Texas School Rankings 2019: Houston Analysis Houston Public School Demographics
Asian Black Hispanic White Other Special Education English Language Economically Learners Disadvantaged 7% 18% 49% 24% 3% 8% 22% 56%
Over half of Houston public school students live in economically disadvantaged circumstances and nearly 1-in-5 are English Language Learners. A B C D F
Elementary 14% 28% 26% 24% 8% Total Schools = 905
Middle Total Schools = 322 19% 30% 30% 15% 6%
High Total Schools = 197 23% 28% 20% 19% 10%
Overall, there are more A and B schools in Houston than D or F schools, but there is still room for significant improvement. Grade Change Over Time – Houston Elementary Schools
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46% 45% 43% 42% % of Schools Receiving 41% A or B Grades State 40% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades State 35% 34% % of Schools Receiving 32% A or B Grades Houston 30% % of Schools Receiving 28% D or F Grades Houston 25%
20% 2016 2017 2018 2019 Grade Change Over Time – Houston Middle Schools
50% 49%
45% 44% 42% % of Schools Receiving 40% A or B Grades State 38% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades State 35% 34% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades Houston 30% 30% % of Schools Receiving D or F Grades Houston 25% 26%
20% 21% 2016 2017 2018 2019 Grade Change Over Time – Houston High Schools
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51% 50% 47% 45% % of Schools Receiving 43% A or B Grades State 42% 40% % of Schools Receiving 39% D or F Grades State 35% % of Schools Receiving A or B Grades Houston 31% 30% % of Schools Receiving 28% D or F Grades Houston 25% 26%
20% 2016 2017 2018 2019 Comparison of Regional Grade Changes Since 2016
Decline in Schools Receiving Increase in Schools Receiving D’s or F’s A’s or B’s Rio Grande -29% +29% Valley -31% +28%
-16% +14% Other -24% +15%
-14% +13% Statewide -21% +12%
-13% +11% North TX -21% +9%
-11% +9% Houston -11% +4%
-8% +5% All Schools San Antonio -11% +3% High-Poverty Schools -3% Central TX +3% -11% -4% 2016 Baseline School District DEVERS EL DEVERS ISD SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE SPRING BRANCH ISD RUMMEL CREEK EL SPRING BRANCH ISD CREEKSIDE FOREST EL TOMBALL ISD POPE EL CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD T H ROGERS SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD HORN EL HOUSTON ISD BESS CAMPBELL EL LAMAR CISD WEST UNIVERSITY EL HOUSTON ISD COMMONWEALTH EL FORT BEND ISD
Top 10 Elementary Schools in Houston School District SPRING BRANCH ACADEMIC INSTITUTE SPRING BRANCH ISD CORNERSTONE ACADEMY SPRING BRANCH ISD T H ROGERS SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD MANDARIN IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL HOUSTON ISD FORT SETTLEMENT MIDDLE FORT BEND ISD LANIER MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SUGAR LAND HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - SUGAR LAND HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE - KATY SEVEN LAKES J H KATY ISD
Top 10 Middle Schools in Houston School District DEBAKEY H S FOR HEALTH PROF HOUSTON ISD KERR H S ALIEF ISD EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S HOUSTON ISD ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S ALIEF ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD CLEAR HORIZONS EARLY COLLEGE H S CLEAR CREEK ISD CHALLENGE EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD SPRING EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY SPRING ISD YES PREP - SOUTHWEST YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
Top 10 High Schools in Houston Schools of Choice Houston Charter School Performance
Though many charter schools are successful, more than 1-in-3 charters serving predominantly low-income students are low-performing.
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0% All Charter Schools Charter Schools Serving Low-Income Students High Quality (A or B) Low Quality (D or F) School District KIPP SHINE PREP KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP SHARP COLLEGE PREP KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP CONNECT PRI KIPP INC CHARTER TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER S AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR ACCELERATED INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADEMY ACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE ACADEMY HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXPLORATION- HOUSTON HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (HOUSTON) KIPP EXPLORE ACADEMY KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP DREAM PREP KIPP INC CHARTER ARROW ACADEMY - LIBERATION ACADEMY ARROW ACADEMY
Top 10 Charter Elementary Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY TEXAS SERENITY ACADEMY KIPP GULFTON MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP ACADEMY MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE CHARTER S AMIGOS POR VIDA-FRIENDS FOR LIFE PUB CHTR KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREPARATORY KIPP INC CHARTER HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - HOUSTON HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY (HOUSTON) SER-NINOS CHARTER MIDDLE SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL KIPP ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE KIPP INC CHARTER KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY SCHOOL KIPP INC CHARTER STEP CHARTER EL STEP CHARTER SCHOOL
Top 10 Charter Middle Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD YES PREP - GULFTON YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC KIPP HOUSTON H S KIPP INC CHARTER MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON T- RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS STEM AND EARLY COLLEGE H S ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY CENTRAL H S HOUSTON ISD ODYSSEY ACADEMY - GALVESTON ODYSSEY ACADEMY INC KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY KIPP INC CHARTER
Top 10 Charter High Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston Houston Magnet School Performance
Though some magnet schools are successful, only 3-in 10 magnets serving predominantly low-income students are high-performing. 50%
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0% All Magnet Schools Magnet Schools Serving Low-Income Students High Quality (A or B) Low Quality (D or F) School District BURBANK EL HOUSTON ISD CARRILLO EL HOUSTON ISD ATHERTON EL HOUSTON ISD WINDSOR VILLAGE EL HOUSTON ISD PATTERSON EL HOUSTON ISD ROOSEVELT EL HOUSTON ISD HERRERA EL HOUSTON ISD MORGAN EL MAGNET SCHOOL GALVESTON ISD LANTRIP EL HOUSTON ISD CRESPO EL HOUSTON ISD
Top 10 Magnet Elementary Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District BURBANK MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD STEVENSON MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD HAMILTON MIDDLE HOUSTON ISD
Top Magnet Middle Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston School District EASTWOOD ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD ALIEF EARLY COLLEGE H S ALIEF ISD EAST EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S HOUSTON ISD VICTORY EARLY COLLEGE H S ALDINE ISD LONG ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD JONES FUTURES ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS HOUSTON RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOL FOR SUCCESS T-STEM AND EARLY COLLEGE H S ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY CENTRAL H S HOUSTON ISD
Top 10 Magnet High Schools serving predominantly low-income students in Houston Gold Ribbon Schools & Other Analyses Performance of Schools Compared to Economic Disadvantage
Schools in the Rio Grande Valley are the most successful, despite serving a more economically disadvantaged student population.
State 43% 58%
Rio Grande Valley 56% 86%
North Texas 48% 53%
Houston 45% 56%
Central Texas 43% 44%
Other 39% 63%
San Antonio 35% 59%
% A/B Schools % Economically Disadvantaged Gold Ribbon* Growth Over Time
Overall, the proportion of eligible high schools achieving Gold Ribbon distinction has decreased in recent years, while the proportion of eligible middle schools achieving Gold Ribbon distinction has seen no growth. 30%
25% *Gold Ribbon Schools have 75% or more of their 20% student body living in economically disadvantaged 15% circumstances and receive an A or B in CHILDREN AT RISK’s annual 10% school rankings.
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Some schools districts, especially those in the Rio Grande Valley and elsewhere along the border, are especially adept at supporting low- income students’ academic achievement.
District % Gold Ribbon of Eligible Schools Edinburg CISD 76% United ISD 69% *Gold Ribbon Schools have 75% or more of their Brownsville ISD 64% student body living in Socorro ISD 63% economically disadvantaged Laredo ISD 58% circumstances and Mission CISD 53% receive an A or B in CHILDREN AT RISK’s annual Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD 53% school rankings. Harlingen CISD 53% La Joya ISD 52% Ysleta ISD 51% School District FIELD EL HOUSTON ISD PARK PLACE EL HOUSTON ISD LYONS EL HOUSTON ISD DE CHAUMES EL HOUSTON ISD DEANDA EL HOUSTON ISD HAIRGROVE EL CYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD TAYLOR RAY EL LAMAR CISD MEADOR EL PASADENA ISD JACKSON EL LAMAR CISD LA PORTE EL LA PORTE ISD
Top 10 Gold Ribbon Elementary Schools in Houston School District
MILLER INT PASADENA ISD
PILGRIM ACADEMY HOUSTON ISD
CUNNINGHAM MIDDLE GALENA PARK ISD
SOUTH HOUSTON INT PASADENA ISD
WASHINGTON J H CONROE ISD
HAMBRICK MIDDLE ALDINE ISD
O'DONNELL MIDDLE ALIEF ISD
STOVALL MIDDLE ALDINE ISD
Top Gold Ribbon Middle Schools in Houston School District HIGH ISLAND SCHOOL HIGH ISLAND ISD
Top Gold Ribbon High School in Houston Student Mobility and School Grades
Student mobility measures inconsistency in student enrollment/attendance. A school with high student mobility has many students who have moved in or out during the school year, or who are chronically absent.
Some schools across Texas have found success with highly mobile student populations, but, in general, as mobility increases, school grades tend to go down. Student Mobility and School Grades Statewide
75% of schools with low student mobility achieved an A or B grade, compared to only 18% of schools with the highest student mobility rates.
Bottom Mobility Quartile 2nd Mobility Quartile 3rd Mobility Quartile Top Mobility Quartile
% A Schools % B Schools % C Schools % D Schools % F Schools