Lawson Middle
Houston, TX
PublicMiddle · Grades 6–8 · Magnet
Accountability rating
Texas Education Agency
B rating for 2025, with a score of 87.
| Measure | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | D65 | B84 | B87 |
| Student achievement | D62 | D67 | C74 |
| School progress | C74 | B82 | B85 |
| Academic growth | D60 | B82 | B83 |
| Relative performance | C74 | C79 | B85 |
| Closing the gaps | F45 | B89 | A92 |
The overall score counts the better of student achievement and school progress for 70%, and closing the gaps for 30%. School progress is the better of its two parts.
Distinctions, 2025
- Earned
- ELA/reading, Comparative academic growth, Comparative closing the gaps, Postsecondary readiness
- Not earned
- Mathematics, Science, Social studies
Discipline
U.S. Department of Education
9.5% of students were suspended out of school at least once in 2023–24.
| Measure | 2021–22 | 2023–24 |
|---|---|---|
| Enrolled in the fall | 1,379 | 1,132 |
| Suspended out of school | 13.3% · 184 | 9.5% · 107 |
| Suspended in school | 15.1% · 208 | 16.6% · 188 |
| Expelled | 0.0% · 0 | 0.1% · 1 |
School Profile
Location
City, Large
Enrollment
1,132 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
Demographics
Hispanic/Latino61.6%
White1.1%
Black or African American36.6%
Asian0.4%
Two or More Races0.3%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0.0%
Public school directory
NCES ID 482364002442
- District
- Houston Isd
- Status
- Open
- School category
- Regular School
- Charter
- No
- Virtual instruction
- Unknown
- Enrollment
- 1,132 students
- Teachers (FTE)
- 102.9
Sources
- NCES Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2023–24
- Texas A–F Accountability Ratings · Texas Education Agency · 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
- Civil Rights Data Collection · U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights · 2021–22, 2023–24