📍 10929 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77034
Beta Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 584 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shane Spears. It is part of the Beta Academy school district. It serves grades 5–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1. It operates as a public charter school. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beta Academy enrolls 584 students across grades 5–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% Black or African American and 6.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 467 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 8.9% |
| White | 40 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
384 of the school's 584 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 67 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Beta Academy 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 6, state house district 145.
Beta Academy is one of 2 schools in BETA ACADEMY, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 1,569 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 584 students, Beta Academy is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large