Alief Early College High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades 9–12
Alief Early College High School serves 402 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 1023rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783012389 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 402 | 38,610 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 13.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.6% | 86.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Alief Early College High School in context
Size
Alief Early College High School is the 5th largest of Alief ISD's 7 high schools; its 402 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,171; Alief Early College High School is smaller than most of them.
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 103 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 98, against an average of 101 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 98 in grade 9 and 103 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 53.7% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 23.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers for 402 students, Alief Early College High School has 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 402 students would have about 28.7 teachers, so Alief Early College High School has 6.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alief Early College High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is YES Prep - West, 1.8 miles away in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 22 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.7% |
| Black | 23.4% |
| Asian | 17.7% |
| White | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
60.9% of students are girls and 39.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 98 |
| Grade 10 | 103 |
| Grade 11 | 98 |
| Grade 12 | 103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2811 a Hayes Rd, Houston, TX 77082
Phone: (281)988-3010
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alief Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - West | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.8 mi | 990 | 16.3 | 93.2% |
| Alief Learning Center (6-12) | Alief ISD | 2.0 mi | 140 | 3.3 | 83.6% |
| Hastings High School | Alief ISD | 2.2 mi | 3,786 | 14.1 | 82.2% |
| Elsik High School | Alief ISD | 2.4 mi | 4,057 | 17.8 | 78.8% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 3.3 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| Stratford High School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,394 | 19 | 32.2% |
| Sharpstown International School | Houston ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,352 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.