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Aim College & Career Prep

5200 AVE N 1/2, GALVESTON, TX 77550 · (409) 761-6302 · Galveston County
GRADES 08–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
101
High
DISTRICT 670 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
92 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 81010%
Grade 91717%
Grade 103030%
Grade 112727%
Grade 121717%
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
2323%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
4242%
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
3131%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
44%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
4141%
Female
6059%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
40.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
24.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading0.0%40.0%29.0%31.0%
Mathematics0.0%24.0%52.0%24.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2640.0%24.0%
2024-2550.0%34.0%
2023-2447.0%31.0%
2022-2310.0%N/A
2020-2120.0%N/A
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Aim College & Career Prep ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Galveston County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
101#1,587 of 2,107#11 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.1%#156 of 1,522#1 of 7
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
101
+12 (+13%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2510110.99.2:191% (92)
2023-24879.49.2:193% (81)
2022-23899.99.0:193% (83)
2020-2189811.1:185% (76)
2017-18776.811.4:183% (64)
2015-1691811.4:173% (66)
2010-11184199.7:168% (126)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aim College & Career Prep.

Since 2017-18: students up 31% (77 to 101); teachers up 62% (6.8 to 10.9).

About Aim College & Career Prep

In GALVESTON, Texas, Aim College & Career Prep is a small high school. It enrolled 101 students in grades 8 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 87% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.

In GALVESTON ISD, 14 schools enroll a combined 7,662 students.

Aim College & Career Prep's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 42%. The school is also 31% Black, 23% White, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. The chance that two students picked at random at Aim College & Career Prep belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.

Teachers at the school number 10.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.2:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Galveston County average 57%.

Among Galveston County residents, median household income is about $86,105, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Aim College & Career Prep is one of 95 public schools in Galveston County, which together enroll about 62,767 students.

The closest public school to Aim College & Career Prep is Burnet Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

Federal data place Aim College & Career Prep in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Enrollment was 89 in 2020-21 and 101 in 2024-25, a increase of 12 students. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.1:1 to 9.2:1.

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Galveston County at a glance

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Population
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students

Quick facts

School name
Aim College & Career Prep
District
GALVESTON ISD
Address
5200 AVE N 1/2, GALVESTON, TX 77550
Phone
(409) 761-6302
County
Galveston County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
101
Teachers (FTE)
11
Student–teacher ratio
9.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
92 (91%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
482028012288
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Aim College & Career Prep
How large is Aim College & Career Prep?
Aim College & Career Prep enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 08-12.
Is Aim College & Career Prep an elementary, middle, or high school?
Aim College & Career Prep is a high school covering grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aim College & Career Prep?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aim College & Career Prep is approximately 9.2:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aim College & Career Prep?
At Aim College & Career Prep, the student body is approximately 23% White, 42% Hispanic, 31% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Aim College & Career Prep?
Aim College & Career Prep is overseen by GALVESTON ISD in Galveston County.
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