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Texans Can Academy - Houston North

3401 HARDY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009 · (713) 659-4226 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
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Enrollment
254
High
DISTRICT 268 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
42.3:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
215 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98533%
Grade 107831%
Grade 116224%
Grade 122911%
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
12850%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
12449%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 13% · US 15%
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
Male
11846%
Female
13654%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
16.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
21.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading0.0%16.0%25.0%59.0%
Mathematics6.0%15.0%52.0%27.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2616.0%21.0%
2024-257.0%3.0%
2023-248.0%4.0%
2022-239.0%19.0%
2021-226.0%19.0%
2020-2110.0%7.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Texans Can Academy - Houston North ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harris County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
254#1,228 of 2,107#154 of 223
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
42.3:1#1,342 of 1,344#157 of 157
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
50.8%#673 of 1,346#74 of 157
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.6%#308 of 1,522#71 of 175
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-42.7%#19 of 557#4 of 75
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
254
-143 (-36%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
42.3:1
was 19.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25254642.3:185% (215)
2023-242521319.4:181% (203)
2022-2325214.717.2:180% (202)
2020-213972019.9:199% (394)
2017-1844320.821.3:176% (338)
2015-164211823.4:193% (393)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Texans Can Academy - Houston North.

Since 2017-18: students down 43% (443 to 254); teachers down 71% (20.8 to 6).

About Texans Can Academy - Houston North

Texans Can Academy - Houston North is a very small high school in Texas, with an address in HOUSTON. It enrolls 254 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 68% below the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.

TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES has 3,479 students in 13 schools, and Texans Can Academy - Houston North is one of those schools.

At Texans Can Academy - Houston North, 50% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 49% Black. The diversity index for Texans Can Academy - Houston North is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school lists 6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 42.3:1. The average for high schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. A total of 215 students, or 85%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.

The school is in Harris County, where the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Texans Can Academy - Houston North shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Looscan Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Texans Can Academy - Houston North is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 36%, from 397 to 254. Students per teacher increased from 19.9 in 2020-21 to 42.3 in 2024-25.

This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Texans Can Academy - Houston North. 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
Texans Can Academy - Houston North
District
TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES
Address
3401 HARDY ST, HOUSTON, TX 77009
Phone
(713) 659-4226
County
Harris County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
254
Teachers (FTE)
6
Student–teacher ratio
42.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
215 (85%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480001607910
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Texans Can Academy - Houston North
What is the total enrollment at Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North enrolls approximately 254 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Texans Can Academy - Houston North serve?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Texans Can Academy - Houston North is approximately 42.3:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
Student demographics at Texans Can Academy - Houston North are roughly 1% White, 50% Hispanic, 49% Black.
Who oversees Texans Can Academy - Houston North?
Texans Can Academy - Houston North is overseen by TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES in Harris County.
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