📍 4141 Costa Rica, Houston, Harris County, 77092
Scarborough H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 750 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Marta Rivas. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. The school offers 15 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Scarborough H S enrolls 750 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 44.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 618 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 13% |
| White | 26 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
721 of the school's 750 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 711 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Scarborough 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.
Scarborough 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 750 students, Scarborough 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