Harris County Juvenile Detention Center
Public school, grades 4 to 12 · Houston, Texas
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center in Houston, Texas enrolled 165 students in 2024-25 with 14.9 full-time teachers, 11.1 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 0-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 36%
136 students in 2022-23, 113 students in 2023-24, 165 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 11.0 to 14.9.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 136 | 11.0 | 12.4 |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 10.9 | 10.4 |
| 2024-25 | 165 | 14.9 | 11.1 |
11.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 60 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harris County Juvenile Detention Center enrolled 113 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
52.7% of students were Black, 40.0% Hispanic, 5.5% White in 2024-25.
- Black52.7%
- Hispanic40.0%
- White5.5%
- Two or more races1.8%
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, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 0‑50% | 0‑20% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 5% or less | 0‑27% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 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.
Schools of this kind in Houston
30 public schools of this kind in Houston report 2024-25 enrollment.
| 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 Harris County Juvenile Detention Center
- Community Services-SecThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.7 miles away: 83 students (2024-25).2.7 mi
- George I Sanchez CharterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.3 miles away: 726 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare Harris County Juvenile Detention Center with Community Services-SecStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Excel Academy spends per student$17,455 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,455
- The largest public schools in TexasHarris County Juvenile Detention Center is the number 334 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#334 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher11.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.11.1:1
- 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 Harris County Juvenile Detention Center
How many students attend Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?
165 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 136 in 2022-23. It is an alternative school in Houston, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?
11.1 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 Harris County Juvenile Detention Center a Title I school?
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center do on state tests?
The students tested at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center scored proficient or above: 0-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 5% or less in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 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, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Harris County Juvenile Detention Center in?
Excel Academy, NCES district ID 4800049. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480004907909 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, 2021-22 and 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.