Wheeler Avenue Christian Academy
Private · Grades Pre-K–K · 6 students
The Lawson Academy
5052 Scott St, Houston, TX 77004
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
235
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
19.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
The Lawson Academy
Harris County
Not graded
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About The Lawson Academy
The Lawson Academy is a charter elementary school in Houston, Texas, serving grades Pre-K–8. The school is located in a large city in Harris County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 235 students were enrolled, with about 19.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Board of Education.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 235 students
- Students per teacher
- 19.3 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Board of Education
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- The Lawson Academy
- County
- Harris County
- NCES school ID
- 480141812485
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.