Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 9–12
Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs serves 487 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 914th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 29.9 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 ÷ 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025013711 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 487 | 20,862 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 29.9 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.2% | 88.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 98% 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.
Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Galena Park ISD, Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs is the 3rd largest, with 2.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.2 miles away and have a median of 66 students, so Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs 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 139 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 102, against an average of 122 per grade. This year grade 12 has 27% fewer students than grade 9 (102 against 139). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91% of enrollment, a higher share than across Galena Park ISD (82.1%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs has 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 29.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 487 students would have about 34.8 teachers, so Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs has 18.5 fewer.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is North Shore Senior High School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 11 high schools within 5 miles and 35 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| White | 4.1% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
59.8% of students are girls and 40.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 139 |
| Grade 10 | 132 |
| Grade 11 | 114 |
| Grade 12 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5800 Uvalde, Houston, TX 77049
Phone: (281)459-7198
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Senior High School | Galena Park ISD | 0.5 mi | 4,284 | 16.1 | 87% |
| Accelerated Center for Education (Ace) | Galena Park ISD | 1.4 mi | 230 | 10.3 | 90.9% |
| Highpoint | Aldine ISD | 2.2 mi | 27 | – | 81.5% |
| Highpoint East | Humble ISD | 2.2 mi | 33 | – | 69.7% |
| Highpoint School East (Crosby) | Crosby ISD | 2.2 mi | 14 | – | 78.6% |
| Highpoint School East (Daep) | Galena Park ISD | 2.2 mi | 11 | – | 90.9% |
| Kase Academy | Sheldon ISD | 3.2 mi | 104 | 9.5 | 72.1% |
| Endeavor Hs-Joe Frank Campbell Learning Center | Channelview ISD | 3.6 mi | 98 | 10.7 | 91.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.