A+ Unlimited Potential - University
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · A+ Unlimited Potential · Grades 6–8
A+ Unlimited Potential - University serves 156 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 2 schools in A+ Unlimited Potential. By enrollment it is the 1602nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 30.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5.18 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | A+ Unlimited Potential |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480145313369 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | A+ Unlimited Potential | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 156 | 203 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 30.1 | 22.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.6% | 79.3% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
A+ Unlimited Potential - University in context
Size
A+ Unlimited Potential - University is the only middle school in A+ Unlimited Potential. Its 156 students are 76.8% of the district's 203. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 314; A+ Unlimited Potential - University is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 57 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 48, against an average of 52 per grade. This year grade 8 has 12% more students than grade 6 (57 against 51). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 50.6% here and 53.2% across A+ Unlimited Potential. Hispanic students are next, at 39.7%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across A+ Unlimited Potential and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 5.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 156 students, A+ Unlimited Potential - University has 30.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 156 students would have about 10.8 teachers, so A+ Unlimited Potential - University has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
A+ Unlimited Potential - University is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Yellowstone College Preparatory, 0.7 miles away in Yellowstone College Preparatory. Within 10 miles there are 68 other middle schools, 17 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 50.6% |
| Hispanic | 39.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| White | 3.8% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 51 |
| Grade 7 | 48 |
| Grade 8 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2410 Hamilton, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713)204-3837
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: A+ Unlimited Potential - University. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone College Preparatory | Yellowstone College Preparatory | 0.7 mi | 321 | 14.6 | 57% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 306 | 12.3 | 70.3% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 325 | 13 | 75.4% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| Ripley House Middle Campus | Bakerripley Community Schools | 2.3 mi | 164 | 15.1 | 91.5% |
| Lanier Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,485 | 20.1 | 25.7% |
| Navarro Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 400 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
| Secondary DAEP | Houston ISD | 2.7 mi | 38 | 1.8 | 97.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in A+ Unlimited Potential
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+up High School | High | 9–10 | 47 |