Enrollment
355
Middle
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDINE ISD·NCES 480771014248
YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
19850 E HARDY RD, HOUSTON, TX 77073 · (281) 233-8930 · Harris County
GRADES 06–10MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
281 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle 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
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
88.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +30.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 30 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
About YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates as a close-knit junior high in HOUSTON, Texas, operated by ALDINE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 355 students spanning grades 6 through 10. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 45% smaller than typical.
Across the 76 schools in ALDINE ISD (56,419 students total), YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY lists that 72% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 24% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 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 39.3%; this one delivers 68.9%, a residual of +29.6 points.
Around the school, 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 the poverty rate sits near 13%. YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).
Nearest neighbor: DUNN EL, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.9%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
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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 ALDINE ISD
- MACARTHUR H SHigh · 3,501 students
- DAVIS H S ALDINEHigh · 3,184 students
- NIMITZ H SHigh · 2,651 students
- ALDINE H SHigh · 2,481 students
- EISENHOWER H SHigh · 2,262 students
- BLANSON CTE H SHigh · 1,258 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
- DUNN EL0.1 mi · 800
- NIMITZ H S0.4 mi · 2,651
- SPRING EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY1.0 mi · 391
- LEWIS MIDDLE1.2 mi · 1,054
- RICHEY ACADEMY1.4 mi · 56
- RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)1.7 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHow many students attend YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY enrolls approximately 355 students in grades 06-10.
Is YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a middle school covering grades 06-10.
What is the student-teacher ratio at YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is approximately 12.2:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY?
At YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 24% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY public or private?
YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALDINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.