ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S

Located at 7055 BEECHNUT ST, in HOUSTON, Texas, ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S is a low-enrollment 9-12 campus that works with 520 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by HOUSTON ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S is one campus in the system.

Demographically, ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). Beyond that, the school logs 3% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 27.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 31.8%; actual is 69.1%, +37.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider 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%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S is one.

The closest other public school is ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 33.5%.

ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S operates from a downtown location. ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S 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. ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S's enrollment has expanded 201% since 2018, when it stood at 173 (now 520). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 25% to 3%.

On the community side, members of the ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.