Sam Houston Middle School
Garland, TX 75041
Phone: (972) 926-2640
Fax: (972) 926-2647
District: Garland Independent School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 775 students
Sam Houston Middle School, a public school located in Garland, TX, serves grades 6-8 in the Garland Independent School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 3 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Sam Houston Middle School is a public school located in Garland, TX. 775 students attend Sam Houston Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) data from Texas Education Agency. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Percentage of students meeting growth target data from Texas Education Agency. |
Posted: July 31, 2023
I currently go here (Im moving to 8th grade) and this school isnt too bad. Thankfully, most of my teachers werent the bad ones, but even the good ones would yell at us because some kids would get too loud. Back in 6th grade most of the boys would make inappropriate noises and jokes, but in 7th it wasnt as bad, although there was an occasional dirty joke.
Theres a lot of fights and drama here. One time, two boys got in a fight and one of them ended up scratching the other boy with his keys, and he came back with a broken wrist (probably from the fight), and a pretty bad scar on his face. But I guess as long as you dont get on someones bad side the bullying isnt as bad. I have a sibling who went here some time ago and they had terrible experience, especially with bullying, but for me it hasnt been as bad.
The teachers usually dont really give any homework, and the only homework Ive ever gotten was just unfinished schoolwork. Also, by 8th period the kids start acting crazy. It gets a lot more loud than usual, and sometimes people run in the halls which leads to them bumping into some of the kids in the halls. And sometimes people even start screaming.
Overall, the education is okay, and most of the teachers are kind (although some are kinda mean/rude). I cant really speak on the discipline but I guess its somewhat fair. The safety and security isnt the worst, and the family engagement is kinda good. I dont know much about the special education though, other than the class they have for dyslexic people that i only know about because of my best friend who has dyslexia.
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Posted: November 1, 2022
Last year sucked the teachers are creeps mostly the male teachers and
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Posted: April 7, 2022
this school is awful i went to this school for 6th and 7th and it was just bad the dress code is crazy and them calming there the best school hell no!
and the break out of fights and bad things happening is just crazy the teachers are nice but some students just drive them crazy and i understand that but when the call out the wrong student is just crazy and the stupid 4 mins to get to class just sucked overall its not bad of a school just needs changing
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Posted: July 21, 2014
This school is the worst middle school I ever been there are a lot of dumb fights and there are some teachers that don't help you with work or class work
Posted: June 5, 2012
Sam Houston was a great experience for my daughter. I had one child go through Austin and one through Brandenburg. Sam Houston was the best. It is a small school and the children are allowed many opportunities. All school activities are kept inexpensive and student oriented as opposed to the Academies renting out the Granville Arts Center for graduation which was a waste. We are sad out time her has ended but I know my daughter is prepared for high school!
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