📍 8103 Carver Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77088
Houston Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 369 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Robin Willis. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston Academy enrolls 369 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 206 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.9% |
| White | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 369 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 335 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 15, state house district 139.
Houston Academy is one of 79 schools in ALDINE ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 56,419 students district-wide and employs 3,510 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 369 students, Houston Academy is smaller than the district average of about 714 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large