North Houston Early College High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
North Houston Early College High School serves 489 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 913th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 21.3 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 ÷ 22.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular 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 | 482364012246 |
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 | 489 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 21.3 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.9% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% 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.
North Houston Early College High School in context
Size
North Houston Early College High School is the 32nd largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 489 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 713 students, so North Houston Early College High School is smaller 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 126 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 114, against an average of 122 per grade. This year grade 12 has 10% fewer students than grade 9 (114 against 126). 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 94.7% 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.
87.9% 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
North Houston Early College High School has 22.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 489 students would have about 34.9 teachers, so North Houston Early College High School has 12 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. The nearest other high school is KIPP Generations Collegiate, 0.8 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 17 high schools within 5 miles and 58 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.7% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| White | 0.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 126 |
| Grade 10 | 124 |
| Grade 11 | 125 |
| Grade 12 | 114 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8001 Fulton St Bldg C, Houston, TX 77022
Phone: (713)696-6168
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Houston Early College High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Generations Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 614 | 15.7 | 96.1% |
| Washington B T High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 811 | 11.1 | 97.5% |
| Houston Math Science and Technology Center | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 2,396 | 14.7 | 95.3% |
| Premier H S Houston Gallery North | Premier High Schools | 1.8 mi | 108 | 21.6 | 89.8% |
| Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture | Texas Works | 1.8 mi | 17 | – | – |
| Harper DAEP | Houston ISD | 2.0 mi | 76 | 3.7 | 90.8% |
| YES Prep - Northline | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.6 mi | 1,004 | 16.8 | 90.7% |
| YES Prep - Northside | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.7 mi | 948 | 15.9 | 93.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.