📍 2600 Woodhead St, Houston, Harris County, 77098
Lanier Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,434 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marcus Williams. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Lanier Middle enrolls 1,434 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 71.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 463 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 29% |
| Asian | 279 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 6.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
415 of the school's 1,434 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 404 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lanier Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-70, state senate district 15, state house district 147.
Lanier 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 1,434 students, Lanier 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