📍 1910 W Little York Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77091
Drew Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 382 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jerome Nickerson. It is part of the Aldine Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Drew Academy enrolls 382 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 205 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.1% |
| White | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 382 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 334 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drew 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.
Drew 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 382 students, Drew 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