📍 1001 Southridge Rd, Houston, Harris County, 77090
Momentum H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 224 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ayesha Ahmad. It is part of the Spring Isd school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
Momentum H S enrolls 224 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Black or African American, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 125 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 79 | 35% |
| White | 13 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
168 of the school's 224 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Momentum 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 139.
Momentum H S is one of 42 schools in SPRING ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 33,590 students district-wide and employs 2,262 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 224 students, Momentum H S is smaller than the district average of about 800 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large