Summary:
In zip code 77032, there is one middle school, Aldine Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), a Houston-area school facing significant academic challenges alongside a few notable bright spots.
Aldine Middle enrolls 842 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom 7% of Texas middle schools over the past three years, earning a 0-star rating. The school struggles with core academic proficiency, with 8th-grade reading at 36.21% (compared to the state average of 58.69%) and 7th-grade math at just 4.65% (state average 29.41%). However, a striking anomaly exists in its Algebra I End-of-Course exam, where 86.11% of students are proficient—far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. This suggests a highly effective program for a select group of advanced students, even as the majority of students struggle with grade-level math. The school also has a low dropout rate of 1.4%, below the district average of 2.7%, indicating success in keeping students enrolled through 8th grade.
With 91.45% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a population facing significant socioeconomic challenges. Per-student spending is $11,478, above the state average, yet academic outcomes remain critically low, highlighting that funding alone is not the solution. The student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1 is slightly better than the state average. While the school shows a small upward trend from the 5th to the 7th percentile in state rankings, the data reveals a school that is effectively accelerating a few students while struggling to meet the needs of the majority across all core subjects.
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