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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE administration to hear?
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Enrollment
391
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364005745
H S for Law and Justice
3503 COYLE, HOUSTON, TX 77003 · (713) 867-5100 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
321 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 112 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 91 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 96 | 25% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 61.0% | 16.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 3.0% | 21.0% | 62.0% | 14.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 82.0% | 76.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 31.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% 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 32 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 →
Schools most like H S for Law and Justice
H S for Law and Justice's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H S for Law and Justice this school | 391 | 82.1% | 71.0% |
| Victory Early College High School HOUSTON | 442 | 80.3% | 81.7% |
| Tarrant Co College South/Fort Worth Collegiate High School FORT WORTH | 347 | 80.4% | 64.5% |
| IDEA Achieve College Preparatory HALTOM CITY | 466 | 86.9% | 51.2% |
| Uplift Luna Prep High School DALLAS | 472 | 82.4% | 45.8% |
| Marvin E Robinson School of Business and Mgmt DALLAS | 476 | 84.2% | 87.4% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where H S for Law and Justice ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #212 of 1,385 | #33 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,243 of 1,425 ▼ 338 | #150 of 155 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #247 of 1,425 ▼ 77 | #35 of 155 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #33 of 1,184 | #3 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #1,032 of 2,107 | #147 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #914 of 1,344 | #69 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #915 of 1,346 | #106 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #354 of 1,522 | #78 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #270 of 557 | #42 of 75 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
391
-97 (-20%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 391 | 24.4 | 16.0:1 | 82% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 26.5 | 16.4:1 | 82% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 26.5 | 16.5:1 | 81% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 84% (410) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 75% (322) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 79% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 54% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 57% (473) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 42 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H S for Law and Justice.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (430 to 391); teachers down 16% (29 to 24.4).
About H S for Law and Justice
H S for Law and Justice is a high school in HOUSTON, Texas, and it is part of HOUSTON ISD. Total enrollment is 391 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
In HOUSTON ISD, 273 schools enroll a combined 176,727 students.
Of every 100 students at H S for Law and Justice, about 75 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 20% Black and 3% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, H S for Law and Justice scores 39%.
H S for Law and Justice reports a ratio of 16.0 students per teacher, from 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at H S for Law and Justice, 82% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
H S for Law and Justice earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 79% of Texas public high schools.
H S for Law and Justice scores 32.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 71.0% actual versus 38.6% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Harris County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
Yellowstone College Preparatory sits about 0.5 miles from H S for Law and Justice. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, H S for Law and Justice is 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for H S for Law and Justice is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 391, from 488 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 18.1:1 to 16.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for H S for Law and Justice is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Nearby schools
- Yellowstone College Preparatory0.5 mi · 321
- Lantrip Elementary School0.7 mi · 405
- Cage Elementary School0.8 mi · 319
- Project Chrysalis Middle School0.8 mi · 241
- Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan1.0 mi · 306
- Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk1.0 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About H S for Law and JusticeHow many students attend H S for Law and Justice?
H S for Law and Justice enrolls approximately 391 students in grades 09-12.
Is H S for Law and Justice an elementary, middle, or high school?
H S for Law and Justice is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does H S for Law and Justice have?
H S for Law and Justice employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is H S for Law and Justice?
H S for Law and Justice reports a student body of 3% White, 75% Hispanic, 20% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is H S for Law and Justice in?
H S for Law and Justice is part of HOUSTON ISD.
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