Harris County Juvenile Detention Center

Harris County Juvenile Detention Center is a high school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 7–12 and approximately 136 students. Operated by Excel Academy, the campus sits about 7.1 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 11 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Harris County Juvenile Detention Center 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. The Houston publishes rating updates as soon as they become public each fall, with comparisons to nearby campuses and prior-year trends.

High school news from Harris County Juvenile Detention Center — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Houston's Houston coverage.

Tip about Harris County Juvenile Detention Center? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Harris County Juvenile Detention Center". For more education coverage, see thehouston.org/schools or browse The Houston's latest reporting at thehouston.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.