Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Houston, Texas
Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School in Houston, Texas enrolled 1,486 students in 2024-25 with 87.3 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 66% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 99% or more (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
1,451 students in 2022-23, 1,463 students in 2023-24, 1,486 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 90.0 to 87.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,451 | 90.0 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,463 | 89.8 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,486 | 87.3 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 76 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. 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).
16 AP courses and one counselor per 448 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School enrolled 1,429 students and had 3.2 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses16
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.2, one per 448 of the 1,429 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent18.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.6% of students were Hispanic, 5.0% White, 2.9% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic89.6%
- White5.0%
- Black2.9%
- Asian2.0%
- Two or more races0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School scored proficient or above: 66% 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 | 66% | 33% (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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
99% or more of the 347 students in Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 99% or more | 89% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 347 | 4,032 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
Schools of this kind in Houston
30 public schools of this kind in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment; Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Connections Academy at Houston | 8,641 | 30.9 | not reported |
| Sst Champions | 1,660 | 16.8 | 67.3% |
| Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School | 1,486 | 17.0 | 79.3% |
| T H Rogers School | 1,079 | 18.1 | 11.3% |
| Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus | 961 | 24.1 | 71.6% |
| Nci Charter School Without Walls | 891 | 20.3 | 85.1% |
| George I Sanchez Charter | 726 | 20.8 | 81.0% |
| Aristoi Classical Academy | 511 | 15.6 | 17.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
- Houston Gateway Academy - Coral CampusThe nearest public school of this kind, 9.1 miles away: 961 students, 24.1 per teacher (2024-25).9.1 mi
- George I Sanchez CharterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 10 miles away: 726 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Compare Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School with Houston Gateway Academy - Coral CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Pasadena ISD spends per student$13,787 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,787
- The largest public schools in TexasDr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School is the number 13 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#13 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.17.0:1
- 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 Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School
How many students attend Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School?
1,486 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,451 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School a Title I school?
Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School scored proficient or above: 66% 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 is the graduation rate at Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School?
99% or more of the 347 students in Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High School in?
Pasadena ISD, NCES district ID 4834320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483432012697 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.