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George I Sanchez North

Q: Is George I Sanchez North a good school?

George I Sanchez North ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Texas alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend George I Sanchez North?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended George I Sanchez North.

Q: What is the racial makeup of George I Sanchez North?

Students at George I Sanchez North are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

4635^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 0% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

George I Sanchez North is an alternative public charter school in Houston, Texas that serves grades PK-12 with 455 students. This school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high dropout rates, and a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

George I Sanchez North's test scores are alarmingly low compared to state averages. For example, the school is projected to have only 20% proficiency in 4th grade reading in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 53.73%. The school also has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.1% to 2.0% in recent years. With 87-92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, George I Sanchez Charter serves a significantly higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students compared to the state and district averages.

When compared to other nearby schools, such as the high-performing T.H. Rogers School, a public magnet school in the Houston Independent School District, George I Sanchez North appears to be an outlier in terms of its low academic performance and high poverty levels. The school's increasing student-teacher ratio, from 13.8 to 18.2 over the past few years, could also make it more difficult for teachers to provide the individualized attention and support needed by the school's struggling student population.

394

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,070

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Rittenhouse St
Houston, TX 77076

(713) 742-0374

District: George I Sanchez Charter

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.5%

African American:

1.0%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2021 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (11% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English I Reading scores 48 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg12%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

4,635^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2024

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★★★★★

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Middle school

2,290^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

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High school

1,840^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2023

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★★★★★

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1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the George I Sanchez Charter

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	4635 of 4651	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.7	4704 of 4710	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.7	3663 of 3668	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.8	4656 of 4658	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	4461 of 4465	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	4592 of 4594	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.8	4620 of 4647	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2290 of 2344	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	2344 of 2372	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2290 of 2330	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	2186 of 2254	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	2157 of 2252	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	2116 of 2193	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	2029 of 2080	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.4	2073 of 2182	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1965 of 2118	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1993 of 2058	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1963 of 2008	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	6.0	1763 of 1770	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1697 of 1720	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	1556 of 1643	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1549 of 1592	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1393 of 1445	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1305 of 1376	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.5	2237 of 2242	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	2215 of 2241	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2175 of 2221	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	2111 of 2151	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1978 of 2047	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1985 of 2008	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	2115 of 2119	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2093 of 2116	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2024 of 2077	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1975 of 2043	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	1886 of 1935	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.5	1864 of 1895	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.6	2229 of 2235	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	2209 of 2251	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2134 of 2220	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	2071 of 2172	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2016 of 2073	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1998 of 2039	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.7	2243 of 2246	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	2204 of 2245	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	2121 of 2228	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	2007 of 2168	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2022 of 2069	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1980 of 2030	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	15.5	1797 of 1815	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1736 of 1757	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1587 of 1712	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.3	1840 of 1974	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1801 of 1990	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1828 of 1961	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	1656 of 1837	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1636 of 1829	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1669 of 1810	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	1275 of 1437	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1317 of 1371	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1200 of 1278	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1119 of 1195	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1124 of 1136	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	6.5	1781 of 1880	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1778 of 1891	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1634 of 1841	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1623 of 1815	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1596 of 1798	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.4	1665 of 1805	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1676 of 1820	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1582 of 1762	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1566 of 1743	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1591 of 1714	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.9	1729 of 1884	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1753 of 1897	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1667 of 1847	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1641 of 1848	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1637 of 1818	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	1721 of 1891	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1774 of 1913	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1721 of 1853	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1699 of 1840	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1726 of 1824	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.3	1397 of 1548	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1254 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1229 of 1418	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1227 of 1382	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2024)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2024)<1st percentile~ school

High school

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile

Special Education (2024)10th percentile~ school

Male (2024)9th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)8th percentile~ school

Female (2024)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History48%-20 vs state

English II Reading19%-37 vs state

Reading18%-37 vs state

Biology17%-45 vs state

Social Studies5%-25 vs state

Mathematics5%-37 vs state

Science4%-34 vs state

English I Reading3%-48 vs state

Algebra I3%-44 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
George I Sanchez North	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	170 Rittenhouse St	Houston	77076	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)	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	17.0	3.5	19.0	47.5		20.0	15.4	13.3	19.4	21.4		20.0	0.0	3.3	8.3	2.4	0.0	5.0	4.9	$14,070
Knippel Education Center	Public, Alternative	10	1702 Aldine Bender	Houston	77032	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 985-6685	0	48	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Lane School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2001 Aldine Bender 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
Soar Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4400 W 18th St	Houston	77027	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)
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11.0	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)								0.0	7.1	5.5	7.1	12.5					11.1	0.0					12.5	0.0		0.0	0.0	$14,982
A+up High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-10	2410 Hamilton St	Houston	77004	Harris County	A+ Unlimited Potential	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 955-7557	47	4	12.0	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	29 (61.7%)	17 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)																												$00
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)
Ignite Community School - Fallbrook	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	12512 Walters Rd	Houston	77014	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	208	14	15.2	77.9%	3 (1.4%)	161 (77.4%)	37 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)								33.3	62.5	28.6	62.5		37.5	28.6	42.9	55.0	57.1	50.0	25.0	28.6	33.3	15.8	33.3	37.5	9.5	43.8	50.0	$10,335
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)								6.3	7.1	4.8	20.0	50.0																$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)								98.6					95.5	98.9	98.0	98.9	99.4	99.3	95.4	97.8	91.1	95.4	90.3	98.2	67.3	98.0	81.2	$9,074

Frequently Asked Questions about George I Sanchez North

What is the racial makeup of George I Sanchez North?

Students at George I Sanchez North are 98% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend George I Sanchez North?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended George I Sanchez North.

What district is George I Sanchez North in?

George I Sanchez Charter

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George I Sanchez North ranks in the bottom 0.3% of Texas alternative schools.

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