Avalos P-Tech School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Houston, Texas
Avalos P-Tech School in Houston, Texas enrolled 400 students in 2024-25 with 30.6 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-54% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%
452 students in 2022-23, 421 students in 2023-24, 400 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.3 to 30.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 452 | 25.3 | 17.9 |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 27.9 | 15.1 |
| 2024-25 | 400 | 30.6 | 13.1 |
13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 59 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
8 AP courses and one counselor per 366 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Avalos P-Tech School enrolled 366 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 366 of the 366 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent18.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.3% of students were Hispanic, 7.3% Black, 1.8% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic90.3%
- Black7.3%
- White1.8%
- Asian0.5%
- Two or more races0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Avalos P-Tech School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50‑54% | 22% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
High schools in Houston
147 public high schools in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Shore Senior High | 4,284 | 16.1 | 85.7% |
| Elsik High School | 4,057 | 17.8 | 72.4% |
| Summer Creek High School | 3,972 | 18.7 | 39.3% |
| Hastings High School | 3,786 | 14.1 | 75.3% |
| C E King High School | 3,716 | 17.6 | 70.0% |
| Dobie High School | 3,692 | 16.0 | 63.8% |
| Macarthur High School | 3,501 | 17.4 | 84.9% |
| Klein Forest High School | 3,418 | 14.3 | 71.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Avalos P-Tech School
- Macarthur High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.0 miles away: 3,501 students, 17.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Yes Prep - North CentralThe next nearest public high school, 1.1 miles away: 1,002 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Avalos P-Tech School with Macarthur High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Aldine ISD spends per student$13,268 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,268
- The largest public schools in TexasAvalos P-Tech School is the number 1,018 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,018 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.13.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Avalos P-Tech School
How many students attend Avalos P-Tech School?
400 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 452 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Avalos P-Tech School?
13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Avalos P-Tech School a Title I school?
Avalos P-Tech School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Avalos P-Tech School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Avalos P-Tech School scored proficient or above: 50-54% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Avalos P-Tech School in?
Aldine ISD, NCES district ID 4807710. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480771013696 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.