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CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS

2100 S VICTORY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77088 · (281) 878-0310 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
Enrollment
708
High
DISTRICT 1,349 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
573 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 9
188
Grade 10
190
Grade 11
164
Grade 12
166
Student demographics
White
142%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
30944%
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
Black
36952%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 13%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
32045%
Female
38855%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +4.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
708
-193 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.5:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
44%
was 43%
% Black
52%
was 53%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS

Located at 2100 S VICTORY DR, in HOUSTON, Texas, CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS is an average-sized 9-12 campus that works with 708 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by ALDINE ISD.

Within ALDINE ISD, which oversees 76 schools and 56,419 students, CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS is one campus in the system.

On demographics, CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS shows that 52% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 44% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.5%, the actual is 43.1%, a residual of +4.6 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Harris County) reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS is one.

REECE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 901 students in 2018 compared to 708 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Harris County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students

Quick facts

School name
CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS
District
ALDINE ISD
Address
2100 S VICTORY DR, HOUSTON, TX 77088
Phone
(281) 878-0310
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
708
Teachers (FTE)
55
Student–teacher ratio
12.9:1
Free/Reduced lunch
573 (81%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480771000056
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS
How large is CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS?
CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS enrolls approximately 708 students in grades 09-12.
Is CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS an elementary, middle, or high school?
CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS have?
CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS?
Student demographics at CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS are roughly 2% White, 44% Hispanic, 52% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS in?
CARVER H S FOR APPLIED TECH/ENGINEERING/ARTS is part of ALDINE ISD.
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