West Briar Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Houston ISD
  • Houston, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston ISD: N/A

Total students

1,027

Avg. teacher experience

10.3 years

Houston ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Houston ISD: 85.1%

Statewide: 90.3%

West Briar Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Houston, TX, in the Houston ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 1,027 students. 47.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 23.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $66,184, which is $3,710 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.houstonisd.org

Address

13733 Brimhurst
Houston, TX 77077-1770

Office phone number

(281) 368-2140

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in West Briar Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,027

African American

393 (38.3%)

Houston ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.2%)

Houston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

71 (6.9%)

Houston ISD: 5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

354 (34.5%)

Houston ISD: 61.8%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

182 (17.7%)

Houston ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

25 (2.4%)

Houston ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

38.3%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

6.9%

Hispanic

34.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

17.7%

Two or more races

2.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

47.6 %

Houston ISD: 65.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

61.4 %

Houston ISD: 79.6%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

22.7 %

Houston ISD: 39%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

47.6%

Econ. disadvantaged

61.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

22.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

23.9 %

Houston ISD: 40%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

19.6 %

Houston ISD: 13.9%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

8.6 %

Houston ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

23.9%

Gifted and talented

19.6%

Special education

8.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Houston ISD: N/A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

21.3 %

Houston ISD: 22.3%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

29.2 %

Houston ISD: 31.7%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Houston ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

6.7 %

Houston ISD: 7.3%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

19.5 %

Houston ISD: 22.5%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Houston ISD: 15.3%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

13.7 %

Houston ISD: 8.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

23.1 %

Houston ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

59.5

African American

31 (52.1%)

Houston ISD: 39.1%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Houston ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (1.7%)

Houston ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

9 (15.1%)

Houston ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

1 (1.7%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.5 (26.1%)

Houston ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

2 (3.4%)

Houston ISD: 1.9%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

4 (6.7%)

Houston ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

36.6 (61.5%)

Houston ISD: 69.8%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

16.9 (28.4%)

Houston ISD: 20.7%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

2 (3.4%)

Houston ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

17.3

Houston ISD: 16.1

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.3 years

Houston ISD: 11 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$66,184

Houston ISD: $67,073

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$50,819

Houston ISD: $60,583

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$63,475

Houston ISD: $63,328

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$64,078

Houston ISD: $65,460

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$70,000

Houston ISD: $68,749

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$78,091

Houston ISD: $74,707

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$82,618

Houston ISD: $81,557

Statewide: $74,014

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