Juvenile Detent Center
Public high school in Richmond, Texas · Lamar CISD · Grades 5–12
Juvenile Detent Center serves 49 students in grades 5–12 in Richmond (Fort Bend County). It is one of 49 schools in Lamar CISD. By enrollment it is the 1749th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 4.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 5–12 |
| District | Lamar CISD |
| County | Fort Bend County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482658021244 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lamar CISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 49 | 46,786 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 18.4 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.4% | 43% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Juvenile Detent Center in context
Size
Of the 8 high schools in Lamar CISD, Juvenile Detent Center is the 7th largest, with 0.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 1,840 students, so Juvenile Detent Center 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 10 with 20 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 2, against an average of 8 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 2 in grade 5 and 2 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 53.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Lamar CISD (23.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.6%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 43% across Lamar CISD 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
Juvenile Detent Center has 4.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 49 students would have about 3.5 teachers, so Juvenile Detent Center has 1.3 more.
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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other high school is Lamar Cons High School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. There are 4 high schools within 5 miles and 17 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 53.1% |
| Hispanic | 28.6% |
| White | 16.3% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
22.4% of students are girls and 77.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 6 |
| Grade 10 | 20 |
| Grade 11 | 16 |
| Grade 12 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
122 Golfview, Richmond, TX 77469
Phone: (281)633-7312
Website: lcisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Juvenile Detent Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Cons High School | Lamar CISD | 1.9 mi | 1,714 | 18 | 57.4% |
| B F Terry High School | Lamar CISD | 2.3 mi | 1,512 | 17.7 | 66% |
| Fort Bend County Alternative | Fort Bend ISD | 2.6 mi | 15 | 3 | – |
| Fort Bend County Alternative | Lamar CISD | 2.6 mi | 12 | 3 | 83.3% |
| Dr. Thomas E Randle High School | Lamar CISD | 5.1 mi | 1,966 | 20.8 | 45.3% |
| Foster High School | Lamar CISD | 5.2 mi | 2,747 | 21.8 | 33.3% |
| George Ranch High School | Lamar CISD | 5.2 mi | 2,337 | 20.7 | 26.8% |
| William B Travis High School | Fort Bend ISD | 6.0 mi | 3,114 | 18.8 | 37.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.