Harris Middle, San Antonio TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Harris Middle

Harris Middle is a regular public middle school in the northern part of San Antonio serving grades six through eight. It enrolls roughly nine hundred students, with a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, followed by a substantial white student population, and smaller numbers of Black, Asian, and multiracial students. Near half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's academic profile shows considerable variation by grade and subject. In English language arts, performance is more stable. Sixth and eighth graders reach proficiency at roughly equal rates, while seventh grade sits slightly lower. All three grades show half or more of students meeting proficiency. Mathematics presents a steeper challenge. Sixth and seventh grade proficiency runs low, but eighth grade jumps notably higher, suggesting students gain ground as they move through the school or that the eighth-grade cohort started stronger. Science, tested only in eighth grade, shows the school's strongest result, with proficiency above half. Social studies, also eighth-grade-only, runs lower, with only about a quarter meeting proficiency.

When measured across all tested subjects and grade levels, Harris's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among the county's districts. This positioning reflects strength in reading and science paired with softer performance in mathematics and social studies. The school's results suggest students develop mathematical competency over the middle school years, and the reading foundation is relatively firm, but gaps remain in abstract reasoning subjects.

The school sits in a suburban area of San Antonio in the 78247 zip code. The surrounding housing market shows typical suburban dynamics. Home values have declined modestly year over year, and median rents are below the historical mortgage carrying cost by a meaningful margin, making rental more attractive than purchase for many households. The area is part of North East ISD, which serves the northern suburban tier of the city. No recent district initiatives were identified in available sources.

Harris is a standard configuration middle school with no magnet or charter designation. The school offers no special programs data that would distinguish it from a conventional middle school. A parent considering Harris should look directly to the school about specific course sequences, electives, and any enrichment or intervention pathways beyond the state-tested core. Staff expertise and school culture, which state test data cannot capture, are worth exploring on a school visit or through conversations with current families.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 621%

School 21% · District 40% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 19% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 50% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 651%

School 51% · District 56% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 52% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 853%

School 53% · District 59% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Science

Grade 859%

School 59% · District 55% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 829%

School 29% · District 33% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolNORTH EAST ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income63%22 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income39%Higher-income53%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income56%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income23%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income13%Higher-income18%5 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income43%11 pp gap