Austin High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Austin High School serves 1,181 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 529th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 86.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,181 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.5% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Austin High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Austin High School is the 14th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 425; Austin High School is larger 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 9 with 325 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 263, against an average of 295 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 325 in grade 9 and 308 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 91.3% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston 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
With 86.9 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,181 students, Austin High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,181 students would have about 84.4 teachers, so Austin High School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Austin High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Eastwood Academy, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 70 other high schools, 24 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 | 91.3% |
| Black | 6.9% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
42.8% of students are girls and 57.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 325 |
| Grade 10 | 285 |
| Grade 11 | 263 |
| Grade 12 | 308 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1700 Dumble, Houston, TX 77023
Phone: (713)924-1600
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastwood Academy | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 365 | 17.1 | 71.5% |
| KIPP East End High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.7 mi | 625 | 16.9 | 90.7% |
| H S for Law and Justice | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 391 | 16 | 82.1% |
| East Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 458 | 19.7 | 78.2% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 130 | 14.5 | 89.2% |
| Yates High School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 685 | 10.7 | 93.3% |
| Energy Institute High School | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 663 | 17.1 | 46.5% |
| A+up High School | A+ Unlimited Potential | 2.2 mi | 47 | 12.1 | 85.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.