Scarborough High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Scarborough High School serves 691 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 753rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 60.43 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 | 482364002580 |
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 | 691 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.7% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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.
Scarborough High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Scarborough High School is the 24th largest, with 0.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 877; Scarborough 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 221 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 150, against an average of 173 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (150 against 221). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 83.8% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 11.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.7% of its students are eligible 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
With 60.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 691 students, Scarborough High School has 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 691 students would have about 49.4 teachers, so Scarborough High School has 11 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Scarborough High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is YES Prep - White Oak, 1.5 miles away in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. Within 10 miles there are 68 other high schools, 14 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 | 83.8% |
| Black | 11.4% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 221 |
| Grade 10 | 169 |
| Grade 11 | 151 |
| Grade 12 | 150 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4141 Costa Rica, Houston, TX 77092
Phone: (713)613-2200
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Scarborough High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - White Oak | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.5 mi | 942 | 16.9 | 93% |
| Waltrip High School | Houston ISD | 2.4 mi | 1,615 | 17 | 79.6% |
| Victory Early College High School | Aldine ISD | 2.7 mi | 442 | 20 | 80.3% |
| Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts | Aldine ISD | 3.3 mi | 708 | 12.9 | 80.9% |
| Harper DAEP | Houston ISD | 3.6 mi | 76 | 3.7 | 90.8% |
| Eisenhower High School | Aldine ISD | 3.6 mi | 2,262 | 14 | 86.4% |
| Northbrook High School | Spring Branch ISD | 3.7 mi | 2,398 | 16.3 | 91.7% |
| Washington B T High School | Houston ISD | 4.4 mi | 811 | 11.1 | 97.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.