Elsik High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Alief ISD · Grades 9–12
Elsik High School serves 4,057 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 45 schools in Alief ISD. By enrollment it is the 9th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.8 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 ÷ 228.52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Alief ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480783000103 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 4,057 | 38,610 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 13.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.8% | 86.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Elsik High School in context
Size
Elsik High School is the largest of Alief ISD's 7 high schools; its 4,057 students are 10.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 860; Elsik 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 1,260 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 824, against an average of 1,014 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than grade 9 (824 against 1,260). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 64.9% here and 63.2% across Alief ISD. Black students are next, at 23.1%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.4% across Alief ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 228.52 full-time-equivalent teachers for 4,057 students, Elsik High School has 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 4,057 students would have about 289.8 teachers, so Elsik High School has 61.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Elsik High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Hastings High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other high schools, 15 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 | 64.9% |
| Black | 23.1% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| White | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.4% of students are girls and 53.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1,260 |
| Grade 10 | 1,045 |
| Grade 11 | 928 |
| Grade 12 | 824 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12601 High Star, Houston, TX 77072
Phone: (281)498-8110
Website: aliefisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Elsik High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings High School | Alief ISD | 0.3 mi | 3,786 | 14.1 | 82.2% |
| Alief Learning Center (6-12) | Alief ISD | 1.3 mi | 140 | 3.3 | 83.6% |
| Taylor High School | Alief ISD | 2.1 mi | 2,838 | 16.6 | 79.4% |
| Kerr High School | Alief ISD | 2.3 mi | 807 | 21.5 | 68.8% |
| Alief Early College High School | Alief ISD | 2.4 mi | 402 | 18 | 84.6% |
| Harmony School of Innovation-Sugar Land | Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 2.9 mi | 912 | 17.1 | 56% |
| YES Prep - West | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.0 mi | 990 | 16.3 | 93.2% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 3.4 mi | 750 | 16 | 77.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.