Summary:
There are four middle schools serving grades 5 through 8 in the 77017 zip code of Houston, Texas, representing a mix of traditional public school districts and public charter schools that serve a predominantly low-income student population.
For parents, the standout school in the area is Stevenson Middle (Houston Independent School District (Isd)), which is the largest school with 1,096 students and offers the most consistent state ranking and strong core scores, all while having the lowest spending per student ($8,773) and highest student-teacher ratio (17.8:1). In contrast, Queens Intermediate (Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)) struggles significantly, particularly with a critical weakness in 7th-grade Math where only 4.73% of students were proficient, far below the state average. The charter schools show mixed results: KIPP Prime College Preparatory (KIPP Texas Public Schools) excels in 8th-grade Reading and Science despite a high poverty rate, while Early College Stem Academy (Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success) has the highest spending per student ($13,188) but the most volatile and currently lowest state ranking.
A key takeaway is that all four schools dramatically outperform the state average in Algebra I End-of-Course exams, with Stevenson Middle leading at 88.96% proficiency, suggesting this reflects a selective group of advanced students rather than overall math proficiency. Additionally, KIPP Prime College Preparatory shows a strong "value-add" pattern where its 5th and 6th-grade scores are below state averages, but by 8th grade it outperforms the state in multiple subjects, indicating effective student acceleration in later middle school years.
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