Carnegie Vanguard High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Carnegie Vanguard High School serves 855 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 655th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 22.8 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 ÷ 37.56 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 | 482364009273 |
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 | 855 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 22.8 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.5% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.
Carnegie Vanguard High School in context
Size
Carnegie Vanguard High School is the 20th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 855 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 484 students, so Carnegie Vanguard 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 10 with 237 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 188, against an average of 214 per grade. This year grade 12 has 18% fewer students than grade 9 (188 against 229). 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 34.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Asian students are next, at 32%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
32.5% of students qualify 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
Carnegie Vanguard High School has 37.56 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 855 students would have about 61.1 teachers, so Carnegie Vanguard High School has 23.5 fewer.
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, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Hcc Life Skills Program, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 25 high schools within 5 miles and 75 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 34.2% |
| Asian | 32% |
| White | 18.6% |
| Black | 10.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.9% of students are girls and 48.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 229 |
| Grade 10 | 237 |
| Grade 11 | 201 |
| Grade 12 | 188 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1501 Taft, Houston, TX 77019
Phone: (713)732-3690
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Carnegie Vanguard High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hcc Life Skills Program | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 69 | 11.5 | 82.6% |
| A+up High School | A+ Unlimited Potential | 1.4 mi | 47 | 12.1 | 85.1% |
| Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 782 | 16.2 | 23.1% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 473 | 22.5 | 59.2% |
| Young Women's College Prep Academy | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 494 | 18.4 | 58.7% |
| H S for Law and Justice | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 391 | 16 | 82.1% |
| Northside High School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,058 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
| Lamar High School | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,968 | 19.7 | 47.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.