Young Womens Leadership Academy
Public middle school in Houston, Texas · Aldine ISD · Grades 6–10
Young Womens Leadership Academy serves 355 students in grades 6–10 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 75 schools in Aldine ISD. By enrollment it is the 1325th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–10 |
| District | Aldine ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480771014248 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Aldine ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 355 | 56,419 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 14.5 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.2% | 86.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 18% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Young Womens Leadership Academy in context
Size
Of the 15 middle schools in Aldine ISD, Young Womens Leadership Academy is the smallest, with 0.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.8 miles away and have a median of 752 students, so Young Womens Leadership Academy is smaller 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 6 with 105 students, and its smallest is grade 10 with 32, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 10 has 70% fewer students than grade 6 (32 against 105). 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 71.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Aldine ISD (75.2%). Black students are next, at 23.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.8% across Aldine ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Young Womens Leadership Academy has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 355 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Young Womens Leadership Academy has 4.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Lewis Middle School, 1.2 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 41 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.5% |
| Black | 23.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
100% of students are girls and 0% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 105 |
| Grade 7 | 96 |
| Grade 8 | 88 |
| Grade 9 | 34 |
| Grade 10 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
19850 E Hardy Rd, Houston, TX 77073
Phone: (281)233-8930
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Young Womens Leadership Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Middle School | Aldine ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,054 | 13.6 | 87.5% |
| Teague Middle School | Aldine ISD | 2.6 mi | 550 | 12.1 | 83.6% |
| Bammel Middle School | Spring ISD | 2.9 mi | 783 | 16.5 | 93% |
| Spring Leadership Academy | Spring ISD | 3.8 mi | 502 | 16.3 | 77.5% |
| Dueitt Middle School | Spring ISD | 3.9 mi | 720 | 15.1 | 83.1% |
| Twin Creeks Middle School | Spring ISD | 4.0 mi | 848 | 15.3 | 81.1% |
| IDEA Spears College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 617 | 20.2 | 94.2% |
| Plummer Middle School | Aldine ISD | 4.6 mi | 894 | 13.2 | 90.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.