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Sam Houston Middle Middle School
2232 Sussex Dr
Garland TX, 75041, Dallas County
Phone: 972-926-2640
Ranking:
(5,354 out of 6,018, bottom 11%)*

Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Garland Independent School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 69 | 64 | 61 | 60 | 57 | 58 | 55 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,066 | 1,002 | 958 | 861 | 843 | 880 | 769 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 347 | 32.6% | 359 | 35.8% | 348 | 36.3% | 283 | 32.9% | 297 | 35.2% | 331 | 37.6% | 235 | 30.6% |
Grade 7: | 372 | 34.9% | 326 | 32.5% | 326 | 34.0% | 293 | 34.0% | 297 | 35.2% | 261 | 29.7% | 264 | 34.3% |
Grade 8: | 347 | 32.6% | 317 | 31.6% | 284 | 29.6% | 285 | 33.1% | 249 | 29.5% | 288 | 32.7% | 270 | 35.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 546 | 51.2% | 518 | 51.7% | 519 | 54.2% | 469 | 54.5% | 441 | 52.3% | 466 | 53.0% | 405 | 52.7% |
Female: | 520 | 48.8% | 484 | 48.3% | 439 | 45.8% | 392 | 45.5% | 394 | 46.7% | 406 | 46.1% | 360 | 46.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 8 | 0.8% | 9 | 0.9% | 7 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.8% | 19 | 2.2% | 12 | 1.6% |
Hispanic: | 887 | 83.2% | 836 | 83.4% | 780 | 81.4% | 713 | 82.8% | 686 | 81.4% | 732 | 83.2% | 639 | 83.1% |
Black: | 90 | 8.4% | 78 | 7.8% | 92 | 9.6% | 72 | 8.4% | 81 | 9.6% | 76 | 8.6% | 60 | 7.8% |
White: | 65 | 6.1% | 63 | 6.3% | 62 | 6.5% | 62 | 7.2% | 66 | 7.8% | 50 | 5.7% | 57 | 7.4% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 11 | 1.0% | 9 | 0.9% | 10 | 1.0% | 7 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 854 | 80.1% | 826 | 82.4% | 777 | 81.1% | 695 | 80.7% | 658 | 78.1% | 642 | 73.0% | 514 | 66.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 78 | 7.3% | 76 | 7.6% | 67 | 7.0% | 69 | 8.0% | 91 | 10.8% | 92 | 10.5% | 71 | 9.2% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.50 | 15.57 | 15.71 | 14.35 | 14.88 | 15.30 | 14.10 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
STAAR | ||||||
2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 69% | 81% | 77% |
2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 76% | 74% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 77% | 75% |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 74% | 71% |
2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 75% | 71% |
2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 76% | 71% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 79% | 76% |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 60% | 80% | 77% |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | 74% | 71% |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 53% | 70% | 70% |
2012 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80% | 76% |
2013 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 64% | 76% | 77% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | 80% |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 86% | 84% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 73% | 70% |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63% | 78% | 75% |
2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 47% | 66% | 59% |
2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 70% | 63% |
STAAR EOC | ||||||
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 83% | 83% |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 80% | 78% |
TAKS | ||||||
2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 76% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | 67% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 57% | 76% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 72% | 79% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 86% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68% | 85% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87% | 93% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89% | 94% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 73% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 56% | 69% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 79% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 65% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 83% | 83% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 82% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 82% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 83% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 80% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 89% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 89% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 82% | 90% | N/A |
2007 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 93% | N/A |
2008 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 90% | N/A |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | N/A |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 96% | N/A |
2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 45% | 67% | N/A |
2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 60% | N/A |
2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 44% | 67% | N/A |
2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 73% | N/A |
2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 85% | N/A |
2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 85% | N/A |
2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 88% | N/A |
2011 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88% | N/A |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 90% | N/A |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 83% | N/A |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 84% | N/A |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 91% | N/A |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 96% | N/A |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 97% | N/A |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94% | 96% | N/A |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91% | 95% | N/A |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 71% | N/A |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 72% | N/A |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 78% | N/A |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59% | 75% | N/A |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 81% | N/A |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 81% | N/A |
2004 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 91% | N/A |
2005 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 87% | N/A |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 82% | 88% | N/A |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 92% | N/A |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 95% | N/A |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94% | N/A |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97% | N/A |
2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 97% | 96% | N/A |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 73.1% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 26.9% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 59.6% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 40.4% |
Mean Base Salary: | $49,015.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $47,727.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $50,917.0 |
* Sam Houston Middle Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.