Energized for STEM Academy High School
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Energized for STEM Academy High School serves 520 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 877th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 27.5 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 ÷ 18.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| 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 | 482364012243 |
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 | 520 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 27.5 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.3% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Energized for STEM Academy High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Energized for STEM Academy High School is the 30th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 884; Energized for STEM Academy High School 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 9 with 168 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 84, against an average of 130 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (122 against 168). 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: 94% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.3% of its students are eligible 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
With 18.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 520 students, Energized for STEM Academy High School has 27.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 520 students would have about 37.1 teachers, so Energized for STEM Academy High School has 18.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Energized for STEM Academy High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Sharpstown High School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 66 other high schools, 25 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 | 94% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 168 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 84 |
| Grade 12 | 122 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7055 Beechnut St, Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (713)394-3550
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Energized for STEM Academy High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpstown High School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 1,689 | 15.9 | 95.9% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| KIPP Connect Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.1 mi | 979 | 20.2 | 72.7% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.2 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 1.4 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| Sharpstown International School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,352 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.2 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | Excel Academy | 2.2 mi | 58 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.