Summary:
In zip code 78216, there are three middle schools serving grades 6-8 within the North East Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 57th percentile statewide, offering a mix of large traditional campuses and a specialized alternative program.
Nimitz Middle and Eisenhower Middle are the two main traditional schools, each enrolling around 950-1,000 students with similar economic disadvantage rates near 67%. Nimitz stands out as the highest-ranked school in the area, showing a positive upward trend in its state percentile ranking over the past three years. Both schools share a critical weakness in mathematics, with 7th-grade math proficiency rates alarmingly low at 0.77% for Nimitz and 6.83% for Eisenhower, far below the state average of 29.41%. However, there is a silver lining: students accelerated into Algebra I perform well, with Nimitz (55.6%) and Eisenhower (61.9%) both exceeding the state average of 54.03%. Reading performance is a mixed bag, with Eisenhower (51.76% in 8th grade) closer to the state average than Nimitz (46.49%). Dropout rates are very low at both schools (0.5% and 0.7% respectively).
Alter Middle is a clear outlier and a specialized alternative campus with only 67 students and an extraordinary student-teacher ratio of 0.8:1. Its per-student spending of $288,883 is over 30 times that of its peers, indicating intensive support for a unique student population. Despite these challenges, Alter Middle reported a 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, a standout positive metric, though no standardized test scores are available for comparison. For parents, Nimitz offers the best overall academic trajectory, while Eisenhower shows relative strength in advanced math and reading. Alter Middle serves a very specific, non-traditional need and should not be compared directly to the other two schools.
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