📍 13733 Brimhurst, Houston, Harris County, 77077
West Briar Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 1,061 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Crystal Blanchard. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
West Briar Middle enrolls 1,061 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 61.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 36% Hispanic or Latino, 35% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 380 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 375 | 35% |
| White | 192 | 18% |
| Asian | 85 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
661 of the school's 1,061 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 646 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
West Briar 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 17, state house district 133.
West Briar 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 1,061 students, West Briar 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