Summary:
Iltexas Houston Orem Middle is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Houston, Texas, with a student population of 451 that is predominantly African American and Hispanic.
Despite serving a high-poverty student population, with 85.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Iltexas Houston Orem Middle consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 4 school years. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 26% of 6th graders, 28% of 7th graders, and 25% of 8th graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state averages of 50%, 52%, and 56%, respectively. The school's African American and Hispanic student subgroups, as well as its English Language Learner and Special Education students, perform particularly poorly, ranking in the bottom 10-20% of Texas middle schools.
When compared to nearby public schools, such as Cullen Middle, which outperforms Iltexas Houston Orem Middle on STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments by 10-20 percentage points, the school's struggles become even more apparent. Additionally, Iltexas Houston Orem Middle's per-student spending has decreased from $8,779 in 2018-2019 to $7,510 in 2020-2021, which may be contributing to the school's poor academic performance, and the school's student-teacher ratio has fluctuated, ranging from 14.6 to 17.3 over the past 3 school years.
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