📍 9701 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77075
Beta Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 848 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Cook. It is part of the Beta Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Beta Academy enrolls 848 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 9.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 625 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 114 | 13% |
| White | 81 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 19 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
663 of the school's 848 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 567 qualify for free lunch and 96 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 147.
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 848 students, Beta Academy is close to the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large