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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the YATES H S administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
685
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002620
YATES H S
3650 ALABAMA ST, HOUSTON, TX 77004 · (713) 748-5400 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
639 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 43.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
-129 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 15.4:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
15%
was 11%
% Black
81%
was 88%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About YATES H S
As a middle-of-the-pack senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, YATES H S educates 685 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), YATES H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, YATES H S lists that 81% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, YATES H S logs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, YATES H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.9%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Harris County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. YATES H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
BLACKSHEAR EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, YATES H S comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 50.4%.
YATES H S operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. YATES H S's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 814 (now 685). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 88% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On allk12, members of the YATES H S community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- BLACKSHEAR EL0.6 mi · 257
- THE LAWSON ACADEMY0.7 mi · 235
- ENERGY INSTITUTE H S0.7 mi · 663
- BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ACADEMY AT RYAN0.8 mi · 306
- LOCKHART EL0.8 mi · 306
- YELLOWSTONE COLLEGE PREPARATORY0.9 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About YATES H SWhat is the total enrollment at YATES H S?
YATES H S enrolls approximately 685 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does YATES H S serve?
YATES H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YATES H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YATES H S is approximately 10.7:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at YATES H S?
Student demographics at YATES H S are roughly 1% White, 15% Hispanic, 81% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is YATES H S public or private?
YATES H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.