LONG ACADEMY

LONG ACADEMY is a high school of average-sized scale in HOUSTON, Texas, run under HOUSTON ISD, hosting 680 students in grades 6 through 12.

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

In terms of who attends, LONG ACADEMY reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%; the rest looks like 15% Asian, 9% Black, 6% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LONG ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. LONG ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is LAS AMERICAS, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LONG ACADEMY comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. LONG ACADEMY's enrollment has fell 26% since 2018, when it stood at 915 (now 680). Over the same period, the Asian share increased from 6% to 15%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.