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CHANNELVIEW H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CHANNELVIEW H S
CHANNELVIEW H S is a four-year high school of heavily attended scale in CHANNELVIEW, Texas, one of the schools within CHANNELVIEW ISD, instructing 2,917 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 266% above the state mean of about 796.
CHANNELVIEW H S is one of 12 schools operated by CHANNELVIEW ISD, a district that caters to 9,335 students overall.
On the student-mix side, CHANNELVIEW H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). The remainder comes out to 10% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 167 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CHANNELVIEW H S higher than the state norm the norm. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CHANNELVIEW H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.6%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put 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%. Across Harris County's 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), CHANNELVIEW H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is MCGHEE EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHANNELVIEW H S at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 35.0%.
CHANNELVIEW H S operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. CHANNELVIEW H S's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 2,589 (now 2,917). Hispanic enrollment moved from 77% to 82% across the same window.
On the community side, the feed for CHANNELVIEW H S typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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