Summary:
In zip code 77062 (Houston, TX), there is one middle school, Clear Lake Intermediate, serving grades 6 through 8 with 839 students as part of the high-performing Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 85th percentile statewide.
Clear Lake Intermediate presents a striking contrast in performance. On one hand, it excels in advanced coursework: in the 2025-2026 school year, 92.86% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course (EOC) exam were proficient, and 100% were proficient in the Biology EOC exam—both dramatically exceeding district and state averages. On the other hand, the school struggles significantly in core middle school subjects. Proficiency rates in 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade Math (33.2%, 36.43%, and 34.25%, respectively) and 8th-grade Social Studies (20.23%) are well below both district and state averages. This creates a "barbell" profile where top-tier students thrive, but the general student body underperforms. The school has a 0.0% dropout rate, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1, and 57.33% of students are economically disadvantaged. Spending per student is $9,684.
The most interesting finding is the massive gap between advanced and standard course performance. While the school achieves near-perfect proficiency in advanced high school courses like Algebra I and Biology, it struggles to get even 35% of its general 8th graders proficient in Math. This suggests the school is highly effective at accelerating its top students but needs targeted intervention for the majority. Additionally, Clear Lake Intermediate ranks in the 41st to 48th percentile statewide (2-star rating) despite being in a top-15% district, indicating it is an outlier within its own high-performing Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd). The school's economic disadvantage rate likely contributes to these challenges, making its success in advanced courses even more noteworthy.
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