Sam Houston Math, Science & Technology Center

Sam Houston Math, Science & Technology Center

Public High School | Grade 9-12
9400 Irvington Blvd,  Houston, TX
Houston Independent School District
3.5
3.3
2,779 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Mr Alan L Summers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Average SAT Score
990
Average ACT Score
22
Math Proficiency
13%
Reading Proficiency
27%
Average GPA
3.24
Graduation Rate
81%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C+
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C-
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
C+
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.24
Reading Proficiency
27%
Math Proficiency
13%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
21:1
Teachers
135
Full Time Teachers
135
Teachers in First or Second Year
37.3%
College Prep
Average SAT
990
Math
480
Verbal
510
Average ACT
22
Math
21
English
23
Reading
24
Science
20
Number of AP Courses
19
AP Pass Rate
19.4%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
2%
State Average
9%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
531:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.6%
Female
46.4%
Hispanic
92.1%
Black
6.2%
White
1.2%
Native American
<1%
Two or more races
<1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Houston 375 Students
University of Houston - Downtown 341 Students
Houston Community College 274 Students
Texas A&M University 251 Students
University of Texas - Austin 199 Students
Rice University 176 Students
Texas State University 133 Students
Sam Houston State University 117 Students
Houston Christian University 100 Students
Stephen F. Austin State University 95 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 89 Students
Business 85 Students
Psychology 46 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 34 Students
Education 33 Students
Biology 32 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 31 Students
Computer Science 31 Students
Architecture 29 Students
Nursing Assistant 27 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 224 Reviews
2.0 Senior
10/28/2024
The school it self looks better nice and clean until you take a look close you will see holes in the walls and ac not working at times. There was always been a lot of fight that the admins them don't care about and it concerns everyone's safety. The school admins are firing all of the fun teacher and paying non certified teachers to teache classes. Over all not a good school at all.
4.0 Senior
10/1/2023
I've been a student in Sam Houston MSTC since 11th grade, my experience there has been great, all the teachers are really nice and hard working. Something I would suggest them to do is to encourage more school spirit and the creation of more clubs to keep students engaged and motivated.
3.0 Alum
8/3/2023
The experience was typical low income school. The school spirit was always low, each year the school would try to bring up the school spirit it always failed.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.3 6 Reviews
3.0 teacher
11/25/2024
In the past two years, two students from this school were accepted and reported to the United States Military Academy at West Point. That school has a 7% acceptance rate. This tells me that if students apply themselves, it doesn't really matter what you they attend. The faculty members with whom I s...
1.0 parent
11/24/2013
This school is horrible. I withdrew my daughter after her schedule was changed 4 different times. They could never explain why, and when I demanded to meet with the principal, she never had time. She's always too busy to meet with anybody. They have a lot of discipline problems and they just don't c...
5.0 student
10/21/2013
Sam Houston is a place that anyone willing can learn. There are many students making honor roll, and the teachers care for the students' education. Many have stayed after donating time to help ones who need a little bit of help. They are a bit strict but it is to help us, not hurt. Many have success...
5.0 student
10/18/2013
in general Sam Houston isn't as bad as everyone says it is. We have teachers that care about our education and want us to go to college. We have the "Go Center" that provides information for us to go to college. They also help us so that we can take out SAT without having to pay. We should get recog...

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