Ser-Ninos Charter High School
Public high school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Ser-Ninos Charter School · Grades 9–11
Ser-Ninos Charter High School serves 169 students in grades 9–11 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 4 schools in Ser-Ninos Charter School. By enrollment it is the 1414th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 13.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–11 |
| District | Ser-Ninos Charter School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001822852 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ser-Ninos Charter School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 169 | 1,193 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 17.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.9% | 96.9% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Ser-Ninos Charter High School in context
Size
Ser-Ninos Charter High School is the only high school in Ser-Ninos Charter School. Its 169 students are 14.2% of the district's 1,193. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 407; Ser-Ninos Charter High School 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 9 with 81 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 42, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 11 has 48% fewer students than grade 9 (42 against 81). 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
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
95.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 96.9% across Ser-Ninos Charter School and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 13.38 full-time-equivalent teachers for 169 students, Ser-Ninos Charter High School has 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 169 students would have about 12.1 teachers, so Ser-Ninos Charter High School has 1.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Ser-Ninos Charter High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Liberty High School, 0.3 miles away in Houston ISD. Within 10 miles there are 79 other high schools, 23 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 | 100% |
52.7% of students are girls and 47.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 81 |
| Grade 10 | 46 |
| Grade 11 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5610 Gulfton, Houston, TX 77081
Phone: (713)667-6145
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ser-Ninos Charter High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty High School | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 352 | 23.5 | 100% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton | Houston ISD | 0.3 mi | 72 | 10.5 | 90.3% |
| Excel Academy Education Transition Center | Excel Academy | 0.5 mi | 58 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 1.2 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 462 | 285.2 | 92.9% |
| Challenge Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.4 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Wisdom High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,965 | 14.1 | 96.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Ser-Ninos Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ser-Ninos Charter El II | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 246 |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 512 |
| Ser-Ninos Charter Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 266 |