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George I Sanchez North

Public school (charter) in Houston, Texas · George I Sanchez Charter · Grades Pre-K–12

George I Sanchez North serves 394 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 2 schools in George I Sanchez Charter. By enrollment it is the 109th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 19 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.

394
students
19
students per teacher
80.7%
free/reduced lunch eligible
Pre-K–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeAlternative School, charter
LevelOther
GradesPre-K–12
DistrictGeorge I Sanchez Charter
CountyHarris County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID480002013387

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolGeorge I Sanchez CharterTexas schools (median)
Students3941,120244
Students per teacher1920.111
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible80.7%81%61.6%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.

George I Sanchez North in context

Size

Of the 2 schools in George I Sanchez Charter, George I Sanchez North is the smallest, with 35.2% of the district's students. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 9.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 209; George I Sanchez North is larger 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 9 with 59 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 6, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 12 has 356% more students than kindergarten (41 against 9). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 6 children in pre-K.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

The largest group is Hispanic students: 98.5% here and 98.2% across George I Sanchez Charter. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

80.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81% across George I Sanchez Charter and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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 20.72 full-time-equivalent teachers for 394 students, George I Sanchez North has 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 394 students would have about 35.8 teachers, so George I Sanchez North has 15.1 fewer.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).

Location

George I Sanchez North is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other school is Lane School, 4.9 miles away in Aldine ISD. Within 10 miles there are 6 other schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
98.5%
Black
1%
Asian
0.3%
White
0.3%

49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Pre-K
6
Kindergarten
9
Grade 1
8
Grade 2
14
Grade 3
10
Grade 4
9
Grade 5
23
Grade 6
33
Grade 7
36
Grade 8
47
Grade 9
59
Grade 10
59
Grade 11
40
Grade 12
41

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

170 Rittenhouse St, Houston, TX 77076
Phone: (713)742-0374

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: George I Sanchez North. Blue: the nearest schools.

Nearby schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Lane SchoolAldine ISD4.9 mi1011.953.5%
Soar CenterHouston ISD6.2 mi209–23.4%
Harris County Juvenile Detention CenterExcel Academy7.2 mi16511.198.2%
Ignite Community School - FallbrookTexas College Preparatory Academies9.3 mi20815.277.9%
Community Services-SecHouston ISD9.6 mi83279.5%
T H Rogers SchoolHouston ISD9.9 mi1,07918.111.3%
George I Sanchez CharterGeorge I Sanchez Charter11.1 mi72620.881.1%
Sst ChampionsSchool of Science and Technology11.6 mi1,66016.875.7%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in George I Sanchez Charter

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
George I Sanchez CharterOtherPre-K–12726