Sharpstown High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Sharpstown High School serves 1,689 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 416th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 106.15 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 | 482364002583 |
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 | 1,689 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.9% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Sharpstown High School in context
Size
Sharpstown High School is the 10th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 1,689 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 830 students, so Sharpstown 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 644 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 317, against an average of 422 per grade. This year grade 12 has 50% fewer students than grade 9 (321 against 644). 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 76.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (61.7%). Black students are next, at 13.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.9% 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
Sharpstown High School has 106.15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,689 students would have about 120.6 teachers, so Sharpstown High School has 14.4 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 Energized for STEM Academy High School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 25 high schools within 5 miles and 63 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 76.6% |
| Black | 13.2% |
| Asian | 7.2% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 644 |
| Grade 10 | 407 |
| Grade 11 | 317 |
| Grade 12 | 321 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7504 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (713)771-7215
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sharpstown High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energized for STEM Academy High School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 520 | 27.5 | 96.3% |
| Sharpstown International School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,352 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| KIPP Connect Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 979 | 20.2 | 72.7% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Texans Can Academies | 1.9 mi | 410 | 28.3 | 88.5% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.9 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 2.1 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.1 mi | 1,051 | 17.9 | 94.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.