📍 6767 Telephone Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77061
Ortiz Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 871 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Victoria Orozco-martinez. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ortiz Middle enrolls 871 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 53 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 724 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 14% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.1% |
| White | 8 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
844 of the school's 871 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 834 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ortiz 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 6, state house district 147.
Ortiz 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 871 students, Ortiz 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