Texas Connections Academy at Houston
Public school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 3–12
Texas Connections Academy at Houston serves 8,641 students in grades 3–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 2nd largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 30.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 279.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter, fully virtual |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | 3–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482364012363 |
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 schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 8,641 | 176,727 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 30.9 | 16.1 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 79.3% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Texas Connections Academy at Houston in context
Size
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is the largest of Houston ISD's 4 schools; its 8,641 students are 4.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest schools sit a median 8.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 235; Texas Connections Academy at Houston is larger 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. NCES lists it as fully virtual: its students learn online rather than in a school building.
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 10 with 1,472 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 155, against an average of 864 per grade. This year grade 12 has 561% more students than grade 3 (1,024 against 155). 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: 38.6% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. White students are next, at 35.8%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 279.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 8,641 students, Texas Connections Academy at Houston has 30.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 8,641 students would have about 785.5 teachers, so Texas Connections Academy at Houston has 505.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
Texas Connections Academy at Houston is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other school is Spring Branch Academic Institute, 4 miles away in Spring Branch ISD. Within 10 miles there are 5 other schools, 1 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 | 38.6% |
| White | 35.8% |
| Black | 14.3% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
56.3% of students are girls and 43.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 155 |
| Grade 4 | 256 |
| Grade 5 | 390 |
| Grade 6 | 635 |
| Grade 7 | 786 |
| Grade 8 | 1,143 |
| Grade 9 | 1,346 |
| Grade 10 | 1,472 |
| Grade 11 | 1,434 |
| Grade 12 | 1,024 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10550 Richmond Ave Houston TX #140, Houston, TX 77042
Phone: (281)661-8293
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Texas Connections Academy at Houston. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Branch Academic Institute | Spring Branch ISD | 4.0 mi | 174 | 5.3 | – |
| T H Rogers School | Houston ISD | 5.1 mi | 1,079 | 18.1 | 11.3% |
| Harmony Virtual Academy | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 6.2 mi | 260 | 14.4 | – |
| Soar Center | Houston ISD | 8.2 mi | 209 | – | 23.4% |
| Stafford STEM Magnet Academy | Stafford MSD | 8.8 mi | 345 | 15.8 | 35.1% |
| Harris County Juvenile Detention Center | Excel Academy | 12.4 mi | 165 | 11.1 | 98.2% |
| Community Services-Sec | Houston ISD | 14.0 mi | 83 | 2 | 79.5% |
| George I Sanchez North | George I Sanchez Charter | 14.4 mi | 394 | 19 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.