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Which teacher or staff member at NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
489
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364012246
North Houston Early College High School
8001 FULTON ST BLDG C, HOUSTON, TX 77022 · (713) 696-6168 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL489 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public high schools
- A+Test 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.
- C+Three-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
21.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
430 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 | 126 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 125 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 23% |
Student demographics
10%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
95.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
80.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +58.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 58 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 66.0% | 3.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 44.0% | 19.0% | 1.0% |
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 | 95.0% | 80.0% |
| 2024-25 | 91.0% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 93.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 79.0% | 72.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 75.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
85.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+48.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 49 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 North Houston Early College High School
North Houston Early College High School's state test result (85.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Houston Early College High School this school | 489 | 87.9% | 85.0% |
| KIPP Austin Brave AUSTIN | 490 | 88.6% | 36.0% |
| Galena Park ISD Career & Technical ECHS HOUSTON | 487 | 86.2% | 74.1% |
| Austin Achieve High School AUSTIN | 581 | 90.2% | 36.9% |
| Rio Hondo High School RIO HONDO | 475 | 86.9% | 42.6% |
| Wayside Sci-Tech Middle and High School AUSTIN | 554 | 88.3% | 26.6% |
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 North Houston Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #46 of 1,385 | #10 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #54 of 1,425 ▲ 5 | #12 of 155 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 95.0% | #37 of 1,425 ▲ 14 | #10 of 155 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #727 of 1,184 | #104 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 489 | #910 of 2,107 | #131 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #1,299 of 1,344 | #143 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.2% | #1,207 of 1,346 | #149 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #241 of 1,522 | #58 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #543 of 672 | #55 of 64 |
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
489
0 (0%) vs 2020
+64% since 2010-11, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 489 | 22.9 | 21.3:1 | 88% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 483 | 25.4 | 19.1:1 | 89% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 475 | 22.8 | 20.8:1 | 90% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 25 | 19.6:1 | 87% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 18.7 | 25.2:1 | 86% (407) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 18 | 25.0:1 | 92% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | 60% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Houston Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (471 to 489); teachers up 23% (18.7 to 22.9).
About North Houston Early College High School
North Houston Early College High School is a small high school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. In all, 489 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 39% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Besides North Houston Early College High School, HOUSTON ISD runs 272 other schools. The district enrolls 176,727 students.
The share of students at North Houston Early College High School who are Hispanic is 95%. Smaller groups are 4% Black. County-wide, 44% of Harris County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 10% means there is a 10% chance two randomly chosen students at North Houston Early College High School are from different groups.
Based on 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, North Houston Early College High School has a ratio of 21.3:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
Among Texas public high schools, North Houston Early College High School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for North Houston Early College High School is +48.9 points, in the top 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 85.0%, and the predicted rate is 36.1%.
In Harris County, where the school is located, 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 North Houston Early College High School, Harris County has 1,205 public schools.
Janowski Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of North Houston Early College High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. North Houston Early College High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 489 to 489. Students per teacher increased from 19.6 in 2020-21 to 21.3 in 2024-25.
North Houston Early College High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
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- Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
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- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Janowski Elementary School0.5 mi · 395
- Burbank Middle School0.6 mi · 1,412
- KIPP Generations Collegiate0.8 mi · 614
- Burbank Elementary School0.9 mi · 736
- KIPP Dream Prep0.9 mi · 929
- KIPP 3D Academy0.9 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About North Houston Early College High SchoolHow large is North Houston Early College High School?
North Houston Early College High School enrolls approximately 489 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does North Houston Early College High School serve?
North Houston Early College High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at North Houston Early College High School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at North Houston Early College High School.
How diverse is North Houston Early College High School?
North Houston Early College High School reports a student body of 1% White, 95% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian.
Is North Houston Early College High School public or private?
North Houston Early College High School 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.