Chavez High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Chavez High School serves 1,857 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 370th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 116.85 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 | 482364008815 |
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 | 1,857 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Chavez High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Chavez High School is the 9th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 504 students, so Chavez 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 11 with 493 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 417, against an average of 464 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 461 in grade 9 and 486 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 87.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% 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
Chavez High School has 116.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,857 students would have about 132.6 teachers, so Chavez High School has 15.7 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 Early College T-Stem Academy, 1.6 miles away in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.7% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| Asian | 2.7% |
| White | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 461 |
| Grade 10 | 417 |
| Grade 11 | 493 |
| Grade 12 | 486 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8501 Howard, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713)495-6950
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Chavez High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early College T-Stem Academy | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | 1.6 mi | 303 | 14.2 | 97% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | Texans Can Academies | 2.0 mi | 322 | 22.7 | 98.1% |
| YES Prep - Hobby | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.1 mi | 685 | 16.2 | 86.4% |
| Milby High School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,126 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| YES Prep - East End | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.4 mi | 1,014 | 15.8 | 88.5% |
| Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena | Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) | 2.8 mi | 123 | 15.3 | 69.9% |
| Pasadena High School | Pasadena ISD | 2.9 mi | 2,217 | 15.6 | 89.6% |
| Premier H S - Houston - Hobby | Premier High Schools | 3.0 mi | 97 | 22.4 | 90.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.