Northbrook High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Spring Branch ISD · Grades 9–12
Northbrook High School serves 2,398 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 42 schools in Spring Branch ISD. By enrollment it is the 199th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 147.16 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Spring Branch ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484110004682 |
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 | 2,398 | 32,668 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 15.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.7% | 55.6% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Northbrook High School in context
Size
Of the 5 high schools in Spring Branch ISD, Northbrook High School is the 2nd largest, with 7.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 1,481 students, so Northbrook 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 488, against an average of 600 per grade. This year grade 12 has 29% fewer students than grade 9 (488 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Spring Branch ISD (55.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.7% 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. 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
Northbrook High School has 147.16 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,398 students would have about 171.3 teachers, so Northbrook High School has 24.1 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. The nearest other high school is Spring Woods High School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 7 high schools within 5 miles and 52 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.7% |
| Black | 4.3% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 684 |
| Grade 10 | 678 |
| Grade 11 | 548 |
| Grade 12 | 488 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
#1 Raider Cir, Houston, TX 77080
Phone: (713)251-2800
Website: nhs.springbranchisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northbrook High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Woods High School | Spring Branch ISD | 1.1 mi | 2,020 | 13.6 | 86.9% |
| Memorial High School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.6 mi | 2,636 | 18 | 14.9% |
| YES Prep - Northwest | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.4 mi | 940 | 15.3 | 86.5% |
| Scarborough High School | Houston ISD | 3.7 mi | 691 | 11.4 | 96.7% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 4.0 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| YES Prep - White Oak | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 4.3 mi | 942 | 16.9 | 93% |
| Jersey Village High School | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 4.8 mi | 3,323 | 15.3 | 64.9% |
| Stratford High School | Spring Branch ISD | 5.2 mi | 2,394 | 19 | 32.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.