Aim College & Career Prep
Public high school in Galveston, Texas · Galveston ISD · Grades 8–12
Aim College & Career Prep serves 101 students in grades 8–12 in Galveston (Galveston County). It is one of 10 schools in Galveston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1596th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 10.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–12 |
| District | Galveston ISD |
| County | Galveston County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482028012288 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galveston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 101 | 6,383 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 14.5 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.1% | 77.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Aim College & Career Prep in context
Size
Aim College & Career Prep is the smallest of Galveston ISD's 2 high schools; its 101 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 12.6 miles away and have a median of 661 students, so Aim College & Career Prep is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
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 10 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 10, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 70% more students than grade 8 (17 against 10). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 41.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Galveston ISD (48.4%). Black students are next, at 30.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.6% across Galveston ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Aim College & Career Prep has 10.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 101 students would have about 7.2 teachers, so Aim College & Career Prep has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other high school is Ball High School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 41.6% |
| Black | 30.7% |
| White | 22.8% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 1% |
59.4% of students are girls and 40.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 10 |
| Grade 9 | 17 |
| Grade 10 | 30 |
| Grade 11 | 27 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5200 Ave N 1/2, Galveston, TX 77550
Phone: (409)761-6302
Website: gisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Aim College & Career Prep. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball High School | Galveston ISD | 0.7 mi | 1,905 | 16.2 | 69.1% |
| Woodrow Wilson DAEP | Texas City ISD | 9.1 mi | 75 | 4.7 | 86.7% |
| Texas City High School | Texas City ISD | 9.1 mi | 1,689 | 13.8 | 69.1% |
| La Marque High School | Texas City ISD | 12.0 mi | 737 | 12.8 | 88.5% |
| Hitchcock High School | Hitchcock ISD | 13.2 mi | 585 | 20.4 | 72% |
| Galveston County Detention Center | Dickinson ISD | 13.5 mi | 24 | 8.8 | 16.7% |
| Dickinson High School | Dickinson ISD | 17.7 mi | 3,810 | 16.2 | 59.1% |
| Dickinson Continuation Center | Dickinson ISD | 18.5 mi | 78 | 13.3 | 62.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Galveston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 784 |
| Ball High School | High | 9–12 | 1,905 |
| Burnet Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 562 |
| Central Middle School | Middle | 7–8 | 785 |
| Crenshaw El and Middle School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 131 |
| Moody Early Childhood Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 161 |
| Oppe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 669 |
| Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 436 |
| Weis | Middle | 5–6 | 844 |