Bellaire High School
Public high school in Bellaire, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Bellaire High School serves 3,216 students in grades 9–12 in Bellaire (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 59th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.3 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 ÷ 167.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002397 |
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 | 3,216 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.3 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.6% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Bellaire High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Bellaire High School is the largest, with 1.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 261; Bellaire 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 945 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 707, against an average of 804 per grade. This year grade 12 has 25% fewer students than grade 9 (707 against 945). 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 Hispanic students: 45.7% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. White students are next, at 20.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.6% 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 167.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 3,216 students, Bellaire High School has 19.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 3,216 students would have about 229.7 teachers, so Bellaire High School has 62.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Bellaire High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Excel Academy Education Transition Center, 1.3 miles away in Excel Academy. Within 10 miles there are 75 other high schools, 25 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 | 45.7% |
| White | 20.2% |
| Black | 16.6% |
| Asian | 14.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 945 |
| Grade 10 | 828 |
| Grade 11 | 736 |
| Grade 12 | 707 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5100 Maple, Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: (713)295-3704
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bellaire High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | Excel Academy | 1.3 mi | 58 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
| Liberty High School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 352 | 23.5 | 100% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 72 | 10.5 | 90.3% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High School | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 1.9 mi | 169 | 12.6 | 95.9% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 1.9 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 2.0 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.0 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Challenge Early College High School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.