SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY

SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY is a mid-tier 6-8 campus in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by HOUSTON ISD. The school teaches 777 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 21% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY is one of 273 schools operated by HOUSTON ISD, a district that works with 176,727 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Black, 8% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.7%, the actual is 40.2%, a residual of +9.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

SHARPSTOWN H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.9%.

SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. SUGAR GROVE ACADEMY's enrollment has grew 18% since 2018, when it stood at 659 (now 777). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 17% to 11%.

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