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Enrollment
663
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364013046
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S
3501 SOUTHMORE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77004 · (713) 802-4620 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
308 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
80.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +45.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 45 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 28 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 2024-25Enrollment
663
-43 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 16.4:1
% White
27%
was 15%
% Hispanic
41%
was 58%
% Black
23%
was 22%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ENERGY INSTITUTE H S
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is a senior high of low-enrollment scale in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD, instructing 663 students in grades 9 through 12.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, ENERGY INSTITUTE H S logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 27% White, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Harris County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ENERGY INSTITUTE H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.6%; actual is 82.0%, +28.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
THE LAWSON ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ENERGY INSTITUTE H S comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.8%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 663 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 58% to 41%.
On the community side, the feed for ENERGY INSTITUTE H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- THE LAWSON ACADEMY0.2 mi · 235
- LOCKHART EL0.5 mi · 306
- THOMPSON EL0.7 mi · 363
- YATES H S0.7 mi · 685
- BLACKSHEAR EL1.0 mi · 257
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN1.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About ENERGY INSTITUTE H SHow large is ENERGY INSTITUTE H S?
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 09-12.
Is ENERGY INSTITUTE H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does ENERGY INSTITUTE H S have?
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ENERGY INSTITUTE H S?
At ENERGY INSTITUTE H S, the student body is approximately 27% White, 41% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is ENERGY INSTITUTE H S public or private?
ENERGY INSTITUTE H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.