C−
Houston Independent School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Houston, Bellaire, West University Place, Jacinto City and Southside Place, and parts of Pearland, Missouri City, Hunters Creek Village and Piney Point Village.
Students
176,727
Schools
274
Spent per student
$13,950
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$1,915.5M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Houston Independent School District
- School Grade C−: better than 16% of Texas districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 11 pts below the state
- Spends 9% more per student than the TX average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 10% since 2020
- Debt of $1,915.5M, about $10,838 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Bacliff.
PK–3Kenneth E Little ElDickinson Independent School District
6–813 middle schoolsClear Creek Independent School District
9–127 high schoolsDickinson Independent School District
Test scores vs. TX
2020–21Math proficiency27%
State average 36.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)79%
State average 90.2%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,950 per student · 9% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 37%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 12%Federal 24%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
196,355’20
194,607’21
189,934’22
184,109’23
176,727’24
Down 10% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 62%Black 21%White 10%Asian 5%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
274 public schools.
Piney Point El
C−1,286 students21:1
Pilgrim Academy
C−1,233 students18:1
West University El
A+1,183 students19:1
Rice SCH /la Escuela Rice
B−1,043 students17:1
Emerson El
C−990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
A950 students18:1
Bonham El
C−940 students15:1
Parker El
A−924 students17:1
Twain El
A+924 students19:1
Rodriguez El
D917 students18:1
McNamara El
D−916 students17:1
Askew El
B873 students16:1
Briargrove El
B871 students19:1
Energized for Excellence Academy El
C−857 students28:1
Braeburn El
C−853 students17:1
Ray Daily El
B853 students19:1
Sutton El
C−833 students16:1
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School
A+822 students18:1
Patterson El
C+811 students17:1
Scarborough El
D790 students19:1
Benavidez El
D782 students15:1
School at St. George Place
B781 students18:1
River Oaks El
A+777 students19:1
Kolter El
A+771 students18:1
Lyons El
C767 students17:1
Cornelius El
B763 students18:1
Garden Oaks Montessori
B−763 students17:1
Travis El
A762 students17:1
Horn El
A+750 students18:1
Poe El
A748 students18:1
Berry El
C+745 students16:1
Elrod El
C+742 students18:1
Burbank El
B736 students16:1
Condit El
A−730 students16:1
Smith El
D730 students16:1
Sinclair El
A−728 students17:1
Herrera El
B−721 students17:1
Roberts El
A+721 students18:1
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy
B+715 students17:1
Neff El
D709 students16:1
Almeda El
C−707 students15:1
Bush El
A+703 students18:1
Lovett El
A700 students17:1
Moreno El
B−697 students18:1
White E El
C691 students17:1
Park Place El
B686 students16:1
Herod El
B+682 students16:1
Reagan K-8 Educational CTR
D682 students13:1
De Chaumes El
C680 students16:1
Lewis El
D675 students14:1
Deanda El
B+670 students18:1
Harvard El
A657 students17:1
Hines-Caldwell
C638 students17:1
Bastian El
D633 students20:1
Windsor Village El
B−628 students17:1
Ella J Baker Montessori School
B610 students17:1
Arabic Immersion Magnet School
A609 students25:1
Briarmeadow Charter
A−591 students17:1
Tinsley El
C−590 students18:1
Walnut Bend El
C−587 students17:1
Anderson El
D585 students16:1
Ashford El
C−582 students15:1
Brookline El
B580 students16:1
Longfellow El
D576 students14:1
Shadydale El
D576 students15:1
Cunningham El
C562 students17:1
Bonner El
D561 students14:1
Stevens El
C−556 students15:1
Neff Ecc
550 students17:1
Durham El
C547 students16:1
Hilliard El
D545 students15:1
Bell El
D539 students14:1
Coop El
D533 students15:1
Foerster El
D531 students15:1
Red El
B530 students15:1
Crespo El
C+526 students16:1
Field El
A507 students17:1
Valley West El
C+505 students13:1
Gregory-Lincoln Ed CTR
C−502 students13:1
Helms El
B−501 students17:1
Milne El
D−498 students16:1
Mitchell El
D498 students14:1
Mark White El
C+486 students16:1
Crockett El
C+482 students15:1
Benbrook El
C+481 students17:1
Memorial El
A−474 students16:1
Shearn El
D470 students17:1
Eliot El
C+464 students14:1
Woodson School
D457 students14:1
Cook Jr. El
C+453 students15:1
Marshall El
D453 students13:1
Sherman El
C−453 students19:1
Atherton El
D450 students15:1
Dogan El
D448 students14:1
Hobby El
D−447 students13:1
Elmore El
D443 students14:1
Henderson J El
B443 students16:1
Highland HTS El
D441 students15:1
Durkee El
C439 students15:1
Rucker El
D434 students14:1
Barrick El
C−433 students17:1
Kennedy El
C−430 students14:1
Law El
C426 students17:1
Grissom El
D−424 students13:1
Fonwood Early Childhood CTR
405 students18:1
Lantrip El
C−405 students15:1
Frost El
D−402 students13:1
Robinson El
C−401 students14:1
Davila El
B−398 students14:1
Janowski El
C−395 students16:1
Macgregor El
C+395 students15:1
Seguin El
C−395 students15:1
Roderick R Paige El
D393 students15:1
Gross El
C+390 students15:1
Farias Early Childhood Center
389 students19:1
McGowen El
D386 students15:1
Roosevelt El
B−385 students16:1
Harris R P El
D−383 students14:1
Ketelsen El
C−382 students12:1
Wainwright El
D382 students13:1
Martinez R El
C+380 students13:1
Sanchez El
C378 students15:1
Montgomery El
C−373 students13:1
Golfcrest El
C−372 students13:1
Whidby El
D369 students13:1
Kelso El
D364 students13:1
Garden Villas El
C−363 students14:1
Thompson El
C363 students13:1
Northline El
D358 students13:1
Petersen El
C−357 students15:1
Gallegos El
D351 students13:1
Browning El
C348 students13:1
Carrillo El
C+346 students18:1
Codwell El
D342 students15:1
Fondren El
D341 students16:1
Love El
C+340 students14:1
Foster El
C−334 students17:1
Shadowbriar El
C−334 students12:1
Young El
D334 students13:1
Tijerina El
B+333 students17:1
Jefferson El
D330 students15:1
Kashmere Gardens El
D−329 students14:1
Mistral Center for Early Childhood
329 students18:1
Whittier El
D−326 students16:1
Burnet El
C−324 students18:1
Southmayd El
D321 students12:1
Cage El
C−319 students12:1
Bellfort Early Childhood Center
313 students17:1
Lockhart El
D306 students13:1
Halpin Early Childhood CTR
302 students16:1
Reynolds El
D−301 students14:1
King Early Childhood CTR
299 students18:1
Mading El
C−298 students14:1
Wesley El
C−291 students13:1
Garcia El
C−289 students16:1
Gregg El
C+289 students12:1
Harris J R El
D288 students14:1
Peck El
C+288 students11:1
Hartsfield El
C−287 students14:1
Scroggins El
C−287 students13:1
Bruce El
D285 students14:1
Martinez C El
D271 students14:1
Osborne El
D−269 students11:1
Ross El
C−262 students12:1
Blackshear El
C+257 students11:1
Pugh El
C+256 students12:1
Port Houston El
C−255 students13:1
Henderson N El
D−251 students13:1
De Zavala El
C−246 students14:1
Isaacs El
D241 students13:1
Laurenzo Early Childhood CTR
240 students19:1
Oates El
D−233 students12:1
Looscan El
C−229 students13:1
Pleasantville El
D219 students15:1
Franklin El
D218 students13:1
Alcott El
C202 students12:1
Burrus El
C−198 students12:1
Briscoe El
D−177 students10:1
El Daep
0 students0:1
Lanier Middle
A+1,485 students20:1
Burbank Middle
B1,412 students18:1
Black Middle
B+1,364 students20:1
Pin Oak Middle
A1,253 students19:1
Meyerland Middle
C1,166 students16:1
Hogg Middle
B+1,161 students18:1
Pershing Middle
B+1,141 students16:1
Stevenson Middle
C1,096 students18:1
Revere Middle
D1,095 students17:1
Lawson Middle
C−1,069 students15:1
West Briar Middle
B994 students17:1
Hamilton Middle
B−911 students17:1
Tanglewood Middle
B−836 students17:1
Sugar Grove Academy
D−777 students16:1
Ortiz Middle
C−772 students16:1
Fondren Middle
D713 students15:1
Hartman Middle
D645 students15:1
Fonville Middle
D583 students14:1
Welch Middle
D547 students14:1
Forest Brook Middle
D546 students13:1
Henry Middle
D−523 students13:1
Key Middle
D516 students13:1
Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle
C515 students32:1
Holland Middle
D476 students14:1
Marshall Middle
D456 students14:1
Deady Middle
D413 students11:1
Navarro Middle
D−400 students13:1
Attucks Middle
D392 students13:1
Thomas Middle
D−391 students12:1
Edison Middle
D388 students12:1
Clifton Middle
D363 students14:1
Williams Middle
D−352 students12:1
Energized for STEM Academy Middle
C−335 students37:1
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk
B325 students13:1
Fleming Middle
D−319 students14:1
Cullen Middle
D−310 students11:1
Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan
B306 students12:1
McReynolds Middle
D297 students12:1
Project Chrysalis Middle
A−241 students10:1
H S Ahead Academy
D−151 students19:1
Las Americas
D−111 students9:1
Secondary Daep
D−38 students2:1
Bellaire H S
A−3,216 students19:1
Lamar H S
A−2,968 students20:1
Westside H S
B+2,729 students19:1
Heights H S
B2,426 students20:1
Houston Math Science and Technology Center
D2,396 students15:1
Milby H S
C+2,126 students19:1
Westbury H S
C1,991 students15:1
Wisdom H S
D1,965 students14:1
Chavez H S
C1,857 students16:1
Sharpstown H S
D1,689 students16:1
Waltrip H S
C−1,615 students17:1
Madison H S
D1,588 students13:1
Sharpstown International School
B1,352 students19:1
Austin H S
D1,181 students14:1
Sterling H S
C−1,146 students13:1
Northside H S
C−1,058 students14:1
Debakey H S for Health Prof
A+929 students17:1
Furr H S
D914 students13:1
North Forest H S
D905 students12:1
Carnegie Vanguard H S
A+855 students23:1
Washington B T H S
C811 students11:1
Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts
A+782 students16:1
Worthing H S
C−751 students10:1
Scarborough H S
D691 students11:1
Yates H S
D685 students11:1
Long Academy
D680 students14:1
Energy Institute H S
A663 students17:1
Kashmere H S
D655 students11:1
Wheatley H S
D537 students9:1
Energized for STEM Academy H S
C−520 students28:1
Young Women's College Prep Academy
A−494 students18:1
North Houston Early College H S
A489 students21:1
Challenge Early College H S
A485 students19:1
Houston Academy for International Studies
A+473 students23:1
East Early College H S
A+458 students20:1
South Early College H S
A−452 students20:1
H S for Law and Justice
A391 students16:1
Eastwood Academy
A365 students17:1
Liberty H S
D−352 students23:1
Jones Futures Academy
B298 students12:1
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men
C251 students12:1
Mount Carmel Academy
B−194 students30:1
Middle College H S at HCC Fraga
C130 students14:1
Harper Daep
D−76 students4:1
Middle College H S at HCC Gulfton
C−72 students11:1
HCC Life Skills Program
69 students12:1
Harris Co J J A E P
25 students
Texas Connections Academy at Houston
A−8,641 students31:1
T H Rogers School
A+1,079 students18:1
Soar Center
D−209 students
Energized for Excellence Academy Ecc
192 students21:1
Community Services-Sec
D−83 students2:1
R D S P D
46 students
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.