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Enrollment
680
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002522
Long Academy
6501 BELLAIRE BLVD, HOUSTON, TX 77074 · (713) 778-3380 · Harris County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
672 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 6 | 171 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 212 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 32 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 5% |
| Grade 11 | 14 | 2% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 3% |
Student demographics
50%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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 19.0% | 21.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 Long Academy
Long Academy's state test result (31.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Academy this school | 680 | 98.8% | 31.7% |
| Emmett J Conrad High School DALLAS | 1,321 | 96.4% | 43.9% |
| Wisdom High School HOUSTON | 1,965 | 96.1% | 32.3% |
| Sharpstown High School HOUSTON | 1,689 | 95.9% | 24.2% |
| Sharpstown International School HOUSTON | 1,352 | 92.9% | 50.5% |
| Alief Early College High School HOUSTON | 402 | 84.6% | 92.8% |
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 Long Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #1,311 of 1,385 | #146 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #604 of 1,425 ▲ 224 | #90 of 155 ▲ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,195 of 1,425 ▲ 153 | #125 of 155 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #275 of 1,184 | #41 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #757 of 2,107 | #116 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #537 of 1,344 | #22 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #682 of 1,346 | #77 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #12 of 1,522 | #3 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #68 of 557 | #11 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
680
-241 (-26%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 1,276
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 680 | 49.1 | 13.8:1 | 99% (672) |
| 2023-24 | 715 | 55.4 | 12.9:1 | 98% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 818 | 42.7 | 19.2:1 | 99% (808) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 53 | 17.4:1 | 99% (908) |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 57.1 | 16.0:1 | 86% (783) |
| 2015-16 | 1,082 | 61 | 17.7:1 | 95% (1,033) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | 41 | 17.1:1 | 57% (403) |
| 2000-01 | 1,639 | 92 | 17.8:1 | 91% (1,490) |
| 1990-91 | 1,276 | 54 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Long Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (915 to 680); teachers down 14% (57.1 to 49.1).
About Long Academy
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Long Academy is a mid-sized high school. It is open to students in grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 680 students.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, has 176,727 students enrolled across 273 schools.
About 68% of the student body at Long Academy is Hispanic. Other groups make up 15% Asian, 9% Black, and 6% White. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Long Academy are from different groups.
Based on 49.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Long Academy has a ratio of 13.8:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.2 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. The average for public schools in Harris County is 70%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Long Academy falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 31.7% actual against 31.5% predicted.
In Harris County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $74,983, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Las Americas, is the closest to Long Academy. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Long Academy ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment fell 26% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.8:1.
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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
- Las Americas0.0 mi · 111
- YES Prep - Gulfton0.2 mi · 1,039
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary School0.3 mi · 1,056
- KIPP Connect Preparatory0.3 mi · 979
- Premier H S - Houston (sharpstown)0.3 mi · 91
- Etoile Academy Charter School0.4 mi · 676
Frequently asked questions
About Long AcademyHow large is Long Academy?
Long Academy enrolls approximately 680 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Long Academy serve?
Long Academy serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Long Academy have?
Long Academy employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Long Academy?
At Long Academy, the student body is approximately 6% White, 68% Hispanic, 9% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Long Academy public or private?
Long Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.