📍 14000 Stancliff St, Houston, Harris County, 77045
Lawson Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,274 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shelbi Blackmon. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lawson Middle enrolls 1,274 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 76 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 809 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 438 | 34% |
| White | 12 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,218 of the school's 1,274 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,215 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lawson Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 13, state house district 131.
Lawson Middle is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,274 students, Lawson Middle is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large