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Community Services-Sec

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

1884^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 6% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Community Services-Sec in Houston, TX, is a small alternative school within the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving just 83 students in grades K-12, with nearly 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school functions as a disciplinary or therapeutic alternative education program (DAEP/AEP), designed as a last-resort placement for students who have struggled in traditional settings. Its most defining feature is an extremely high-need population, reflected in a student-teacher ratio of just 2:1—a stark contrast to the 24:1 ratio at nearby Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus and the 16:1 ratio at Yes Prep - Hobby.

The school’s graduation rate has been catastrophically low, hovering around 0% to 1.3% over the last five years, while its dropout rate has soared to 57.8%—over 15 times higher than the HISD district average of 3.8%. This is in complete opposition to alternative schools like Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus (96.6% graduation rate) and George I Sanchez Charter (84.9% graduation rate). The most apt comparison is with the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center, which also serves students in crisis but has a 0% dropout rate due to legal mandates. Community Services-Sec, however, deals with a population not incarcerated but at extreme risk of leaving the education system entirely.

Despite these challenges, the school represents a massive financial investment, spending $85,649 per student in 2020-2021—more than four times the spending at the Harris County Juvenile Detention Center ($18,518) and over six times that of Yes Prep - Hobby ($20,857). There are surprising academic bright spots: in the most recent year, 4th-grade Reading proficiency hit 60%, outperforming both the district (52.83%) and the state (53.04%), and U.S. History proficiency reached 50% in 2024-2025. This suggests that when students are engaged, they can achieve at grade level. However, the persistently high dropout rates raise critical questions about the return on this investment, indicating the school may be more effective at short-term stabilization than preventing students from dropping out.

Students ?

2.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,578

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1102 Telephone Rd
Houston, TX 77023-3126

(713) 967-5285

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.0%

African American:

24.1%

White:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2017 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 2 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (19% vs 59% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Biology scores 55 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg58%

Texas avg59%

1,884^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Alternative Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston Independent School District (Isd) 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2009	32.4	3097 of 3884	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	0.0	3768 of 3768	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.1	3575 of 3724	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.7	3347 of 3476	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	2.8	2165 of 2193	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.4	2014 of 2043	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.3	1947 of 1987	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.7	1915 of 1973	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.7	1927 of 1951	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	1825 of 1895	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.0	1794 of 1803	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	1727 of 1763	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.3	1704 of 1718	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	1664 of 1684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	1507 of 1585	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	1555 of 1573	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	1884 of 2009	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.5	1835 of 1974	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.8	1987 of 1990	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	1824 of 1961	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.1	1831 of 1876	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	1833 of 1861	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1842 of 1857	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	1789 of 1797	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1740 of 1777	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.0	1734 of 1762	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1563 of 1743	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1657 of 1734	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.9	1565 of 1652	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.5	1587 of 1603	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.7	1630 of 1672	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.2	1503 of 1568	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1380 of 1539	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.5	1406 of 1510	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.9	1436 of 1497	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.0	1267 of 1430	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	1269 of 1429	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.0	1349 of 1427	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	14.6	947 of 1069	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	947 of 1031	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	960 of 1020	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	1017 of 1024	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	1007 of 1013	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.3	1778 of 1837	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	1793 of 1829	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	1800 of 1810	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1779 of 1784	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	1188 of 1195	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1189 of 1371	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	1251 of 1278	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	1127 of 1136	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1099 of 1113	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.4	1906 of 1936	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.0	1845 of 1891	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.2	1824 of 1841	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	1742 of 1815	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	1796 of 1798	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	1777 of 1781	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1776 of 1860	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	1768 of 1820	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1707 of 1762	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1707 of 1743	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1696 of 1714	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	1676 of 1691	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	1832 of 1937	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1713 of 1897	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1818 of 1847	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.7	1821 of 1848	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1807 of 1818	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1785 of 1794	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	1752 of 1954	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	1769 of 1913	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	1785 of 1853	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1806 of 1840	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1803 of 1824	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.0	1799 of 1803	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	568 of 1581	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.2	1318 of 1357	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.9	1527 of 1576	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.1	1506 of 1510	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	1522 of 1526	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile+58 vs school

African American (2023)11th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+7 vs state

English II Reading27%-33 vs state

Biology15%-55 vs state

English I Reading15%-40 vs state

Algebra I7%-47 vs state

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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/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 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
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
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
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)							40.0	48.0	66.7	66.7	62.5														$00
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
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)							1.5	4.2	4.5	0.0	15.8					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,982
Aldine J J A E P	Public, Alternative	6-11	2525 Murworth Dr	Houston	77054	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 669-0799	2				0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harris County Jjaep	Public, Alternative	9-11	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Clear Creek Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 669-0799	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Juvenile Justice Aep	Public, Alternative	9	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 669-0799	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Excel Academy (Jjaep)	Public, Alternative	9-11	2525 Murworth #100	Houston	77054	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 669-9712	7				0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	6 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Yes Prep - Hobby	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	8787 Tallyho Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5600	685	42	16.1	86.4%	9 (1.3%)	99 (14.5%)	569 (83.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)							65.2	77.1	62.8	58.8	81.0				65.6	52.4	61.5				45.3	39.7	52.5	35.6	$13,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Community Services-Sec

What district is Community Services-Sec in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Community Services-Sec?

Students at Community Services-Sec are 59% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Community Services-Sec?

In the 2024-25 school year, 83 students attended Community Services-Sec.

Is Community Services-Sec a good school?

Community Services-Sec ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Texas alternative schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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