Summary:
The three middle schools in zip code 77039—Grantham Academy, Hambrick Middle, and Mead Middle—serve grades 6 through 8 within the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), a district ranked in the 27th percentile statewide. All three schools have similar enrollments (910 to 1,006 students) and serve a highly economically disadvantaged population, with over 87% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Student-teacher ratios are favorable, ranging from 12.7:1 at Mead Middle to 13.9:1 at Grantham Academy, while per-student spending varies from $9,295 at Mead Middle to $10,380 at Hambrick Middle.
Mead Middle stands out as the most improved school, climbing from the 11th to the 20th percentile in state ranking over three years, and it leads the group in 6th and 7th-grade Reading proficiency. Grantham Academy is notable for a perfect 100% proficiency rate on the Algebra I EOC exam, far exceeding district and state averages, and it also led in 8th-grade Science. Hambrick Middle excels in 8th-grade Math, being the only school in the zip code to exceed the state average in both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, with a 49.09% proficiency rate that nearly doubled the district average.
A key finding is the "Algebra I paradox": while general math proficiency is low across all schools, Algebra I EOC results are exceptionally high (92-100% proficient), suggesting effective acceleration of top students. Hambrick Middle shows a dramatic reversal in 8th-grade math, tripling its 6th-grade proficiency. Social Studies is a universal weakness, with scores roughly half the district average and a third of the state average. Dropout rates are low overall, with Grantham Academy at 0.1% and Hambrick Middle at 2.7%.
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