MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY

Set in HOUSTON, Texas, MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY is a rural-scale high school, run under HOUSTON ISD. It hosts 194 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY reports that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 7% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY reports 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 30.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 89% of students at MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the broader community, census data for Harris County shows median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY is one.

Nearest neighbor: GARDEN VILLAS EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY has ticked down 44%, going from 347 students in 2018 to 194 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 85% to 91% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.