📍 5655 Selinsky Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77048
Thomas Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shanica Smitha. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 13% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Thomas Middle enrolls 526 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Black or African American, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 338 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 33% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
518 of the school's 526 students (98%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 517 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Thomas 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 147.
Thomas 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 526 students, Thomas Middle is smaller than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large