📍 11544 S Gessner, Houston, Harris County, 77071
Welch Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 645 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Deshonta Everett. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Welch Middle enrolls 645 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 4.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 371 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 223 | 35% |
| Asian | 31 | 4.8% |
| White | 16 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
623 of the school's 645 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 619 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Welch 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.
Welch 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 645 students, Welch Middle is close to the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large