Summary:
There are two middle schools in zip code 77020, McReynolds Middle and Secondary Daep, both part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving a highly economically disadvantaged community where over 97% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
McReynolds Middle is the larger traditional school with 297 students, and it stands out for a remarkable strength in advanced mathematics. While its overall state ranking is in the 25th percentile and grade-level math proficiency is low (e.g., 28.74% in 6th grade), an exceptional 86.84% of its students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam are proficient, far exceeding the district (57.63%) and state (54.03%) averages. This suggests a highly effective program for its top math students. In contrast, Secondary Daep is a small Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) with only 38 students. Its academic performance is critically low, with math proficiency in the single digits (e.g., 4.26% in 6th grade) and a state ranking in the bottom 2% of Texas middle schools.
The two schools represent vastly different educational paths and resource allocations. McReynolds Middle has a reasonable student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1 and spends $11,259 per student, a typical amount. Secondary Daep has an extraordinarily low ratio of 1.8:1 and spends a staggering $644,162 per student, reflecting the high cost of its intensive, individualized disciplinary program. Notably, McReynolds Middle has a 3.5% dropout rate, slightly below the district average, while Secondary Daep reported a 0.0% dropout rate. The data shows that while the community faces significant educational challenges, McReynolds Middle offers a clear bright spot in advanced math, whereas Secondary Daep serves a high-need subset of students at an immense cost with very low academic outcomes.
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