Beta Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Beta Academy · Grades Pre-K–5
Beta Academy serves 1,032 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 2 schools in Beta Academy. By enrollment it is the 84th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 22.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 45.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Beta Academy |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480144614073 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Beta Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,032 | 1,569 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 22.8 | 22.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74% | 70.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Beta Academy in context
Size
Beta Academy is the only elementary school in Beta Academy. Its 1,032 students are 65.8% of the district's 1,569. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 449 students, so Beta Academy is larger 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 3 with 159 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 110, against an average of 147 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 153 in kindergarten and 154 in grade 5. It also enrolls 110 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Beta Academy (70.2%). Black students are next, at 16.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.7% across Beta Academy and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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
Beta Academy has 45.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 1,032 students would have about 69.7 teachers, so Beta Academy has 24.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). There are 48 elementary schools within 5 miles and 154 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.9% |
| Black | 16.1% |
| White | 14.6% |
| Asian | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 110 |
| Kindergarten | 153 |
| Grade 1 | 153 |
| Grade 2 | 152 |
| Grade 3 | 159 |
| Grade 4 | 151 |
| Grade 5 | 154 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9701 Almeda Genoa Rd, Houston, TX 77075
Phone: (832)331-2460
Website: betaacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Beta Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Elementary School | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | 0.3 mi | 736 | 14.9 | 87.6% |
| Thomas Hancock Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.3 mi | 336 | 12.1 | 94.3% |
| Jessup Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.4 mi | 326 | 9.9 | 96.6% |
| Garfield Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 0.9 mi | 537 | 12.5 | 87.5% |
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.0 mi | 555 | 13.2 | 67.9% |
| Meador Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 443 | 13 | 91.6% |
| Atkinson Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 454 | 11.6 | 81.7% |
| Freeman Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.4 mi | 382 | 10.6 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Beta Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta Academy | High | 6–12 | 537 |