📍 12601 High Star, Houston, Harris County, 77072
Elsik H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 4,118 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Bailey. It is part of the Alief Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 244.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. The school offers 36 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Elsik H S enrolls 4,118 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 244.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 8.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,582 | 63% |
| Black or African American | 1,018 | 25% |
| Asian | 356 | 8.6% |
| White | 110 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 33 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 15 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
3,326 of the school's 4,118 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 3,000 qualify for free lunch and 326 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.
Elsik H S 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-70, state senate district 13, state house district 149.
Elsik H S is one of 48 schools in ALIEF ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 38,610 students district-wide and employs 2,966 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 4,118 students, Elsik H S is larger than the district average of about 804 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large