📍 3650 Alabama St, Houston, Harris County, 77004
Yates H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 851 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Square. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Yates H S enrolls 851 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Black or African American, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 1.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 710 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 14% |
| White | 11 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
815 of the school's 851 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 815 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Yates 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 13, state house district 147.
Yates 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 851 students, Yates 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