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BETA ACADEMY
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BETA ACADEMY
Located at 10929 ALMEDA GENOA RD, in HOUSTON, Texas, BETA ACADEMY is a low-enrollment four-year high school that hosts 537 students (grades 6 through 12), overseen by BETA ACADEMY. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so BETA ACADEMY sits 33% below that benchmark.
BETA ACADEMY is one of 2 schools operated by BETA ACADEMY, a district that educates 1,569 students overall.
In terms of who attends, BETA ACADEMY shows that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White, 10% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BETA ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 64% of students at BETA ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BETA ACADEMY 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 45.7%; BETA ACADEMY posts 64.4%, +18.6 points above that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which BETA ACADEMY is one.
Nearest neighbor: MEADOR EL, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BETA ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, BETA ACADEMY comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 39.0%.
BETA ACADEMY operates from a downtown location. BETA ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BETA ACADEMY has held roughly steady, going from 549 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 24.5:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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