TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST

TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST is a four-year high school of intimate scale in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES, caters to 410 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 48% below the state mean of about 796.

TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST is one of 13 schools operated by TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES, a district that teaches 3,479 students overall.

On the student-mix side, TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST logs that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 25% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Harris County put 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. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST is one.

YES PREP - BRAYS OAKS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON SOUTHWEST is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 378 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 46% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.5:1 in 2018 to 28.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.