Memorial High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 9–12
Memorial High School serves 2,636 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 143rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18 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 ÷ 146.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484110004680 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Spring Branch ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,636 | 32,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18 | 15.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 14.9% | 55.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 86% 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.
Memorial High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Spring Branch ISD, Memorial High School is the largest, with 8.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 827 students, so Memorial 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 684 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 610, against an average of 659 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 9 (610 against 684). 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
White students are the largest group, at 51.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring Branch ISD (28.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 23.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
14.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 55.6% across Spring Branch ISD 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
Memorial High School has 146.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,636 students would have about 188.3 teachers, so Memorial High School has 42 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 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 Northbrook High School, 2.6 miles away in the same district. There are 10 high schools within 5 miles and 64 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.9% |
| Hispanic | 23.1% |
| Asian | 17.3% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Black | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 684 |
| Grade 10 | 672 |
| Grade 11 | 670 |
| Grade 12 | 610 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
935 Echo Ln, Houston, TX 77024
Phone: (713)251-2500
Website: mhs.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Memorial High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northbrook High School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,398 | 16.3 | 91.7% |
| Spring Woods High School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,020 | 13.6 | 86.9% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 3.6 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| Wisdom High School | Houston ISD | 3.8 mi | 1,965 | 14.1 | 96.1% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.0 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
| Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 462 | 285.2 | 92.9% |
| Alief Early College High School | Alief ISD | 4.4 mi | 402 | 18 | 84.6% |
| Scarborough High School | Houston ISD | 4.6 mi | 691 | 11.4 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.