Mount Carmel Academy

Mount Carmel Academy is a high school located in Houston, TX, serving grades 9–12 and approximately 269 students. Operated by Houston ISD, the campus sits about 9.9 miles from The Houston's newsroom and is part of The Houston's ongoing local education coverage.

The school employs roughly 22 full-time-equivalent classroom teachers for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. That ratio is below the state average for TX, generally an indicator of smaller class sizes and more individualized instruction.

Mount Carmel Academy 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 Mount Carmel Academy — including graduation rates, college signing days, sports results, and state academic competitions — appears regularly in The Houston's Houston coverage.

Tip about Mount Carmel Academy? Email editor@nexcom.media with the subject line "Mount Carmel Academy". 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.