EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER is an one-room-style senior high, operated by EXCEL ACADEMY. It educates 58 students across grades 9 through 11. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 93% leaner than typical.

EXCEL ACADEMY runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 302 students. EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER is one of those campuses.

Demographically, EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% Black, 7% White.

In terms of school funding signals, EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER logs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC GULFTON, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a metropolitan site. EXCEL ACADEMY EDUCATION TRANSITION CENTER is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 81%: 32 students in 2018 compared to 58 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 56% to 38% over that span.

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