H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE

H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE is a small 9-12 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD. The school educates 391 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE records that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 38.0%; actual is 73.6%, +35.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: YELLOWSTONE COLLEGE PREPARATORY, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H S FOR LAW AND JUSTICE has decreased 9%, going from 430 students in 2018 to 391 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

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