Sharpstown International School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 6–12
Sharpstown International School serves 1,352 students in grades 6–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 493rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.1 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 ÷ 70.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002584 |
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 | 1,352 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.1 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.9% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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 International School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Sharpstown International School is the 13th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 884; Sharpstown International 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 236 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 158, against an average of 193 per grade. This year grade 12 has 11% fewer students than grade 6 (187 against 209). 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: 87.1% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.9% 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 70.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,352 students, Sharpstown International School has 19.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,352 students would have about 96.6 teachers, so Sharpstown International School has 26 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Sharpstown International School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Sharpstown High School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 59 other high schools, 26 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 | 87.1% |
| Asian | 7.1% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.1% |
49.9% of students are girls and 50.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 209 |
| Grade 7 | 205 |
| Grade 8 | 193 |
| Grade 9 | 236 |
| Grade 10 | 158 |
| Grade 11 | 164 |
| Grade 12 | 187 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8330 Triola, Houston, TX 77036
Phone: (713)778-3440
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sharpstown International School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpstown High School | Houston ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,689 | 15.9 | 95.9% |
| Energized for STEM Academy High School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 520 | 27.5 | 96.3% |
| YES Prep - West | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.7 mi | 990 | 16.3 | 93.2% |
| KIPP Connect Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 979 | 20.2 | 72.7% |
| Harmony Science Academy-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 2.0 mi | 750 | 16 | 77.2% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2.1 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.