HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Located at 1810 STUART, in HOUSTON, Texas, HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a cozy 9-12 campus that educates 473 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by HOUSTON ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 41% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Within HOUSTON ISD, which oversees 273 schools and 176,727 students, HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Black, 9% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.0%; HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES posts 81.0%, +33.0 points above that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Harris County put the typical household earns roughly $74,983 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one.

HCC LIFE SKILLS PROGRAM is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 473 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 24.9:1 in 2018 to 22.5:1 in 2025.

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