📍 413 e 13th St, Houston, Harris County, 77008
Heights H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 2,476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendy Hampton. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 128 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The school offers 17 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Heights H S enrolls 2,476 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 128 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 11% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,820 | 74% |
| White | 296 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 268 | 11% |
| Asian | 43 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,606 of the school's 2,476 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,540 qualify for free lunch and 66 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Heights 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 148.
Heights 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 2,476 students, Heights 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: City - Large