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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
Enrollment
169
High
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 796
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
Grade 9
81
Grade 10
46
Grade 11
42
Student demographics
Hispanic
169100%
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 54%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
8047%
Female
8953%

School pathway

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SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE0608
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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
64.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -2.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2022, while math scores have held steady.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 20 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 →

About SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH

Located at 5610 GULFTON, in HOUSTON, Texas, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH is a tiny 9-12 campus that hosts 169 students (grades 9 through 11), overseen by SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

Within SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL, which oversees 4 schools and 1,193 students, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (100%). By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Harris County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 32.0%; SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH posts 52.0%, +20.0 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area. As a public charter, SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Harris County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH
District
SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL
Address
5610 GULFTON, HOUSTON, TX 77081
Phone
(713) 667-6145
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–11
Total enrollment
169
Teachers (FTE)
13
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
162 (96%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480001822852
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH
How 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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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