PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS

PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS operates as a rural-scale senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, run under SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 107 students spanning grades 5 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS sits 87% smaller than that benchmark.

SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,866 students. PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS shows that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 31% Hispanic, 21% Black, 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Harris County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: KIPP SHINE PREP, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS operates from a downtown location. As a public charter, PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS has fell 42%, going from 185 students in 2018 to 107 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 54% to 41% over that span.

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