📍 5100 Maple, Bellaire, Harris County, 77401
Bellaire H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Bellaire, Harris County. The school has 3,170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Niggli. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 173.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. The school offers 25 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bellaire H S enrolls 3,170 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 173.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 19% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,344 | 42% |
| White | 679 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 607 | 19% |
| Asian | 440 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 85 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 9 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,532 of the school's 3,170 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,490 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bellaire H S is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 17, state house district 134.
Bellaire H S is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,170 students, Bellaire H S is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large