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Hogg Middle

Q: Is Hogg Middle a good school?

Hogg Middle ranks 270 th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 6-8

270^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Hogg Middle is a public magnet middle school in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) that serves grades 6-8. With 1,120 students, the school has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of Texas middle schools over the past 5 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hogg Middle significantly outperforms the HISD and Texas state averages across nearly all STAAR subject tests and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 67.02% of Hogg Middle's 6th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 51.07% for HISD and 54.21% for Texas. The school also has exceptional Algebra I end-of-course proficiency, with 98.54% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, far exceeding the HISD (50.52%) and Texas (47.01%) averages. Additionally, Hogg Middle has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 4.1% over the past few years, well below the state average.

Hogg Middle outperforms most of the nearby HISD middle schools, including Lanier Middle, Burbank Middle, Marshall Middle, and Hamilton Middle, across a variety of academic metrics. This suggests Hogg Middle is one of the stronger performing middle schools in the area. Despite having a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, the school is still able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, demonstrating its commitment to continuous improvement and providing a high-quality education to all its students.

1,161

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,826

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Merrill St
Houston, TX 77009-6009

(713) 802-4700

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hogg Middle:

Elementary:	Browning Elementary
	Crockett Elementary
	Harvard Elementary
	Memorial Elementary
	More...
	Travis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

White:

25.2%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (64% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 65 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg43%

Texas avg45%

270^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 66 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	83.1	270 of 2344	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	422 of 2372	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	545 of 2330	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	403 of 2254	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	603 of 2252	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	662 of 2193	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	841 of 2080	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.7	1106 of 2027	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.2	1298 of 1987	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.8	1576 of 2043	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.7	1549 of 1987	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	1744 of 1973	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.3	1286 of 1951	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.4	1363 of 1895	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.1	1583 of 1803	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.4	1552 of 1763	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.2	1427 of 1718	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	1499 of 1684	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.8	1369 of 1585	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.4	1353 of 1582	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.7	1281 of 1573	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	72.7	238 of 1280	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	489 of 1273	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	402 of 1251	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	237 of 1193	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	284 of 1167	75.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.2	241 of 617	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	441 of 616	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.1	407 of 606	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	517 of 589	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.1	488 of 2182	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	41.7	1145 of 2118	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1463 of 2058	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	814 of 2008	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	698 of 1770	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	835 of 1720	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	540 of 1643	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.7	1304 of 1592	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	980 of 1445	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	766 of 1376	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	387 of 2242	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	556 of 2241	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	413 of 2221	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.3	638 of 2151	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.6	742 of 2047	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	965 of 2008	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	715 of 1481	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	694 of 1488	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	936 of 1501	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1118 of 1446	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1133 of 1430	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.2	494 of 2119	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	635 of 2116	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	418 of 2077	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.9	894 of 2043	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	713 of 1935	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	849 of 1895	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	67.8	455 of 2235	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	791 of 2251	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	439 of 2220	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	40.5	1277 of 2172	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	834 of 2073	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	905 of 2039	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	386 of 2246	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	527 of 2245	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	73.9	406 of 2228	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	568 of 2168	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.2	590 of 2069	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	745 of 2030	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	90.4	30 of 818	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	66 of 817	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	50 of 813	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	69 of 753	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	79.1	152 of 1891	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.9	241 of 1815	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	213 of 1757	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	214 of 1712	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.9	833 of 1626	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	964 of 1597	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	90.0	65 of 1733	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	72 of 1749	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	71 of 1723	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.7	92 of 1700	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.3	130 of 1684	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.9	225 of 1673	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)96th percentile+14 vs school

White (2024)96th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2024)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2024)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2024)83rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)80th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2024)77th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)61st percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)52nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

Reading71%+17 vs state

Science66%+20 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

Social Studies51%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 15, 2014

Worse school ever!! They don't care about their students. They allow kids to be bullied and don't do any thing about it. If you have the choice of not putting your kids there don't do it!! Run the other way!! Close Quote

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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 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
Hogg Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1100 Merrill St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4700	1,161	66	17.5	50.5%	293 (25.2%)	82 (7.1%)	714 (61.5%)	22 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.1%)	83.1	270^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.5%		75.4	422^nd of 2372 public middle schools	82.2%	152	98.5		67.0	72.7	73.8		52.7	52.4	58.5		66.3	50.6	$8,826
Hamilton Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	139 E 20th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4725	911	54	17.0	79.9%	38 (4.2%)	94 (10.3%)	770 (84.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.4%)	64	687^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.7%		47.7	1148^th of 2372 public middle schools	51.6%	461	100.0		59.0	58.1	62.4		28.4	49.3	60.8		59.3	30.0	$9,160
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
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
Burbank Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	315 Berry Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-2720	1,412	79	17.7	93.6%	17 (1.2%)	90 (6.4%)	1,302 (92.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56.2	887^th of 2344 public middle schools	62.2%		57.3	845^th of 2372 public middle schools	64.4%	42	95.7		50.6	53.5	59.5		42.6	40.6	48.3		43.0	28.7	$8,762
A+ Unlimited Potential - University	Public, Charter	6-8	2410 Hamilton	Houston	77004	Harris County	A+ Unlimited Potential	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 204-3837	156	5	30.1	77.6%	6 (3.8%)	79 (50.6%)	62 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (5.8%)	33.1	1621^st of 2344 public middle schools	30.8%		35.4	1565^th of 2372 public middle schools	34.0%	56	44.4		49.0	26.5	72.7		12.0	14.6	5.3		32.6	27.9	$15,408
Lanier Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	2600 Woodhead St	Houston	77098	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1900	1,485	74	20.0	25.7%	470 (31.6%)	200 (13.5%)	446 (30.0%)	268 (18.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	97 (6.5%)	96.3	49^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.9%		96	57^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.6%	8	97.5		85.1	83.5	85.2		80.6	70.4	78.0		80.2	64.7	$7,224
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
Key Middle	Public	6-8	4000 Kelley St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6000	516	39	13.1	96.1%	14 (2.7%)	260 (50.4%)	238 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30	1733^rd of 2344 public middle schools	26.1%		21.2	2004^th of 2372 public middle schools	15.5%	271	57.7		40.5	44.4	41.6		32.0	31.8	31.8		25.2	8.8	$18,740
KIPP 3d Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	500 Tidwell Dr	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	513	19	26.3	95.9%	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	475 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49	1102^nd of 2344 public middle schools	53.0%		56.1	887^th of 2372 public middle schools	62.6%	215	29.6	44.9	55.6	42.2	54.3	18.1	34.9	31.3		11.0	42.5	32.5	$7,508

Frequently Asked Questions about Hogg Middle

Is Hogg Middle a good school?

Hogg Middle ranks 270^th of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hogg Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,161 students attended Hogg Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Hogg Middle?

Students at Hogg Middle are 61% Hispanic, 25% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Hogg Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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