BETA ACADEMY

As an expansive elementary-level community in HOUSTON, Texas, BETA ACADEMY caters to 1,032 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by BETA ACADEMY. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 99% bigger than typical.

Within BETA ACADEMY, which oversees 2 schools and 1,569 students, BETA ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BETA ACADEMY logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Black, 15% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BETA ACADEMY higher than the state norm the norm. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, BETA ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.5%, the actual is 38.2%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. BETA ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS HOUSTON WINDMILL LAKES EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BETA ACADEMY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. BETA ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, members of the BETA ACADEMY community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.