Harris County JJAEP
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 5–12
Harris County JJAEP serves 25 students in grades 5–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1827th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students).
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. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364007934 |
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 | 25 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | – | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Harris County JJAEP in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Harris County JJAEP is the smallest, with 0% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 606; Harris County JJAEP 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.
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 8 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 1, against an average of 4 per grade. This year grade 12 has 100% more students than grade 5 (2 against 1). 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: 68% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 32%.
76% 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
NCES reports no teacher count for Harris County JJAEP for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Houston ISD there are 16.1 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
Harris County JJAEP is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Alief ISD JJAEP (in Alief ISD) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 74 other high schools, 24 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 | 68% |
| Black | 32% |
8% of students are girls and 92% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 1 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 8 |
| Grade 10 | 5 |
| Grade 11 | 6 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2525 Murworth, Houston, TX 77054
Phone: (713)556-7140
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harris County JJAEP. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alief ISD JJAEP | Alief ISD | 0.0 mi | 18 | – | – |
| Harris County JJAEP | Klein ISD | 0.0 mi | 24 | – | 87.5% |
| Debakey H S for Health Prof | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 929 | 17.4 | 39.8% |
| Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 1.7 mi | 727 | 15.4 | 77.4% |
| Bellaire High School | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 3,216 | 19.3 | 57.6% |
| South Early College High School | Houston ISD | 3.4 mi | 452 | 20.4 | 81% |
| Challenge Early College High School | Houston ISD | 3.5 mi | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
| Worthing High School | Houston ISD | 3.6 mi | 751 | 10 | 90.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.