North East STEM Academy
Public middle school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success · Grades 6–8
North East STEM Academy serves 133 students in grades 6–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 8 schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success. By enrollment it is the 1631st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 19 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 7 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480002214243 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 133 | 1,991 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 16.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.2% | 95.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
North East STEM Academy in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success, North East STEM Academy is the smallest, with 6.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.7 miles away and have a median of 773 students, so North East STEM Academy is smaller than most of them.
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 8 with 50 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 34, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 8 has 47% more students than grade 6 (50 against 34). 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 88% of enrollment, a lower share than across Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (97.7%).
99.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 95.7% across Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
North East STEM Academy has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 133 students would have about 9.2 teachers, so North East STEM Academy has 2.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is IDEA Hardy College Preparatory, 1.3 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 14 middle schools within 5 miles and 53 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88% |
| Black | 8.3% |
| White | 3.8% |
50.4% of students are girls and 49.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 49 |
| Grade 8 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10918 Bentley, Houston, TX 77093
Phone: (713)640-3700
Website: ryss.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North East STEM Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Hardy College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 635 | 18.1 | 93.2% |
| Henry Middle School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 523 | 12.8 | 97.1% |
| Hambrick Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.9 mi | 965 | 13 | 89.2% |
| Mead Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.6 mi | 910 | 12.7 | 87.9% |
| Grantham Academy | Aldine ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,006 | 13.9 | 87.5% |
| Forest Brook Middle School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 546 | 13.3 | 98.7% |
| KIPP 3D Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 513 | 26.4 | 95.9% |
| Burbank Middle School | Houston ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,412 | 17.8 | 93.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryss Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 555 |
| Bryss Academy High School | High | 9 | 27 |
| Early College STEM Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 275 |
| Early College T-Stem Academy | High | 9–12 | 303 |
| Leonel Castillo Early Childhood STEM Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 69 |
| Pstem Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 482 |
| Ryss STEM Academy at First Friends Pasadena | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 147 |