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Harris County Juvenile Detention Center

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1200 Congress Ste 6500
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 222-4354

Charter | Grades 3-12 | Harris County Juvenile Justice Charter School District

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About Harris County Juvenile Detention Center

Harris County Juvenile Detention Center is located in Houston, TX and is one of 15 schools in Harris County Juvenile Justice Charter School District. It is a charter school that serves 154 students in grades 3-12.

Charter schools are public schools, but differ from traditional public schools in that they are independent and are operated by educators, parents, community leaders, educational entrepreneurs, or others. Funding for charter schools is based on designated local or state educational organizations. Those organizations are responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality and effectiveness of education, but permit the schools to operate outside of the traditional public school education system.

Harris County Juvenile Detention Center made AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Texas in terms of student performance and other accountability measures.

Student Diversity

Students by Ethnicity
African American, Not Hispanic 49 %
Hispanic 40 %
White 9 %
Asian/Pacific Islander 1 %

Students by Gender
Male 73%
Female 27%

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Data Source: TX Dept. of Education (2006-7) , NCES (2005-6)

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