Enrollment
192
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 480147013942 Charter school
Elevate Collegiate — Houston, TX
Federal NCES profile for Elevate Collegiate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 42/100.
👥 Class size 22
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 73
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
The verdict
Elevate Collegiate earns a D Resource Investment Index (42/100), with class sizes larger than 95% of Texas schools.
- D
- Resource Index · 42/100
- 19.5:1
- large classes for Texas
- 79.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 192
- students enrolled
School address
District: Elevate Collegiate Charter School · Texas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
6.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
19.5:1
vs 14.6:1 Texas avg
+34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
79.5%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Elevate Collegiate compares with Texas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Elevate Collegiate reports 192 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 6.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 19.5:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 34% above the Texas state mean of 14.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.7:1, it is 24% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 79.5% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 28% above the Texas average and 53% above the national baseline. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 10.9% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Elevate Collegiate Charter School spends $21,945 per pupil district-wide, above the Texas average of $13,644 and above the national average of $16,593. Revenue comes 28.6% from local sources (property taxes), 28.4% from the state, and 43.0% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (D), calculated from 3 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Elevate Collegiate compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Texas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 19.5:1 | ▲ 34% | 14.6:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 79.5% | ▲ 28% | 61.9% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 192 | top 15% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Class size vs. every US school
Students per teacher (lower means more individual attention)
20 smaller classes than 18% of 92,598 US schools
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US schools. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
School size vs. every US school
Total enrollment — where this school sits by size (neither large nor small is 'better')
192 larger than 19% of 95,891 US schools
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Source U.S. Department of Education — NCES Common Core of Data · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
79.5%
free-lunch eligible
— 28% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
19.5:1
students per teacher
— 34% above state mean
Top 95% in Texas — lower ratio than 5% of state schools
Between 15:1 and 20:1 — in line with the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$21,945
per pupil, district-wide
— above Texas avg of $13,644
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Overview
Enrollment 192 Top 15% in Texas — larger than 85% of 9,061 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 6.0
Students per teacher 19.5:1 +34% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 79.5% +28% vs state
NCES ID 480147013942
Student demographics
African American 82.8%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1%
White 2.1%
Two or More 1.0%
Largest group: African American at 82.8% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 10.9%
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Elevate Collegiate Charter School, which includes Elevate Collegiate.
$21,945
Per student
+61%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.6%
State 28.4%
Federal 43.0%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Before you act on this record
Treat this page as the federal baseline — then verify locally.
- Compare Elevate Collegiate side-by-side with another school you're considering on the same NCES measures. Compare schools
- Read the district context — spending per pupil, staffing, and equity ranking are district-level decisions that shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment windows, programs, and boundaries with the school directly — federal data lags the current school year. Choosing guide
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Frequently asked questions about Elevate Collegiate
How many students attend Elevate Collegiate?
Elevate Collegiate has 192 students enrolled. It is a other school in Houston, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elevate Collegiate?
The student-teacher ratio at Elevate Collegiate is 19.5:1, which is 34% higher than the Texas average of 14.6:1 and 24% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Elevate Collegiate?
79.5% of students at Elevate Collegiate are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Elevate Collegiate?
The largest demographic group at Elevate Collegiate is African American at 82.8%. The school serves a diverse student body in Houston, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Elevate Collegiate?
Elevate Collegiate has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (D) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.
Is Elevate Collegiate a good school?
Elevate Collegiate earns a D Resource Investment Index (42/100), with class sizes larger than 95% of Texas schools. The Resource Investment Index reflects staffing, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance reported to NCES, not test scores or academic outcomes, so treat it as a resource snapshot rather than an overall rating.