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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Texas College Preparatory Academies |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480016312903 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Texas College Preparatory Academies | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 433 | 16,602 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 22.9 | 14.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 32.8% | 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
| 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
| 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
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klein Cain High School | Klein ISD | 1.7 mi | 3,922 | 16.5 | 40.2% |
| Cypress Creek High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 2.1 mi | 3,222 | 15.3 | 62.6% |
| K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center | Klein ISD | 3.8 mi | 177 | 14.2 | 83.1% |
| Klein High School | Klein ISD | 3.9 mi | 3,366 | 15.3 | 46.8% |
| Tomball Memorial High School | Tomball ISD | 4.2 mi | 3,213 | 18.1 | 26% |
| Klein Forest High School | Klein ISD | 5.3 mi | 3,418 | 14.3 | 80.1% |
| Cy-Fair High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 5.6 mi | 3,216 | 15.2 | 51.1% |
| Cypress Falls High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 5.9 mi | 3,018 | 15 | 63.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.