📍 5025 S Willow Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77035
Varnett Charter School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Karl Unger. It is part of the The Varnett Public School school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 18% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Varnett Charter School enrolls 514 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 44% Black or African American and <1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 284 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 227 | 44% |
| White | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
501 of the school's 514 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 491 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Varnett Charter School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 146.
Varnett Charter School is one of 3 schools in THE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOL, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,159 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 514 students, Varnett Charter School is larger than the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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