Harris County Youth Village
Public high school (charter) in Seabrook, Texas · Excel Academy · Grades 8–11
Harris County Youth Village serves 43 students in grades 8–11 in Seabrook (Harris County). It is one of 4 schools in Excel Academy. By enrollment it is the 1760th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 8–11 |
| District | Excel Academy |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480004908231 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Excel Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 43 | 302 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.1 | 9.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 96% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Harris County Youth Village in context
Size
Harris County Youth Village is the 2nd largest of Excel Academy's 3 high schools; its 43 students are 14.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,386; Harris County Youth Village 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 9 with 30 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 2, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 11 has 50% fewer students than grade 8 (2 against 4). 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 Black students: 46.5% here and 49.7% across Excel Academy. Hispanic students are next, at 46.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 96% across Excel Academy and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 7 full-time-equivalent teachers for 43 students, Harris County Youth Village has 6.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 43 students would have about 3.1 teachers, so Harris County Youth Village has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Harris County Youth Village is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Clear Lake High School, 2.5 miles away in Clear Creek ISD. Within 10 miles there are 19 other high schools, 5 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 | 46.5% |
| Hispanic | 46.5% |
| White | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
27.9% of students are girls and 72.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 4 |
| Grade 9 | 30 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
210 Jw Mills Dr., Seabrook, TX 77586
Phone: (713)222-4729
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harris County Youth Village. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake High School | Clear Creek ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,500 | 17.7 | – |
| Clear Creek High School | Clear Creek ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,469 | 17.2 | – |
| Clear View High School | Clear Creek ISD | 4.1 mi | 190 | 8.3 | – |
| Clear Path Alternative School | Clear Creek ISD | 4.5 mi | 118 | 2.3 | 60.2% |
| Clear Falls High School | Clear Creek ISD | 4.9 mi | 2,508 | 18.6 | – |
| La Porte High School | La Porte ISD | 6.6 mi | 2,090 | 16.7 | 41% |
| Clear Springs High School | Clear Creek ISD | 6.6 mi | 2,668 | 17.4 | – |
| Clear Brook High School | Clear Creek ISD | 7.3 mi | 2,303 | 16.8 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Excel Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | High | 9–11 | 58 |
| Harris County Juvenile Detention Center | Other | 4–12 | 165 |
| Leadership Academy | High | 8–11 | 36 |