Yates High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Yates High School serves 685 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 758th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.7 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 ÷ 64.17 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 | 482364002620 |
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 | 685 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.7 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.3% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Yates High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Yates High School is the 25th largest, with 0.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 432 students, so Yates 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 190 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 144, against an average of 171 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 190 in grade 9 and 181 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 81.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Houston ISD (20.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.3% 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
Yates High School has 64.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 685 students would have about 48.9 teachers, so Yates High School has 15.3 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 Energy Institute High School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 30 high schools within 5 miles and 74 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 81.3% |
| Hispanic | 14.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |
| White | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
51.1% of students are girls and 48.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 190 |
| Grade 10 | 170 |
| Grade 11 | 144 |
| Grade 12 | 181 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3650 Alabama St, Houston, TX 77004
Phone: (713)748-5400
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Yates High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Institute High School | Houston ISD | 0.7 mi | 663 | 17.1 | 46.5% |
| H S for Law and Justice | Houston ISD | 1.1 mi | 391 | 16 | 82.1% |
| Young Women's College Prep Academy | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 494 | 18.4 | 58.7% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies | Houston ISD | 1.3 mi | 473 | 22.5 | 59.2% |
| A+up High School | A+ Unlimited Potential | 1.4 mi | 47 | 12.1 | 85.1% |
| Austin High School | Houston ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,181 | 13.6 | 95.5% |
| Hcc Life Skills Program | Houston ISD | 1.6 mi | 69 | 11.5 | 82.6% |
| Eastwood Academy | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 365 | 17.1 | 71.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.