Liberty High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Liberty High School serves 352 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 1086th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 23.5 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 ÷ 14.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364010741 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 352 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 23.5 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 79.3% | 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.
Liberty High School in context
Size
Liberty High School is the 39th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 352 students are 0.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 316 students, so Liberty High School is close to their typical size.
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 113 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 67, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 12 has 21% more students than grade 9 (94 against 78). 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 89.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
100% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston 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
Liberty High School has 14.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 23.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 352 students would have about 25.1 teachers, so Liberty High School has 10.1 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. Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There are 23 high schools within 5 miles and 78 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.2% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 78 |
| Grade 10 | 113 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 94 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5407 Gulfton St, Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713)458-5555
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Liberty High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton | Houston ISD | 0.0 mi | 72 | 10.5 | 90.3% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High School | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 0.3 mi | 169 | 12.6 | 95.9% |
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | Excel Academy | 0.5 mi | 58 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
| Challenge Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 1.4 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.5 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 462 | 285.2 | 92.9% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.