Overview of Welch Middle: Welch Middle is a magnet school situated in Houston, TX, which is in a huge city environment. The learner population of Welch Middle is 727, and the school serves 6-8. At Welch Middle, 28% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 22% scored above or at that level for reading.

The school’s minority learner population is 98%. The learner-teacher ratio is 17:1, which is better than that of the district.

The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 92% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 44 equivalent full-time teachers.

Test Scores at Welch Middle: At Welch Middle, 28% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 22% scored above or at that level for reading.

Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Houston Independent School District, 39% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 44% tested above or at that level for math.

Welch Middle did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In Texas, 44% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 47% tested above or at that level for math.