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Best Alternative Schools in Harris County, TX

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Aristoi Classical Academy-Cypress	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	12332 Perry Rd	Houston	77493	Harris County	Aristoi Classical Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 391-5003	511	33	15.5	22.5%	234 (45.8%)	39 (7.6%)	207 (40.5%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)								(n/a)							81.0	93.8	87.5	78.6		54.7	56.9	70.8	55.3	73.3	54.2	34.4	35.4	29.2	36.2	53.5	31.3	41.7	$8,121
George I Sanchez Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6001 Gulf Fwy Bldg B3	Houston	77023	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 926-1112	726	35	20.7	81.1%	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	712 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	12.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	66.1	47.3	19.3	19.3	46.7	40.0	0.0	7.7	20.9	5.7	22.5	20.0	6.7	0.0	11.6	1.9	26.5	4.2	$10,031
George I Sanchez North	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	170 Rittenhouse St	Houston	77023	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 742-0374	394	21	19.0	80.7%	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	388 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							18.8	38.7	18.4	24.4	59.1	12.5	0.0	22.2	30.0	17.9	31.4	37.5	0.0	22.2	3.3	7.1	28.6	0.0	$14,070
Nexus - Houston	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	2929 Woodland Park Dr	Houston	77082	Harris County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 232-8872	0			—															(n/a)
Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	961	40	24.0	84.5%	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	943 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)							71.3	70.9	71.6	71.4	69.7	29.6	30.2	58.7	56.8	71.4	75.0	36.4	48.8	65.2	52.3	75.0	82.8	60.8
Phoenix School At Southwest Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 784-6345	107	18	7.4	78.5%	44 (41.1%)	22 (20.6%)	33 (30.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.6%)								(n/a)							0.0	28.6	17.2	34.8	52.9						30.0						0.0	0.0	$19,745
Comquest Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	1-12	207 N Peach St	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Comquest Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 516-0611	34	2	13.8	—	6 (17.6%)	2 (5.9%)	23 (67.6%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.9%)								(n/a)							37.5		44.4						14.3						0.0				$9,254
Harmony Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	9321 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(713) 729-5500	260	18	14.3	—	40 (15.4%)	64 (24.6%)	69 (26.5%)	77 (29.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)								(n/a)							33.9	72.1	77.3	76.8	71.4	30.3	68.8	52.1	74.1	58.2	62.5	24.2	30.0	21.7	30.9	29.0	24.1	19.4	$12,158
Sst Champions	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	15015 T C Jester Blvd	Houston	77068	Harris County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 893-0802	1,660	99	16.7	75.7%	92 (5.5%)	400 (24.1%)	1,044 (62.9%)	69 (4.2%)	9 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (2.8%)								(n/a)							51.9	74.9	66.7	80.7	82.5	47.9	53.7	69.2	62.7	61.2	74.6	52.2	32.9	66.4	47.7	58.4		46.6	$9,868
Harmony School Of Excellence - Katy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	22855 Elyson Falls Dr	Katy	77099	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 437-1043	1,123	62	17.9	54.1%	140 (12.5%)	359 (32.0%)	383 (34.1%)	182 (16.2%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.8%)								(n/a)							85.2	86.0	76.9			70.3	75.4	88.4	70.2	72.3	75.2	59.5	64.0	73.2	58.3	42.6	74.8	44.0	$11,083
Ki Charter - Kingwood	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	2001 Ladbrook Dr	Houston	77339	Harris County	Ki Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 705-9914	21	3	7.6	28.6%	7 (33.3%)	6 (28.6%)	7 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)							20.0		40.0
Lane School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1420 Aldine Meadows Rd	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 985-6350	101	52	1.9	53.5%	4 (4.0%)	30 (29.7%)	62 (61.4%)	3 (3.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)																									$109,845
Gccisd Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	3-12	5950 N Main	Baytown	77521	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(281) 421-4488	79	2	38.5	62.0%	23 (29.1%)	14 (17.7%)	40 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)							14.3	91.7	64.3	50.0	57.7					61.5	85.7					15.4	16.7	14.3
Community Services-Sec	Public, Alternative	K-12	1102 Telephone Rd	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 967-5285	83	41	2.0	79.5%	7 (8.4%)	20 (24.1%)	49 (59.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)							7.1	15.4	15.0	27.3			60.0												$48,578
T H Rogers School	Public, Magnet, Alternative	K-12	5840 San Felipe St	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 917-3565	1,079	59	18.1	11.3%	162 (15.0%)	108 (10.0%)	120 (11.1%)	620 (57.5%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (5.9%)								(n/a)							100.0					97.9	99.0	100.0	98.8	100.0	98.8	94.9	92.7	99.0	95.4	97.4	81.0	86.9	$9,074
Soar Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4400 W 18th St	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 556-7025	209	1	248.0	23.4%	78 (37.3%)	39 (18.7%)	72 (34.4%)	12 (5.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	4 (1.9%)								(n/a)
Texas Connections Academy At Houston	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	3-12	10550 Richmond Ave Houston Tx #140	Houston	77042	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(281) 661-8293	8,641	280	30.8	—	3,093 (35.8%)	1,238 (14.3%)	3,332 (38.6%)	499 (5.8%)	36 (0.4%)	21 (0.2%)	422 (4.9%)								(n/a)							18.7	60.3	45.7	49.9	57.9	28.9	40.1	43.0	47.2	46.1	49.4	15.2	13.5	12.4	19.5	14.9	17.7	12.6	$6,717
Humble Community Learning Center	Public, Alternative	4-12	18901 Timber Forest Dr	Humble	77346	Harris County	Humble Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 641-7400	152	26	5.8	71.7%	21 (13.8%)	74 (48.7%)	46 (30.3%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)																									$28,956
Klein Therapeutic And Readiness Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4411 Louetta Rd	Klein	77388	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-4369	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1348 Genoa Red Bluff	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-5320	1,486	87	17.0	80.1%	74 (5.0%)	43 (2.9%)	1,331 (89.6%)	29 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)								(n/a)							53.6	86.3	66.3	67.6	82.6														$8,907
Discipline Alternative Education Program	Public, Alternative	1-12	9000 Westview	Houston	77055	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1755	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Spring Branch Academic Institute	Public, Alternative	1-12	14400 Fern	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-2277	174	33	5.3	—	61 (35.1%)	3 (1.7%)	14 (8.0%)	80 (46.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	15 (8.6%)								(n/a)							100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.0	100.0	$13,111

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