Summary:
This analysis examines two middle schools serving grades 6 through 8 in the 77070 zip code of Houston, Texas: Bleyl Middle and Ulrich Intermediate, which belong to different districts—Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) and Klein Independent School District (Isd), respectively.
Ulrich Intermediate stands out as the higher-performing school overall. It ranks in the 66th percentile statewide (789th out of 2,335 schools) for the 2025-2026 school year, compared to Bleyl Middle’s 39th percentile (1,429th). Ulrich also benefits from being in the higher-ranked Klein Independent School District (Isd), which ranks 171st out of 951 districts (82nd percentile), while Bleyl’s Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd) ranks 320th (66th percentile). Academically, Ulrich outperforms Bleyl in most subjects, such as 8th-grade reading (68.64% vs. 51.71%) and 8th-grade math (54.00% vs. 30.87%). However, both schools achieve exceptional proficiency in Algebra I (99.09% at Bleyl vs. 98.54% at Ulrich), a notable strength for Bleyl despite its lower overall performance. Ulrich also has a lower student-teacher ratio (14.5:1 vs. 15.3:1) and spends less per student ($8,579 vs. $9,176), yet achieves better results, suggesting effective instructional practices within Klein ISD.
Key differences include socioeconomic factors: Bleyl Middle has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced lunch (70.2%) compared to Ulrich Intermediate (57.3%), which correlates with the performance gap. Both schools maintain very low dropout rates (0.9% at Bleyl, 0.6% at Ulrich), below the district average of 1.1%, indicating strong student retention. For parents, Ulrich offers consistently higher academic performance and district support, while Bleyl provides a strong advanced math program and serves a larger enrollment of 1,322 students.
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