North Shore Senior High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Galena Park ISD · Grades 9–12
North Shore Senior High School serves 4,284 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 25 schools in Galena Park ISD. By enrollment it is the 5th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 265.68 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Galena Park ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482025001989 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Galena Park ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 4,284 | 20,862 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 15 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87% | 88.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 71% 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 Shore Senior High School in context
Size
North Shore Senior High School is the largest of Galena Park ISD's 5 high schools; its 4,284 students are 20.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 66; North Shore Senior 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 11 with 1,101 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1,034, against an average of 1,071 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 1,034 in grade 9 and 1,068 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 72.3% here and 82.1% across Galena Park ISD. Black students are next, at 22.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.8% across Galena Park 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
With 265.68 full-time-equivalent teachers for 4,284 students, North Shore Senior High School has 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 4,284 students would have about 306 teachers, so North Shore Senior High School has 40.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
North Shore Senior High School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs, 0.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 31 other high schools, 10 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 72.3% |
| Black | 22.9% |
| White | 3.3% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 1,034 |
| Grade 10 | 1,081 |
| Grade 11 | 1,101 |
| Grade 12 | 1,068 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
353 N Castlegory, Houston, TX 77049
Phone: (832)386-4100
Website: galenaparkisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: North Shore Senior High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galena Park ISD Career & Technical Echs | Galena Park ISD | 0.5 mi | 487 | 29.9 | 86.2% |
| Accelerated Center for Education (Ace) | Galena Park ISD | 1.6 mi | 230 | 10.3 | 90.9% |
| Highpoint | Aldine ISD | 2.1 mi | 27 | – | 81.5% |
| Highpoint East | Humble ISD | 2.1 mi | 33 | – | 69.7% |
| Highpoint School East (Crosby) | Crosby ISD | 2.1 mi | 14 | – | 78.6% |
| Highpoint School East (Daep) | Galena Park ISD | 2.1 mi | 11 | – | 90.9% |
| Endeavor Hs-Joe Frank Campbell Learning Center | Channelview ISD | 3.2 mi | 98 | 10.7 | 91.8% |
| Channelview High School | Channelview ISD | 3.3 mi | 2,917 | 17.5 | 89.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.