📍 2532 9th St, Hempstead, Waller County, 77445
Hempstead Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hempstead, Waller County. The school has 339 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erika Douglas. It is part of the Hempstead Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hempstead Middle enrolls 339 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 24% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 206 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 82 | 24% |
| White | 48 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
283 of the school's 339 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hempstead Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 18, state house district 3.
Hempstead Middle is one of 3 schools in HEMPSTEAD ISD, based in HEMPSTEAD, Texas. The district serves 1,585 students district-wide and employs 106 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 339 students, Hempstead Middle is smaller than the district average of about 528 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe