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Las Americas

Q: Is Las Americas a good school?

Las Americas ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Las Americas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Las Americas.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Las Americas?

Students at Las Americas are 85% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 3% White.

Public Grades 6-8

2237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 5% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Las Americas is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving grades 4-8 with a total enrollment of 213 students. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD), which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Las Americas has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Texas, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Las Americas struggles academically, with students performing significantly below state and district averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 4.48% of 8th-grade students at Las Americas were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.66% for HISD and 56.39% for the state. The school also has high dropout rates, ranging from 3.5% to 9.3% in recent years, which are much higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, 98.59% of Las Americas students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

The analysis reveals a stark contrast in academic performance between Las Americas and nearby magnet schools like Pin Oak Middle and Meyerland Middle, which consistently outperform Las Americas by a wide margin on STAAR tests, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% in core subject areas. The performance of nearby charter schools, such as KIPP Sharpstown College Prep and Friends For Life Middle, is more mixed, with some demonstrating stronger academic performance compared to Las Americas, while others still struggle to meet state and district averages.

111

Students ?

8.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,662

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6501 Bellaire Blvd
Houston, TX 77074-6428

(713) 773-5300

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

Asian:

9.0%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (10% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Reading scores 51 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg42%

Texas avg44%

2,237^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.7	4705 of 4710	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	4645 of 4647	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	4579 of 4581	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.1	4578 of 4578	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	4473 of 4479	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	4355 of 4359	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.5	4326 of 4329	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.0	4286 of 4286	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.0	4320 of 4320	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.0	4260 of 4260	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	4221 of 4221	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	4.9	4453 of 4461	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	4328 of 4331	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4289 of 4295	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	4234 of 4240	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.2	3554 of 3556	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	3480 of 3487	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	3438 of 3446	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	3322 of 3333	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	3197 of 3226	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.6	4587 of 4588	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	4561 of 4561	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	4498 of 4499	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.0	4346 of 4348	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	4305 of 4306	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.2	4398 of 4401	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	4375 of 4376	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	4328 of 4329	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.4	4187 of 4188	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	4165 of 4168	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.3	4519 of 4521	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	4474 of 4477	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	4451 of 4451	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	4306 of 4309	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	4261 of 4264	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.9	4583 of 4585	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	4563 of 4563	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	4498 of 4498	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	4354 of 4357	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	4317 of 4319	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	2237 of 2344	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	2343 of 2372	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	2324 of 2330	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	2251 of 2254	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	2244 of 2252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	2187 of 2193	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.5	2075 of 2080	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	2.2	2026 of 2027	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.0	1987 of 1987	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.0	2043 of 2043	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.0	1987 of 1987	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	1970 of 1973	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	1721 of 1951	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.1	1395 of 1895	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.2	1374 of 1803	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.1	1672 of 1718	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.5	1672 of 1684	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	1188 of 1193	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	1159 of 1167	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	0.2	614 of 616	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.3	605 of 606	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.7	588 of 589	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.0	594 of 594	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.1	587 of 587	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.4	2171 of 2182	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	2106 of 2118	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	2049 of 2058	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1999 of 2008	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.3	1716 of 1720	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1639 of 1643	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1575 of 1592	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	1442 of 1445	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1365 of 1376	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	3.2	2238 of 2241	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	2219 of 2221	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	2147 of 2151	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	2047 of 2047	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	2006 of 2008	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	3.1	2113 of 2116	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	2076 of 2077	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	2036 of 2043	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1934 of 1935	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	1887 of 1895	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	3.2	2246 of 2251	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2218 of 2220	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	2167 of 2172	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	2073 of 2073	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	2037 of 2039	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.7	2237 of 2245	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	2220 of 2228	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	2161 of 2168	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	2063 of 2069	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	2024 of 2030	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	1.8	1719 of 1723	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

African American (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Asian (2023)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-27 vs state

Mathematics14%-25 vs state

Social Studies6%-23 vs state

Reading3%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (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 EOC English I Reading 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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	9.6	2237^th of 2344 public middle schools	4.6%		4.8	2343^rd of 2372 public middle schools	1.2%	106			0.0	2.6	4.5	2.4	25.6	13.6	19.7	6.3	$18,662
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%)	42.2	1320^th of 2344 public middle schools	43.7%		42.5	1321^st of 2372 public middle schools	44.3%	1	97.0		46.2	52.0	52.6	37.4	36.6	50.0	19.9	12.8	$7,820
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%)	49.5	1088^th of 2344 public middle schools	53.6%		24.8	1896^th of 2372 public middle schools	20.1%	808	100.0		40.6	60.8	44.7	36.2	48.5	41.7	41.2	28.7	$8,259
Southwest Public Schools Lead &global Studies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	284	4	77.3	91.9%	5 (1.8%)	27 (9.5%)	252 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	1949^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.9%		22.3	1973^rd of 2372 public middle schools	16.8%	24	76.0		31.1	37.9	43.3	16.5	29.9	16.9	30.0	10.0	$14,581
Services-Ninos Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5610 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Services-Ninos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 592-6055	266	17	16.0	98.5%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	262 (98.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.6	1274^th of 2344 public middle schools	45.6%		35.9	1541^st of 2372 public middle schools	35.0%	267	100.0		48.0	43.7	52.6	28.0	29.9	60.7	34.2	27.6	$12,918
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%)	19.7	2026^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.6%		24.1	1919^th of 2372 public middle schools	19.1%	107	95.9		25.8	24.2	31.7	20.7	10.1	43.9	29.5	8.5	$16,270
Friends For Life Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5503 El Camino Del Rey	Houston	77081	Harris County	Amigos Por Vida-Friends For Life Pub Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 349-9945	226	15	15.0	95.1%	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	218 (96.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	79.5	337^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.6%		77.7	374^th of 2372 public middle schools	84.2%	37	100.0	100.0	55.4	72.9	72.1	43.4	80.0	85.7	58.7	57.1	$6,957
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%)	15	2151^st of 2344 public middle schools	8.2%		13.7	2189^th of 2372 public middle schools	7.7%	38			28.9	27.3	24.9	24.8	21.7	23.8	15.5	2.8	$13,918
Pin Oak Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	4601 Glenmont	Bellaire	77401	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 295-6500	1,253	65	19.4	42.9%	373 (29.8%)	122 (9.7%)	499 (39.8%)	185 (14.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (5.6%)	94.8	67^th of 2344 public middle schools	97.1%		91.6	124^th of 2372 public middle schools	94.8%	57	100.0		85.1	84.0	84.4	76.1	64.5	70.7	74.5	61.0	$8,531
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%)	61.1	766^th of 2344 public middle schools	67.3%		55.9	893^rd of 2372 public middle schools	62.4%	127	93.4		62.7	64.4	69.2	38.1	18.9	54.0	45.1	28.7	$9,312

Frequently Asked Questions about Las Americas

How many students attend Las Americas?

In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Las Americas.

Is Las Americas a good school?

Las Americas ranks in the bottom 4.6% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Las Americas in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Las Americas?

Students at Las Americas are 85% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 4% African American, 3% White.

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