Wheatley High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Wheatley High School serves 537 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 862nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 9.2 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 ÷ 58.3 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 | 482364002611 |
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 | 537 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 9.2 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.5% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Wheatley High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Wheatley High School is the 29th largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2 miles away and have a median of 412 students, so Wheatley 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 154 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 96, against an average of 134 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 154 in grade 9 and 141 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 53.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 44.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.5% 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
Wheatley High School has 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 537 students would have about 38.4 teachers, so Wheatley High School has 19.9 more.
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 YES Prep - 5th Ward, 0.6 miles away in YES Prep Public Schools Inc. There are 24 high schools within 5 miles and 69 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 53.8% |
| Hispanic | 44.9% |
| White | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
46% of students are girls and 54% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 154 |
| Grade 10 | 146 |
| Grade 11 | 96 |
| Grade 12 | 141 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4801 Providence, Houston, TX 77020
Phone: (713)671-3900
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wheatley High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YES Prep - 5th Ward | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 0.6 mi | 933 | 15.7 | 92.9% |
| Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men | Houston ISD | 1.0 mi | 251 | 11.9 | 76.5% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 130 | 14.5 | 89.2% |
| East Early College High School | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 458 | 19.7 | 78.2% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston North | Texans Can Academies | 2.4 mi | 254 | 42.3 | 84.6% |
| Northside High School | Houston ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,058 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
| Eastwood Academy | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 365 | 17.1 | 71.5% |
| Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 782 | 16.2 | 23.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.