Early College T-Stem Academy
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success · Grades 9–12
Early College T-Stem Academy serves 303 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 8 schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. By enrollment it is the 1168th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.2 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 21.35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480002207905 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 303 | 1,991 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 16.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97% | 95.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
Early College T-Stem Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success, Early College T-Stem Academy is the largest, with 15.2% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 773 students, so Early College T-Stem Academy is smaller 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 10 with 83 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 70, against an average of 76 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 74 in grade 9 and 76 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.7% across Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success 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
Early College T-Stem Academy has 21.35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 303 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so Early College T-Stem Academy has about as many as that.
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 Milby High School, 0.9 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 19 high schools within 5 miles and 61 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.7% |
| White | 0.3% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 74 |
| Grade 10 | 83 |
| Grade 11 | 70 |
| Grade 12 | 76 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2950 Broadway St, Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713)640-3700
Website: ryss.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Early College T-Stem Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milby High School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 2,126 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| YES Prep - East End | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.3 mi | 1,014 | 15.8 | 88.5% |
| Chavez High School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,857 | 15.9 | 92.4% |
| Mount Carmel Academy | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 194 | 30.5 | 88.7% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby | Texans Can Academies | 3.0 mi | 322 | 22.7 | 98.1% |
| YES Prep - Hobby | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.0 mi | 685 | 16.2 | 86.4% |
| KIPP East End High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.3 mi | 625 | 16.9 | 90.7% |
| YES Prep - Southside | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.5 mi | 860 | 14.9 | 95.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryss Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 555 |
| Bryss Academy High School | High | 9 | 27 |
| Early College STEM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 275 |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 69 |
| North East STEM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 133 |
| Pstem Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 482 |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 147 |