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Harris County Juvenile Detention Center

Q: Is Harris County Juvenile Detention Center a good school?

Harris County Juvenile Detention Center ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?

Students at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center are 53% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 5-12

2033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 1% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Harris County Juvenile Detention Center in downtown Houston, TX, is a specialized alternative school serving 165 students in grades 4 through 12 who are in the custody of the juvenile justice system, operating under the Excel Academy district.

This school is fundamentally different from traditional schools, as its primary mission is to provide educational continuity for a highly transient population rather than to produce graduates. The school reports a 0% graduation rate, which reflects its function as a short-term holding facility where students typically return to their home schools. Nearly all students (98.18%) come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, a rate significantly higher than nearby alternatives like Soar Center (23.44%) or A+up High School (85.11%). Test scores are extremely low, with 0% proficiency in 7th and 8th grade Reading and Math, compared to Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus which achieves 71-82% proficiency in those subjects. The school spends $18,518 per student, higher than most nearby alternatives like George I Sanchez Charter ($12,722), but this funding goes toward security, counseling, and specialized staffing rather than traditional instruction.

An interesting finding is that U.S. History is the only subject where the school shows any meaningful proficiency (15.79%), suggesting the curriculum may be more engaging for this population. The school maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, providing more individualized attention than Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus (24:1). The most comparable school is Community Services-Sec, another high-needs alternative school with a 1.3% graduation rate and 57.8% dropout rate. The Detention Center reports a 0% dropout rate, but this is because students are legally required to attend school while in custody. The school's success should be measured by its ability to maintain order, provide a safe environment, and prevent educational regression during detention, rather than by standard academic metrics.

165

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,982

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1200 Congress St Ste 6500
Houston, TX 77002-2021

(713) 222-4354

District: Excel Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.7%

Hispanic:

40.0%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Biology scores 66 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg3%

Texas avg53%

Middle school

2,345^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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High school

2,033^rd of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Excel Academy

942^nd of 947Excel Academy among Texas districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	2345 of 2359	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	2325 of 2344	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.5	2366 of 2372	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	2325 of 2330	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2237 of 2254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	2240 of 2252	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.1	2175 of 2193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.7	2067 of 2080	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.1	2016 of 2027	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.5	1970 of 1987	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.2	2023 of 2043	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	1972 of 1987	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.0	1967 of 1973	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	1942 of 1951	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	1882 of 1895	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.0	1797 of 1803	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	1747 of 1763	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	1715 of 1718	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.1	1676 of 1684	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.1	1579 of 1585	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	1565 of 1582	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1563 of 1573	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	1304 of 1306	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1272 of 1273	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.2	1211 of 1213	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	1183 of 1193	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1156 of 1167	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.6	2164 of 2182	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	2093 of 2118	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2038 of 2058	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	1989 of 2008	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	1402 of 1403	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	2.3	2004 of 2008	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	2158 of 2161	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	2027 of 2043	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1924 of 1935	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.9	1885 of 1895	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	2264 of 2275	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.3	2245 of 2251	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.6	2206 of 2220	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.2	2163 of 2172	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	2064 of 2073	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	2025 of 2039	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	2271 of 2274	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	2239 of 2245	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	2224 of 2228	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	2158 of 2168	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	2056 of 2069	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	2017 of 2030	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	1953 of 1974	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1710 of 1712	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1602 of 1626	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	1569 of 1597	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.7	2033 of 2057	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.6	1935 of 1974	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.6	1960 of 1990	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	1888 of 1961	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	1855 of 1876	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1765 of 1861	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	1750 of 1857	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1721 of 1797	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.3	1726 of 1777	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.5	1717 of 1762	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.7	1673 of 1743	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.1	1673 of 1734	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.7	1625 of 1652	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.4	1594 of 1603	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	1647 of 1672	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	1532 of 1568	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.4	1506 of 1539	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	1497 of 1510	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.7	1456 of 1497	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.1	1372 of 1430	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	1406 of 1429	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.9	1420 of 1427	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	1076 of 1101	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	1012 of 1069	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	993 of 1031	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	963 of 1020	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	951 of 1024	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	955 of 1013	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	6.6	1811 of 1837	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1682 of 1829	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1701 of 1810	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1698 of 1784	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1172 of 1209	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1269 of 1371	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1261 of 1278	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1087 of 1195	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1130 of 1136	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	1112 of 1113	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.0	1957 of 1976	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.5	1819 of 1841	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	1049 of 1815	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	4.6	1714 of 1798	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	1742 of 1781	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	1863 of 1909	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1748 of 1820	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	1737 of 1762	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1597 of 1743	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	1624 of 1714	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1602 of 1691	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	1943 of 1976	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1826 of 1897	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1821 of 1847	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	1751 of 1848	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	1723 of 1818	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1727 of 1794	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.3	1961 of 1993	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1824 of 1913	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1815 of 1853	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1779 of 1840	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	1741 of 1824	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	1728 of 1803	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	1540 of 1610	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1106 of 1478	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1355 of 1418	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1299 of 1382	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1233 of 1357	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1302 of 1347	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	0.7	1531 of 1539	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2018)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2018)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

U.S. History16%-54 vs state

English I Reading4%-51 vs state

Biology4%-66 vs state

Reading0%-55 vs state

Mathematics0%-42 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

English II Reading0%-60 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter	5-12	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%)	1.7	2033^rd of 2057 public high schools	1.2%		2.6	1935^th of 1974 public high schools	2.0%	98	1.5	4.2	4.5	0.0	15.8		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,982
Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	790 Austin St	Houston	77002	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1960	782	48	16.1	23.1%	254 (32.5%)	146 (18.7%)	238 (30.4%)	86 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.0%)	93.7	16^th of 2057 public high schools	99.2%		94.4	21^st of 1974 public high schools	98.9%	5	93.5	98.0	96.6	96.3	98.3									$9,238
Northside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4900	1,058	73	14.4	95.6%	10 (0.9%)	168 (15.9%)	874 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49.9	967^th of 2057 public high schools	53.0%		33.7	1307^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%	340	70.2	68.8	46.1	54.9	68.1									$11,802
Carnegie Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 732-3690	855	38	22.7	32.5%	159 (18.6%)	90 (10.5%)	292 (34.2%)	274 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	94.8	6^th of 2057 public high schools	99.7%		96	7^th of 1974 public high schools	99.6%	1	89.3	99.0	99.1	99.6	99.1									$7,505
East Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	220 N Milby St	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 847-4809	458	23	19.6	78.2%	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.7%)	422 (92.1%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	93.1	23^rd of 2057 public high schools	98.9%		91.1	51^st of 1974 public high schools	97.4%	28	93.8	95.2	95.9	97.4	96.5									$7,746
H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	391	24	16.0	82.1%	13 (3.3%)	77 (19.7%)	295 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	68.2	479^th of 2057 public high schools	76.7%		72.3	359^th of 1974 public high schools	81.8%	120	19.3	83.3	75.6	79.5	83.8									$12,174
Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga	Public	9-12	301 N Drennan	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 228-3408	130	9	14.5	89.2%	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.6%)	122 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.2	456^th of 2057 public high schools	77.8%		63.3	586^th of 1974 public high schools	70.3%	130	88.2	85.7	50.0	60.0	86.1									$8,946
Houston Academy For International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	1810 Stuart	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1430	473	21	22.5	59.2%	42 (8.9%)	116 (24.5%)	291 (61.5%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	85.1	123^rd of 2057 public high schools	94.0%		81.8	187^th of 1974 public high schools	90.5%	64	73.4	90.1	85.8	81.4	91.9									$7,895
Mickey Leland College Prep Academy For Young Men	Public, Magnet	6-12	1700 Gregg St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2668	251	21	11.9	76.5%	7 (2.8%)	113 (45.0%)	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	58	751^st of 2057 public high schools	63.5%		54.8	790^th of 1974 public high schools	60.0%	39	87.5	76.9	43.8	48.0	75.0	50.0	59.5	65.6		56.3		73.3	51.5	$13,263
Hcc Life Skills Program	Public	12	1301 Alabama St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 718-6882	69	6	11.5	82.6%	4 (5.8%)	18 (26.1%)	44 (63.8%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$37,921

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How many students attend Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Harris County Juvenile Detention Center.

What district is Harris County Juvenile Detention Center in?

Excel Academy

What is the racial makeup of Harris County Juvenile Detention Center?

Students at Harris County Juvenile Detention Center are 53% African American, 40% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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Harris County Juvenile Detention Center ranks in the bottom 1.2% of Texas high schools.

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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