Leadership Academy
Public high school (charter) in Katy, Texas · Excel Academy · Grades 8–11
Leadership Academy serves 36 students in grades 8–11 in Katy (Harris County). It is one of 4 schools in Excel Academy. By enrollment it is the 1778th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6 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 ÷ 6 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 | 480004908233 |
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 | 36 | 302 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6 | 9.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 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.
Leadership Academy in context
Size
Leadership Academy is the smallest of Excel Academy's 3 high schools; its 36 students are 11.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,959; Leadership Academy 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 19 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 1, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 11 has 300% more students than grade 8 (4 against 1). 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: 58.3% here and 49.7% across Excel Academy. Hispanic students are next, at 33.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.7% 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 6 full-time-equivalent teachers for 36 students, Leadership Academy has 6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 36 students would have about 2.6 teachers, so Leadership Academy has 3.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Leadership Academy 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 Freeman High School, 0.7 miles away in Katy ISD. Within 10 miles there are 17 other high schools, 4 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 | 58.3% |
| Hispanic | 33.3% |
| White | 5.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
0% of students are girls and 100% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Grade 9 | 19 |
| Grade 10 | 12 |
| Grade 11 | 4 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9120 Katy Hockley Rd, Katy, TX 77493
Phone: (713)222-4629
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman High School | Katy ISD | 0.7 mi | 778 | 11.9 | 53.7% |
| Bridgeland High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 4.3 mi | 3,707 | 17.1 | 17.9% |
| Paetow High School | Katy ISD | 4.4 mi | 3,447 | 14.8 | 64.7% |
| Cypress Park High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 4.6 mi | 3,117 | 16 | 71.5% |
| Aristoi Classical Upper School | Aristoi Classical Academy | 5.5 mi | 664 | 14.4 | 19% |
| Cypress Springs High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 5.9 mi | 2,800 | 14.8 | 69.4% |
| Cypress Ranch High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 6.6 mi | 3,463 | 17.1 | 27.1% |
| Calvin Nelms High School | Calvin Nelms Charter Schools | 6.9 mi | 183 | 17.6 | – |
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 |
| Harris County Youth Village | High | 8–11 | 43 |