Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
Public school in Houston, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School serves 1,486 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 13th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 87.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432012697 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,486 | 46,491 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 13.3 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.1% | 81.9% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School in context
Size
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School is the only school in Pasadena ISD. Its 1,486 students are 3.2% of the district's 46,491. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 15.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 327; Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical 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 413 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 29, against an average of 297 per grade. This year grade 12 has 22% fewer students than grade 9 (322 against 413). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 29 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.6% here and 82.8% across Pasadena ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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 87.29 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,486 students, Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 1,486 students would have about 135.1 teachers, so Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School has 47.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other school is Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus, 9.1 miles away in Houston Gateway Academy Inc. Within 10 miles there is 1 other school, 0 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 | 89.6% |
| White | 5% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 29 |
| Grade 9 | 413 |
| Grade 10 | 370 |
| Grade 11 | 352 |
| Grade 12 | 322 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1348 Genoa Red Bluff, Houston, TX 77034
Phone: (713)740-5320
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dr. Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 9.1 mi | 961 | 24.1 | 84.5% |
| George I Sanchez Charter | George I Sanchez Charter | 10.1 mi | 726 | 20.8 | 81.1% |
| Community Services-Sec | Houston ISD | 11.7 mi | 83 | 2 | 79.5% |
| Harris County Juvenile Detention Center | Excel Academy | 14.3 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 98.2% |
| Gccisd Virtual Academy | Goose Creek CISD | 16.9 mi | 79 | 38.5 | 62% |
| Harmony Virtual Academy | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 18.5 mi | 260 | 14.4 | – |
| T H Rogers School | Houston ISD | 20.2 mi | 1,079 | 18.1 | 11.3% |
| George I Sanchez North | George I Sanchez Charter | 20.3 mi | 394 | 19 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.