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ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S
Set in HOUSTON, Texas, ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S is a compact four-year high school, one of the schools within ALIEF ISD. It instructs 402 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 49% leaner than typical.
ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 46 schools operated by ALIEF ISD, a district that serves 38,610 students overall.
Demographically, ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% Black, 18% Asian, 4% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S shows 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Harris County's rate of about 70%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 37.0%; ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S posts 92.6%, +55.7 points above that line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTON, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 37.4%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S has changed only slightly, going from 402 students in 2018 to 402 in 2025.
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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