📍 301 e Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, Harris County, 77571
La Porte H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Porte, Harris County. The school has 2,069 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kade Griffin. It is part of the La Porte Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 123.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers 26 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
La Porte H S enrolls 2,069 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 123.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 7.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,101 | 53% |
| White | 726 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 159 | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 28 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,055 of the school's 2,069 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 941 qualify for free lunch and 114 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.
La Porte 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 129.
La Porte H S is one of 13 schools in LA PORTE ISD, based in LA PORTE, Texas. The district serves 7,099 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,069 students, La Porte H S is larger than the district average of about 546 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large