Evolution Academy Houston
Public high school (charter) in Spring, Texas · Evolution Academy Charter School · Grades 9–12
Evolution Academy Houston serves 194 students in grades 9–12 in Spring (Harris County). It is one of 3 schools in Evolution Academy Charter School. By enrollment it is the 1363rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.4 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 ÷ 10 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Evolution Academy Charter School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 480023612916 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Evolution Academy Charter School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 194 | 629 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.4 | 22.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.3% | 70.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% 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.
Evolution Academy Houston in context
Size
Of the 3 high schools in Evolution Academy Charter School, Evolution Academy Houston is the smallest, with 30.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,375; Evolution Academy Houston is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. 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 11 with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 37, against an average of 49 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 39 in grade 9 and 37 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 46.9% here and 45.5% across Evolution Academy Charter School. Hispanic students are next, at 43.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.1% across Evolution Academy Charter School and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 10 full-time-equivalent teachers for 194 students, Evolution Academy Houston has 19.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 194 students would have about 13.9 teachers, so Evolution Academy Houston has 3.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Evolution Academy Houston is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Klein Collins High School, 1.6 miles away in Klein ISD. Within 10 miles there are 32 other high schools, 7 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 46.9% |
| Hispanic | 43.3% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 39 |
| Grade 10 | 56 |
| Grade 11 | 62 |
| Grade 12 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2414 Spring Cypress Rd, Spring, TX 77388
Phone: (972)907-3755
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Evolution Academy Houston. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Collins High School | Klein ISD | 1.6 mi | 3,360 | 16.2 | 48.5% |
| Spring High School | Spring ISD | 1.7 mi | 2,594 | 20.1 | 69% |
| Carl Wunsche Senior High School | Spring ISD | 1.8 mi | 1,503 | 16.7 | 66.5% |
| Legacy School of Sport Sciences | Legacy School of Sport Sciences | 3.5 mi | 468 | 18.7 | – |
| Andy Dekaney High School | Spring ISD | 4.0 mi | 2,485 | 18.9 | 79.7% |
| Westfield High School | Spring ISD | 4.2 mi | 2,264 | 20.2 | 74.9% |
| Klein Oak High School | Klein ISD | 4.4 mi | 3,766 | 17 | 40.4% |
| Richey Academy | Spring ISD | 5.1 mi | 56 | 8.3 | 89.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Evolution Academy Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evolution Academy Beaumont | High | 9–12 | 202 |
| Evolution Academy Charter School | High | 9–12 | 233 |