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West Briar Middle

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West Briar Middle ranks 1192 nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 49% of Texas middle schools

Summary

West Briar Middle is a public middle school in Houston, Texas, serving 1,027 students in grades 6-8 as part of the Houston Independent School District. While the school's academic performance is generally in the middle to lower range among Texas middle schools, it has some bright spots, such as strong performance in STAAR Algebra I. However, the school faces challenges, including lower-than-average proficiency rates in STAAR Mathematics compared to district and state averages.

West Briar Middle's student population is relatively diverse, with 38.5% Hispanic, 27.5% African American, 19.5% White, and 10.5% Asian students. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 61.44% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Performance on STAAR tests varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and White students generally performing better than African American and English Language Learner students. The school's performance for Gifted and Talented students, as well as Special Education students, is an area of concern, with the school ranking in the lower half and bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, respectively.

Compared to nearby schools, West Briar Middle performs better academically than some schools in the Alief Independent School District, such as Revere Middle, Killough Middle, and Alief Middle. However, it lags behind the higher-performing Memorial Middle and Spring Forest Middle, which are part of the Spring Branch Independent School District.

994

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,237

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13733 Brimhurst
Houston, TX 77077-1770

(281) 368-2140

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Briar Middle usually attend:

High:

Westside High School

Feeder schools for West Briar Middle:

Elementary:	Ashford Elementary
	Bush Elementary
	Ray Daily Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.9%

African American:

36.9%

White:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 35 percentile points since 2015

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg45%

1,192^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	46.0	1192 of 2344	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	1151 of 2372	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	1110 of 2330	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	689 of 2254	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	874 of 2252	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	413 of 2193	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	345 of 2080	83.4%	★★★★☆
2017	77.0	321 of 2027	84.2%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	455 of 1987	77.1%	★★★★☆
2015	77.9	325 of 2043	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	64.4	666 of 1987	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.8	809 of 1973	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	796 of 1951	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.1	561 of 1895	70.4%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	594 of 1803	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	392 of 1763	77.8%	★★★★☆
2008	63.4	622 of 1718	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.1	449 of 1684	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	69.6	410 of 1585	74.1%	★★★★☆
2005	82.1	135 of 1582	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	68.8	412 of 1573	73.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	798 of 1280	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	731 of 1273	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	563 of 1251	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	618 of 1213	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.5	290 of 1193	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	259 of 1167	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.0	401 of 617	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	433 of 616	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.6	241 of 606	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.6	171 of 589	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	117 of 594	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	179 of 587	69.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.0	573 of 2182	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	643 of 2118	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	596 of 2058	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	194 of 2008	90.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	770 of 1770	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	925 of 1720	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.3	380 of 1643	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	61.4	365 of 1592	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	377 of 1445	73.9%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	358 of 1376	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	49.7	1020 of 2242	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	1125 of 2241	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	694 of 2221	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	909 of 2151	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	462 of 2047	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	340 of 2008	83.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	66.4	528 of 1481	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	757 of 1488	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.4	944 of 1501	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	559 of 1446	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	487 of 1430	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.5	752 of 2119	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	739 of 2116	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.4	381 of 2077	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	583 of 2043	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	312 of 1935	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	270 of 1895	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	43.3	1206 of 2235	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	1329 of 2251	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	674 of 2220	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	1042 of 2172	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	297 of 2073	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	253 of 2039	87.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	46.0	1095 of 2246	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	1087 of 2245	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	708 of 2228	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.8	832 of 2168	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	367 of 2069	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	373 of 2030	81.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	364 of 818	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	168 of 817	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	401 of 813	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	251 of 753	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.5	84 of 720	88.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	608 of 1891	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	22.6	1654 of 1815	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1293 of 1757	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1432 of 1712	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	481 of 1626	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	198 of 1597	87.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	601 of 1733	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	688 of 1749	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.2	336 of 1723	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	607 of 1700	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.0	138 of 1684	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	164 of 1673	90.2%	★★★★★

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)74th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2024)68th percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)65th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)65th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)64th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)56th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)56th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)55th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)46th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2024)38th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)35th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I78%+31 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Science46%~ state avg

Social Studies35%+5 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 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 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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
West Briar Middle	Public	6-8	13733 Brimhurst	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 368-2140	994	58	17.2	69.0%	143 (14.4%)	367 (36.9%)	377 (37.9%)	75 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	46	1192^nd of 2344 public middle schools	49.1%		47.6	1151^st of 2372 public middle schools	51.5%	41				77.9			46.8	53.6	57.2		22.7	26.2	28.9		45.7	34.6	$8,237
Spring Forest Middle	Public	6-8	14240 Memorial	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 251-4600	993	61	16.1	52.3%	323 (32.5%)	149 (15.0%)	423 (42.6%)	52 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.3%)	55	919^th of 2344 public middle schools	60.8%		56.8	864^th of 2372 public middle schools	63.6%	55				81.8			60.1	56.1	55.4		38.5	11.6	50.7		50.9	25.2	$9,154
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
Miller Intermediate	Public	5-6	15025 Westpark	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 531-3430	793	57	13.9	86.5%	32 (4.0%)	260 (32.8%)	407 (51.3%)	89 (11.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	31.7	11.1	16.9			52.9	53.3			33.8	45.3			22.3			$8,183
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
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%)	48.2	1133^rd of 2344 public middle schools	51.7%		42.4	1326^th of 2372 public middle schools	44.1%	193				80.5				49.8	54.2			12.5	51.5		45.0	24.8	$7,524
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
Revere Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	10502 Briar Forest Dr	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 917-3500	1,095	65	16.9	91.1%	116 (10.6%)	251 (22.9%)	577 (52.7%)	117 (10.7%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.4%)	17.6	2082^nd of 2344 public middle schools	11.2%		11.5	2242^nd of 2372 public middle schools	5.5%	160				84.2			27.4	24.5	20.6		22.6	20.6	37.0		22.1	7.4	$12,694
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%)	47.5	1154^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.8%		43.5	1294^th of 2372 public middle schools	45.4%	140				68.0	100.0		43.6	50.0	62.7		29.3	0.0	39.0		43.4	33.6	$7,735
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Briar Middle

How many students attend West Briar Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 994 students attended West Briar Middle.

Is West Briar Middle a good school?

West Briar Middle ranks 1192^nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of West Briar Middle?

Students at West Briar Middle are 38% Hispanic, 37% African American, 14% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of West Briar Middle attend?

Students who attend West Briar Middle usually go on to attend Westside High School

What district is West Briar Middle in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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