Texas Connections Academy at Houston

In HOUSTON, Texas, part of Harris County, Texas Connections Academy at Houston is a combined-grade school. The grade span is 3 through 12, and enrollment is 8,641 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.

Texas Connections Academy at Houston is one school in a 273-school district, HOUSTON ISD, which enrolls 176,727 students.

By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Texas Connections Academy at Houston is Hispanic (39%). Other students are 36% White, 14% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Texas Connections Academy at Houston comes in at 70%.

At Texas Connections Academy at Houston, 279.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 30.9:1. That ratio is over the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas.

According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, median household income is about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 1,205 public schools operate in Harris County, serving about 886,911 students.

Of nearby public schools, Westchase Neighborhood School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

Texas Connections Academy at Houston is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Texas Connections Academy at Houston is one of the charter schools in Texas. Federal records classify Texas Connections Academy at Houston as a virtual school.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 8,641 was 8% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 8,022.

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