WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Located at 901 YORKCHESTER, in HOUSTON, Texas, WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus that educates 864 students (grades 6 through 12), one of the schools within SPRING BRANCH ISD.

Within SPRING BRANCH ISD, which oversees 46 schools and 33,793 students, WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder consists of 20% White, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 44% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES shows 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES 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 52.5%; this one delivers 82.4%, a residual of +29.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is one.

Nearest neighbor: WILCHESTER EL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates from an urban location. WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WESTCHESTER ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES has shrank 16%, going from 1,031 students in 2018 to 864 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 70% to 64%.

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