La Porte High School
Public high school in La Porte, Texas · La Porte ISD · Grades 9–12
La Porte High School serves 2,090 students in grades 9–12 in La Porte (Harris County). It is one of 12 schools in La Porte ISD. By enrollment it is the 297th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 124.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | La Porte ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482619021038 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | La Porte ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,090 | 7,099 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 16 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 41% | 48.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
La Porte High School in context
Size
La Porte High School is the largest of La Porte ISD's 2 high schools; its 2,090 students are 29.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 6.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 505; La Porte High School is larger than most of them.
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 618 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 463, against an average of 523 per grade. This year grade 12 has 23% fewer students than grade 9 (474 against 618). 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: 54.9% here and 55.4% across La Porte ISD. White students are next, at 33.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
41% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 48.3% across La Porte 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
With 124.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,090 students, La Porte High School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,090 students would have about 149.3 teachers, so La Porte High School has 24.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
La Porte High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 14 other high schools, 1 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 | 54.9% |
| White | 33.5% |
| Black | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 618 |
| Grade 10 | 535 |
| Grade 11 | 463 |
| Grade 12 | 474 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 E Fairmont Pkwy, La Porte, TX 77571
Phone: (281)604-7500
Website: laporte.isd.esc4.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: La Porte High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School | La Porte ISD | 1.2 mi | 163 | 8.1 | 47.2% |
| Lee High School | Goose Creek CISD | 5.5 mi | 1,747 | 14.7 | 74.1% |
| Impact Early College High School | Goose Creek CISD | 5.8 mi | 413 | 24.4 | 64.4% |
| Peter E Hyland Center | Goose Creek CISD | 6.4 mi | 107 | 7.9 | 84.1% |
| Harris County Youth Village | Excel Academy | 6.6 mi | 43 | 6.1 | 93% |
| Deer Park High School | Deer Park ISD | 7.2 mi | 4,057 | 14.9 | 34.4% |
| Clear Lake High School | Clear Creek ISD | 7.4 mi | 2,500 | 17.7 | – |
| Stuart Career Technical High School | Goose Creek CISD | 7.6 mi | 597 | 15.8 | 73.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in La Porte ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayshore Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 420 |
| College Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 432 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 667 |
| James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus | Middle | 6 | 502 |
| Jennie Reid Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 403 |
| La Porte Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 503 |
| La Porte Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 563 |
| Leo a Rizzuto Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 299 |
| Lomax Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 512 |
| Lomax Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 540 |
| The Academy of Viola Dewalt High School | High | 9–12 | 163 |