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Challenge Early College High School

Houston ISD · Harris County

Challenge Early College High School is a public high school in Houston ISD, serving 480 students in grades 09-12 in Harris County. It holds a Texas Education Agency rating of A (99 out of 100), with a 19.1:1 student-to-teacher ratio. View the Challenge Early College High School 2026–2027 school calendar, key dates, academic ratings, demographics, and staff below.

480
Students
09-12
Grades
High School
Type
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Texas Education Agency

School Report Card

Official A–F accountability rating and profile for Challenge Early College High School · Grade 9 - Grade 12.

TEA A–F
A
99out of 100
Overall rating
485Students
19.1Students / teacher
25.5Full-time teachers
$64,273Avg teacher salary

Student population & indicators

Economically disadvantaged 81.4%
Emergent bilingual / EL 16.1%
Special education 2.5%
Attendance rate 97.5%
Chronic absenteeism 3.3%
Postsecondary outcomes 73.3%

Distinction designations (7)

Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Academic Achievement in Social Studies Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps Postsecondary Readiness

Academic programs

Advanced Placement (AP)Dual CreditDual Language ImmersionEarly College High School
Advanced Placement courses19
2-D Art and DesignEnglish Language and CompositionPre-AP BiologySeminar3-D Art and DesignEnglish Literature and CompositionPre-AP English 1StatisticsArt HistoryEnvironmental SciencePre-AP English 2United States HistoryComputer Science PrinciplesHuman GeographyPre-AP Geometry with StatisticsWorld History: ModernDrawingPre-AP Algebra 1Precalculus
UIL activities1
Academics

Texas School Report Card

Full official report from the Texas Education Agency.

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School Calendar

Official Calendar
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Interactive calendar

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    Attendance zone

    Attendance zone boundaries determine which students are eligible to attend Challenge Early College High School. Enter your address below to check whether it falls inside.

    Note: this is a magnet / choice campus — students district-wide may apply. The map shows the Houston ISD attendance boundary.

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    NCES · Common Core of Data

    Students & Community

    Enrollment and demographics for Challenge Early College High School (2024-2025), from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

    NCES CCD
    485Total students
    19.05:1Student / teacher ratio
    25.46Teachers (FTE)
    City, LargeLocale

    Enrollment by race & ethnicity

    Hispanic / Latino 80% (388)White 5.8% (28)Black / African American 8.9% (43)Asian 4.7% (23)Two or more races 0.6% (3)

    Enrollment by gender

    Male 47.6% (231) Female 52.4% (254)

    Free / reduced-price lunch

    81%

    395 of 485 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

    NCES school report (2024-2025)

    Full Common Core of Data profile from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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    People

    Staff & Faculty 33

    Sourced from the school's official staff directory · emails link to the district address.