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Spring Forest Middle School vs. Memorial Middle School

Should you attend Spring Forest Middle School or Memorial Middle School? Visitors to our site frequently compare these two schools. Compare their rankings, test scores, reviews and more to help you determine which school is the best choice for you.

School Overview

School
Spring Forest Middle School
14240 Memorial
Houston, TX 77079
: 
6/
10
Top 50%
Memorial Middle School
12550 Vindon
Houston, TX 77024
: 
10/
10
Top 5%
Top Rankings

Spring Forest Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:

Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 20%)

Memorial Middle School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 1%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Overview
Serving 963 students in grades 6-8, Spring Forest Middle School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 44% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 50% (which is lower than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 17:1 is higher than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Texas state average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 1,247 students in grades 6-8, Memorial Middle School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 1%, and reading proficiency is top 1%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 86% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 81% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is higher than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the Texas state average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
6-8
6-8
Total Students
963 students
1,247 students
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This chart displays total students of Memorial Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
51% | 49%
51% | 49%
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Total Classroom Teachers
56 teachers
69 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Memorial Middle School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
18:1
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This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Memorial Middle School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#3588 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 50%)
#147 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 5%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Spring Forest Middle School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Memorial Middle School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
44%
(Top 50% in TX)
86%
(Top 1% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
50%
(Top 50% in TX)
81%
(Top 5% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
41%
(Top 50% in TX)
78%
(Top 5% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Spring Forest Middle School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Memorial Middle School by grade.
Grade 6 Students
308
391
Grade 7 Students
313
404
Grade 8 Students
342
452

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
5%
19%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hispanic
42%
17%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
15%
2%
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This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of Black public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
35%
57%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
5%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.68
0.61
This chart displays the diversity score of Spring Forest Middle School and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Memorial Middle School and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
48%
11%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
1%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Spring Forest Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Memorial Middle School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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