood area of Houston, TX, serving 713 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd).

Fondren Middle has historically faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-12% of Texas middle schools. However, the most recent data shows a slight improvement to the 12th percentile, earning a 1-star rating after several years of 0-star ratings. This suggests the school may be at the beginning of a turnaround. The school serves a student population where over 99% qualify for free or reduced lunch, a rate that is starkly different from nearby Meyerland Middle, which has a much lower rate of 51.8% and performs in the 75th percentile. Despite these challenges, Fondren has a notable bright spot: in Algebra I, 79.1% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically higher than the district (57.63%) and state (54.03%) averages. This indicates a strong program for advanced math students, even as general math proficiency remains low.

Another interesting finding is the school's performance with Special Education students, who ranked in the 79th percentile statewide in 2023-2024, showing the school's capacity to serve this population effectively. Reading proficiency has also shown improvement across all grades from 2022-2023 to 2025-2026. While per-student spending at Fondren ($9,124) is comparable to higher-performing schools like Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle ($8,028) and Meyerland ($9,774), the school's challenges are more likely tied to the concentration of poverty and complex educational needs. The key takeaway is that Fondren has pockets of excellence, particularly in Algebra I and Special Education, and its future success will depend on scaling these effective practices to the entire student body.

713

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,918

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6333 S Braeswood
Houston, TX 77096-3605

(713) 778-3360

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fondren Middle usually attend:

High:

Westbury High School

Feeder schools for Fondren Middle:

Elementary:	Elrod Elementary
	Foerster Elementary
	Halpin Early Childhood Center
	Herod Elementary
	More...
	Tinsley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

African American:

21.6%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2023 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

2,053^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th 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	19.7	2053 of 2335	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.0	2151 of 2344	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	2189 of 2372	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2181 of 2330	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2040 of 2254	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	2047 of 2252	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	1968 of 2193	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1712 of 2080	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.0	1188 of 2027	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.5	1373 of 1987	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1897 of 2043	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	1860 of 1987	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1712 of 1973	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	1741 of 1951	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.0	1300 of 1895	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.1	1535 of 1803	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	1683 of 1763	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.4	1645 of 1718	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	1646 of 1684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.9	1553 of 1585	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.3	1532 of 1582	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.4	1545 of 1573	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1128 of 1295	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1028 of 1280	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1130 of 1273	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	952 of 1251	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	921 of 1213	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	897 of 1193	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	846 of 1167	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	5.8	589 of 606	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	571 of 589	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.4	580 of 594	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	577 of 587	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	25.3	1852 of 2182	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1892 of 2118	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1603 of 2058	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.1	1178 of 2008	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	748 of 1390	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1486 of 1770	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1545 of 1720	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1357 of 1643	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1375 of 1592	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1100 of 1445	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.2	663 of 1376	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	1873 of 2240	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1950 of 2242	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2061 of 2241	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2018 of 2221	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	1957 of 2151	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1895 of 2047	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1673 of 2008	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.6	1017 of 1497	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1268 of 1481	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1211 of 1488	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	1372 of 1501	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1370 of 1446	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1351 of 1430	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1707 of 2141	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1886 of 2119	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1981 of 2116	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	1885 of 2077	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1864 of 2043	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1724 of 1935	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1285 of 1895	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	1780 of 2253	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1941 of 2235	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	2094 of 2251	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1940 of 2220	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1909 of 2172	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1769 of 2073	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	1465 of 2039	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2069 of 2253	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	2087 of 2246	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2163 of 2245	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2030 of 2228	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	1979 of 2168	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1876 of 2069	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1687 of 2030	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.3	1082 of 1956	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	394 of 1891	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	33.6	1264 of 1815	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1621 of 1757	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1479 of 1712	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1474 of 1626	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1187 of 1597	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.5	1132 of 1733	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1476 of 1684	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)46th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+33 vs school

White (2024)35th percentile+27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I79%+25 vs state

Reading36%-20 vs state

Mathematics26%-14 vs state

Social Studies5%-27 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, June 28, 2010

Fondren has improved drastically in academics and in the fine arts area. I recently had the opportunity to attend a community meeting and was very proud at the past years accomplishments. The school has gone from a unacceptable school to recognized. As I finished eating I over heard a few parents speaking about their individual children's success in different competitions. I did not know Fondren had taken home several sweepstakes in the UIL competitions (beating Spring and Klein school district)throughout the school year. Fondren had very good band. The school had no graffiti and was overall clean. I feel that the school needs to be updated but overall it is very satisfactory. 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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Fondren Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	6333 S Braeswood	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3360	713	47	15.3	99.0%	14 (2.0%)	154 (21.6%)	532 (74.6%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	19.7	2053^rd of 2335 public middle schools	12.1%		15	2151^st of 2344 public middle schools	8.2%	98	79.1					35.9	35.1	35.9	25.6	14.9	33.7	4.8	$13,918
Sugar Grove Academy	Public	6-8	8405 Bonhomme	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 271-0214	777	50	15.5	99.0%	21 (2.7%)	85 (10.9%)	593 (76.3%)	62 (8.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.7%)	36.1	1528^th of 2335 public middle schools	34.6%		19.7	2026^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.6%	498	97.7					39.2	37.1	38.4	47.9		48.0	12.6	$16,270
Energized For Stem Academy Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	7055 Beechnut	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	335	9	37.2	94.9%	11 (3.3%)	14 (4.2%)	280 (83.6%)	26 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	50.6	1031^st of 2335 public middle schools	55.8%		49.5	1088^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.6%	57	96.4					40.4	53.6	62.0	36.6	33.6	50.0	28.3	$8,259
Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	6107 Bissonnet	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-3600	515	16	32.1	96.9%	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.0%)	482 (93.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.4	864^th of 2335 public middle schools	63.0%		42.2	1320^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.7%	456	100.0					45.0	59.2	60.6	41.8	41.5	57.8	24.9	$7,820
Meyerland Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10410 Manhattan Dr	Houston	77096	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 726-3616	1,166	74	15.6	51.8%	211 (18.1%)	267 (22.9%)	629 (53.9%)	28 (2.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (2.3%)	66.8	579^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.2%		61.1	766^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.3%	187	96.3					64.5	64.4	68.6	40.4	40.4	41.7	35.8	$9,312
Las Americas	Public	6-8	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 773-5300	111	13	8.5	98.2%	3 (2.7%)	4 (3.6%)	94 (84.7%)	10 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$18,662
Welch Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	11544 S Gessner	Houston	77071	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3300	547	38	14.3	99.8%	8 (1.5%)	169 (30.9%)	319 (58.3%)	43 (7.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	25.5	1874^th of 2335 public middle schools	19.7%		26.9	1843^rd of 2344 public middle schools	21.4%	31	92.5					31.2	34.7	52.0	15.1		29.1	29.5	$13,163
Accelerated Intermediate Charter School	Public, Charter	7-8	12825 Summit Rdg Dr	Houston	77085	Harris County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 728-9330	21	2	11.7	90.5%	1 (4.8%)	5 (23.8%)	13 (61.9%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.2	402^nd of 2335 public middle schools	82.8%		91.4	127^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.6%	275							60.0	100.0		53.3	66.7	22.2	$17,123
KIPP Mosaic Academy School	Public, Charter	6-10	12751 Hillcroft Ave	Houston	77085	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3110	788	35	22.4	89.5%	4 (0.5%)	160 (20.3%)	610 (77.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.1%)	37.4	1478^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.7%		33.9	1588^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.3%	110	42.5	70.4	54.0	65.1	64.1	49.7	43.0	55.4	32.3	27.6		10.7	$6,726
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%)	74	432^nd of 2335 public middle schools	81.5%		69.2	554^th of 2344 public middle schools	76.4%	122	98.2					62.6	66.3	62.9	55.6	42.6	67.1	35.4	$14,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Fondren Middle

How many students attend Fondren Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended Fondren Middle.

What district is Fondren Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What high school do graduates of Fondren Middle attend?

Students who attend Fondren Middle usually go on to attend Westbury High School

What is the racial makeup of Fondren Middle?

Students at Fondren Middle are 75% Hispanic, 22% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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Fondren Middle ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Texas middle schools.

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