Houston Heights Charter School

Houston Heights Charter School is a high school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 173 students. Operated by Houston Heights High School, the campus sits about 6.7 miles from Bellaire News's newsroom and is part of Bellaire News's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 19 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 9.1:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Houston Heights Charter School operates as a publicly funded charter school. These designations affect funding, enrollment policy, and the kinds of state and federal accountability measures the campus is subject to.

State accountability ratings for TEA are released annually and combine student achievement, growth, and closing-the-gaps metrics. Bellaire News publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from Houston Heights Charter School — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in Bellaire News's Houston coverage.

Tip about Houston Heights Charter School? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Houston Heights Charter School". For more education coverage, see bellairenews.org/schools or browse Bellaire News's latest reporting at bellairenews.org/news. This profile uses public data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and is updated annually as new federal filings are released.