Enrollment
169
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 480001822852
Ser-Ninos Charter High
5610 GULFTON, HOUSTON, TX 77081 · (713) 667-6145 · Harris County
GRADES 09–11HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
12.6:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
162 students
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 81 | 48% |
| Grade 10 | 46 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 42 | 25% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 4% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -11.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 49.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 29.0% | 53.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 11.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 21 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 Ser-Ninos Charter High
Ser-Ninos Charter High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser-Ninos Charter High this school | 169 | 95.9% | 53.3% |
| Santa Maria High School SANTA MARIA | 165 | 97.6% | 37.7% |
| La Villa Early College High School LA VILLA | 179 | 92.7% | 36.8% |
| Tornillo High School TORNILLO | 241 | 94.2% | 43.7% |
| Fort Hancock High School FORT HANCOCK | 163 | 91.4% | 37.4% |
| Early College T-STEM Academy HOUSTON | 303 | 97.0% | 53.8% |
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 Ser-Ninos Charter High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #702 of 1,385 | #74 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #897 of 1,425 ▲ 488 | #129 of 155 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #776 of 1,425 ▼ 374 | #81 of 155 ▼ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #1,055 of 1,184 | #142 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #1,402 of 2,107 | #165 of 223 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.9% | #54 of 1,522 | #16 of 175 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 169 | 13.4 | 12.6:1 | 96% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 102 | 8.9 | 11.5:1 | 99% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 54 | 3.3 | 16.4:1 | 81% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ser-Ninos Charter High.
About Ser-Ninos Charter High
Located in HOUSTON, Texas, Ser-Ninos Charter High is a small high school. The latest federal count shows 169 students in grades 9 through 11. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 79% lower.
SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL includes 4 schools. Together they enroll 1,193 students.
Ser-Ninos Charter High enrolls a student body that is 100% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. Ser-Ninos Charter High has a diversity index of 0%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.6:1. Among high schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 96% of students, or 162, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harris County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
allk12 grades Ser-Ninos Charter High a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Ser-Ninos Charter High beats its 32.8% prediction with 53.3%, a top-10% result in Texas.
Census Bureau estimates for Harris County show that median household income is about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ser-Ninos Charter High is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
Nearby, Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Ser-Ninos Charter High is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.1% on proficiency, and Ser-Ninos Charter High is above that at 53.3%.
Ser-Ninos Charter High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Ser-Ninos Charter High operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
To ask about school safety, transportation, and start times, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL
- Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Ser-Ninos Charter Middle SchoolMiddle · 266 students
- Ser-Ninos Charter El IIElementary · 246 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
- Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School0.0 mi · 266
- Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary School0.1 mi · 512
- Rodriguez Elementary School0.1 mi · 917
- Liberty High School0.3 mi · 352
- Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton0.3 mi · 72
- Friends for Life Middle School0.3 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Ser-Ninos Charter HighHow large is Ser-Ninos Charter High?
Ser-Ninos Charter High enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 09-11.
What grades does Ser-Ninos Charter High serve?
Ser-Ninos Charter High serves grades 09-11.
How many teachers does Ser-Ninos Charter High have?
Ser-Ninos Charter High employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Ser-Ninos Charter High?
Ser-Ninos Charter High reports a student body of 100% Hispanic.
Who oversees Ser-Ninos Charter High?
Ser-Ninos Charter High is overseen by SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL in Harris County.
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