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Ischool High at University Park

Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Texas College Preparatory Academies · Grades 6–12

Ischool High at University Park serves 433 students in grades 6–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 40 schools in Texas College Preparatory Academies. By enrollment it is the 988th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 22.9 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.

433
students
22.9
students per teacher
32.8%
free/reduced lunch eligible
6–12
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School, charter
LevelHigh
Grades6–12
DistrictTexas College Preparatory Academies
CountyHarris County
Area typeCity, large
School mealsNational School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students
NCES school ID480016312903

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

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolTexas College Preparatory AcademiesTexas high schools (median)
Students43316,602457
Students per teacher22.914.814
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible32.8%37.6%63.8%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.

Ischool High at University Park in context

Size

Ischool High at University Park is the 3rd largest of Texas College Preparatory Academies' 7 high schools; its 433 students are 2.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 4 miles away and have a median of 3,219 students, so Ischool High at University Park is smaller than most of them.

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 10 with 91 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 23, against an average of 62 per grade. This year grade 12 has 165% more students than grade 6 (61 against 23). 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 37% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas College Preparatory Academies (31.4%). White students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

32.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.6% across Texas College Preparatory Academies 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

Ischool High at University Park has 18.88 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 433 students would have about 30.9 teachers, so Ischool High at University Park has 12 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Klein Cain High School, 1.7 miles away in Klein ISD. There are 5 high schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 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
37%
White
33.3%
Asian
13.4%
Black
13.2%
Two or more races
3.2%

53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Grade 6
23
Grade 7
41
Grade 8
60
Grade 9
90
Grade 10
91
Grade 11
67
Grade 12
61

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

20515 TX Hwy 249, Houston, TX 77070
Phone: (972)316-3663
Website: responsiveed.com

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Ischool High at University Park. Blue: the nearest high schools.

Nearby high schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Klein Cain High SchoolKlein ISD1.7 mi3,92216.540.2%
Cypress Creek High SchoolCypress-Fairbanks ISD2.1 mi3,22215.362.6%
K E Kaufman Alternative Education CenterKlein ISD3.8 mi17714.283.1%
Klein High SchoolKlein ISD3.9 mi3,36615.346.8%
Tomball Memorial High SchoolTomball ISD4.2 mi3,21318.126%
Klein Forest High SchoolKlein ISD5.3 mi3,41814.380.1%
Cy-Fair High SchoolCypress-Fairbanks ISD5.6 mi3,21615.251.1%
Cypress Falls High SchoolCypress-Fairbanks ISD5.9 mi3,0181563.4%

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

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SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Amarillo Collegiate AcademyOtherK–12464
Classical Academy - Permian BasinElementaryK–8218
Coppell Classical AcademyElementaryPre-K–5432
Denton Classical AcademyElementaryK–5190
Eastex-Jensen Neighborhood SchoolElementaryPre-K–K48
El Paso Classical AcademyOtherPre-K–12271
Founders Classical Academy - ConroeOtherK–10921
Founders Classical Academy - Fort WorthElementaryK–338
Founders Classical Academy - FriscoOtherK–121,013
Founders Classical Academy - LewisvilleOtherK–12912
Founders Classical Academy CorinthElementaryK–5578
Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper SchoolHigh6–12509
Founders Classical Academy of Flower MoundOtherK–12949
Founders Classical Academy of LeanderOtherK–12693
Founders Classical Academy of ProsperOtherK–11929
Founders Classical Academy of SchertzOtherK–12774
Founders Classical Academy- CarrolltonOtherPre-K–12579
Founders Classical Academy-BastropOtherK–11226
Founders Classical Academy-TylerOtherK–12480
Ignite Community School - BeaumontElementaryPre-K–6179
Ignite Community School - FallbrookOtherK–11208
Ignite Community School - GarlandElementaryPre-K–8227
Ignite Community School - HumbleElementaryK–6219
Ignite Community School - HuntsvilleElementaryPre-K–8380
Ignite Community School - MainlandElementaryPre-K–8327
Ignite Community School - MesquiteOtherPre-K–12480
Ignite Community School - PasadenaElementaryPre-K–8194
Ignite Community School-Fort WorthElementaryPre-K–8438
Ischool High - AtascocitaHigh9–12148
Ischool High at the WoodlandsHigh9–12290
Ischool Virtual Academy of TexasHigh6–12778
Ischool-CreeksideHigh9–12130
Lewisville School of Science and TechnologyHigh7–1291
Lewisville School of Science and Technology LowerElementaryK–6207
Plainview Classical AcademyOtherK–12262
Quest Collegiate Academy - ShenandoahElementaryK–8406
Quest Collegiate Academy-WhitewrightElementaryK–8105
Responsiveed - OnlineOtherK–12281
Westchase Neighborhood SchoolElementaryPre-K–8595