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Enrollment
473
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364011263
Houston Academy for International Studies
1810 STUART, HOUSTON, TX 77004 · (713) 942-1430 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL473 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Texas public high schools
- ATest 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.
- DThree-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
22.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
280 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 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 106 | 22% |
Student demographics
55%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
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 61.0% | 14.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 38.0% | 35.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 82.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 89.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 93.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 92.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 80.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+30.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% 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 30 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 Houston Academy for International Studies
Houston Academy for International Studies's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Academy for International Studies this school | 473 | 59.2% | 78.7% |
| Young Women's Leadership Academy FORT WORTH | 403 | 62.3% | 63.8% |
| Harmony School of Excellence - Dallas DALLAS | 596 | 65.9% | 44.2% |
| Spring Early College Academy HOUSTON | 391 | 65.0% | 88.2% |
| Manor New Technology High MANOR | 640 | 57.0% | 40.0% |
| Uplift Ascend Prep High School FORT WORTH | 318 | 63.2% | 54.8% |
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 Houston Academy for International Studies ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #109 of 1,385 | #21 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #256 of 1,425 ▲ 237 | #37 of 155 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #143 of 1,425 ▼ 16 | #23 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #1,042 of 1,184 | #141 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 473 | #934 of 2,107 | #134 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #1,306 of 1,344 | #146 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #498 of 1,346 | #58 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #817 of 1,522 | #136 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #472 of 557 | #69 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
473
-26 (-5%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 473 | 21 | 22.5:1 | 59% (280) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 21 | 21.7:1 | 69% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 22 | 21.0:1 | 66% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 68% (339) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 19.6 | 24.9:1 | 71% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 19 | 22.6:1 | 70% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 57% (218) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston Academy for International Studies.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (487 to 473); teachers up 7% (19.6 to 21).
About Houston Academy for International Studies
HOUSTON, Texas, is home to Houston Academy for International Studies, a low-enrollment high school. The school counted 473 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 41% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Houston Academy for International Studies is one school in HOUSTON ISD, a system of 273 schools with 176,727 students.
About 62% of the student body at Houston Academy for International Studies is Hispanic. The remaining students are 25% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Harris County, the Hispanic share is about 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Houston Academy for International Studies reports a ratio of 22.5 students per teacher, from 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 22.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Houston Academy for International Studies holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Texas public high schools.
Houston Academy for International Studies is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 48.4% with an actual 78.7%.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Houston Academy for International Studies, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Hcc Life Skills Program is about 0.4 miles from Houston Academy for International Studies. The five-mile area around Houston Academy for International Studies holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 35.9% proficiency; Houston Academy for International Studies posts 78.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Houston Academy for International Studies had a net loss of 26 students, or 5%.
The discussion board for Houston Academy for International Studies is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 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 High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Hcc Life Skills Program0.4 mi · 69
- A+up High School0.5 mi · 47
- Elevate Collegiate0.5 mi · 192
- A+ Unlimited Potential - University0.5 mi · 156
- Young Women's College Prep Academy0.5 mi · 494
- Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan0.5 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Houston Academy for International StudiesWhat is the total enrollment at Houston Academy for International Studies?
Houston Academy for International Studies enrolls approximately 473 students in grades 09-12.
Is Houston Academy for International Studies an elementary, middle, or high school?
Houston Academy for International Studies is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Houston Academy for International Studies?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Houston Academy for International Studies.
How diverse is Houston Academy for International Studies?
Houston Academy for International Studies reports a student body of 9% White, 62% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Houston Academy for International Studies in?
Houston Academy for International Studies is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.