SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S

SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S operates as a compact senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 452 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% smaller than the state mean of about 796.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 32% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 81% of students at SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 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.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.5%; this one delivers 66.6%, a residual of +28.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Harris County) shows that median household income runs about $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. SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: REYNOLDS EL, around 1.2 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), SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 28.2%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S's enrollment has grew 18% since 2018, when it stood at 383 (now 452). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 60% to 32%. Class-load math has grew: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.