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Austin High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

Austin High School is a public magnet high school in Houston, Texas, serving 1,286 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 505 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Austin High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the years.

The data reveals several key areas where Austin High School is underperforming compared to the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams are significantly lower than the district and state in subjects like Algebra I, English I Reading, and English II Reading. Additionally, Austin High School has had a four-year graduation rate around 80%, which is lower than the state average, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 3.5% to 7.3% in recent years. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, several nearby magnet schools, such as Young Women's College Prep Academy, Energy Institute High School, and East Early College High School, significantly outperform Austin High School on academic measures. These schools have higher proficiency rates on STAAR EOC exams, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout rates. While the data highlights the challenges faced by Austin High School, it also suggests that targeted interventions and support, as well as collaboration with high-performing nearby schools, could be effective approaches to improve student outcomes.

1,181

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,475

Per pupil spending ?

95.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 Dumble
Houston, TX 77023-3139

(713) 924-1600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Austin High School:

Elementary:	Briscoe Elementary
	Burnet Elementary
	Cage Elementary
	Carrillo Elementary
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	Franklin Elementary
	Henderson J Elementary
	Lantrip Elementary
	Tijerina Elementary
Middle:	Edison Middle
	Navarro Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.3%

African American:

6.9%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg55%

Texas avg56%

1,644^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 44High Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

505^th of 961Houston Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1644 of 1974	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	1700 of 1990	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1736 of 1961	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1637 of 1876	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1731 of 1861	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	1580 of 1857	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1510 of 1797	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.0	1433 of 1777	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.0	1278 of 1762	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	1366 of 1743	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	1439 of 1734	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1378 of 1652	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.4	1387 of 1603	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	45.0	1207 of 1672	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.9	1100 of 1568	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.3	1184 of 1539	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	43.6	1058 of 1510	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1125 of 1497	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.4	1057 of 1430	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.7	943 of 1429	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	54.7	791 of 1427	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	38.4	583 of 1065	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	804 of 1069	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	780 of 1031	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	865 of 1020	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	580 of 1024	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	747 of 1013	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1516 of 1837	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1715 of 1829	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1539 of 1810	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1236 of 1784	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	21.9	1156 of 1437	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1208 of 1371	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1036 of 1278	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	1068 of 1195	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	874 of 1136	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	814 of 1113	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	12.4	1675 of 1880	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1659 of 1891	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1564 of 1841	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	1704 of 1815	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1580 of 1798	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	1587 of 1781	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	5.8	1124 of 1182	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1127 of 1172	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	1168 of 1177	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	1094 of 1145	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1098 of 1137	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	1575 of 1805	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1596 of 1820	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1535 of 1762	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1605 of 1743	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1503 of 1714	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1436 of 1691	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	18.2	1628 of 1884	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1667 of 1897	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1596 of 1847	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	1693 of 1848	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	1566 of 1818	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1514 of 1794	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	1632 of 1891	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1715 of 1913	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	1669 of 1853	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	1713 of 1840	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1611 of 1824	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1540 of 1803	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	748 of 1548	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.7	1148 of 1478	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.1	917 of 1418	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1310 of 1382	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1109 of 1357	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	893 of 1347	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.4	1422 of 1556	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1048 of 1576	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	3.1	1479 of 1539	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)52nd percentile+37 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2024)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)13th percentile~ school

Female (2024)11th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)9th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History51%-17 vs state

Biology44%-18 vs state

Algebra I30%-17 vs state

English II Reading28%-28 vs state

English I Reading25%-27 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, November 15, 2010

I went to this school between the years 88-91 and it was awlful. My children have friends who go there now and it has only gotten worse. Close Quote

Schools Near Austin High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Austin High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1700 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1600	1,181	87	13.5	95.5%	16 (1.4%)	81 (6.9%)	1,078 (91.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	18.5	1644^th of 1974 public high schools	16.7%		15.1	1700^th of 1990 public high schools	14.6%	56	30.2	43.7	24.7	28.1	51.1	$11,475
Eastwood Academy	Public	9-12	1315 Dumble	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-1697	365	21	17.0	71.5%	6 (1.6%)	6 (1.6%)	349 (95.6%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86.7	110^th of 1974 public high schools	94.4%		82.4	179^th of 1990 public high schools	91.0%	69	57.7	84.4	88.2	93.3	91.5	$8,619
KIPP East End High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5402 Lawndale St	Houston	77023	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3100	625	37	16.8	90.7%	4 (0.6%)	42 (6.7%)	570 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	34.2	1284^th of 1974 public high schools	35.0%		26.5	1484^th of 1990 public high schools	25.4%	200	16.0	43.6	42.8	56.6	53.0	$11,013
H S For Law And Justice	Public, Magnet	9-12	3503 Coyle	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 867-5100	391	24	16.0	82.1%	13 (3.3%)	77 (19.7%)	295 (75.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	72.3	359^th of 1974 public high schools	81.8%		81.8	184^th of 1990 public high schools	90.8%	175	32.4	68.9	79.1	83.0	86.5	$12,174
East Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	220 N Milby St	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 847-4809	458	23	19.6	78.2%	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.7%)	422 (92.1%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91.1	51^st of 1974 public high schools	97.4%		87.8	99^th of 1990 public high schools	95.0%	48	87.7	92.1	88.9	94.0	85.8	$7,746
Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga	Public	9-12	301 N Drennan	Houston	77003	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 228-3408	130	9	14.5	89.2%	1 (0.8%)	6 (4.6%)	122 (93.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63.3	586^th of 1974 public high schools	70.3%		57.3	750^th of 1990 public high schools	62.3%	164	89.5	69.2	46.2	51.5	80.5	$8,946
Yates High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3650 Alabama St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 748-5400	685	64	10.6	93.3%	9 (1.3%)	557 (81.3%)	102 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.3%)	29.6	1407^th of 1974 public high schools	28.7%		17.2	1668^th of 1990 public high schools	16.2%	261	31.7	51.2	35.2	40.8	58.5	$16,199
Energy Institute High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3501 Southmore Blvd	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 802-4620	663	39	17.1	46.5%	180 (27.1%)	155 (23.4%)	269 (40.6%)	35 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	85.3	137^th of 1974 public high schools	93.1%		84	147^th of 1990 public high schools	92.6%	10	57.1	88.0	88.1	84.8	87.8	$8,837
Houston Academy For International Studies	Public, Magnet	9-12	1810 Stuart	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1430	473	21	22.5	59.2%	42 (8.9%)	116 (24.5%)	291 (61.5%)	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	81.8	187^th of 1974 public high schools	90.5%		86.7	115^th of 1990 public high schools	94.2%	72	50.0	77.9	80.2	88.5	89.8	$7,895
Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	790 Austin St	Houston	77002	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 942-1960	782	48	16.1	23.1%	254 (32.5%)	146 (18.7%)	238 (30.4%)	86 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.0%)	94.4	21^st of 1974 public high schools	98.9%		91.7	35^th of 1990 public high schools	98.2%	14	85.9	97.6	95.8	95.7	97.4	$9,238

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin High School

What is the racial makeup of Austin High School?

Students at Austin High School are 91% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

What district is Austin High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Austin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,181 students attended Austin High School.

What schools feed into Austin High School?

Austin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Briscoe Elementary
Elementary : Burnet Elementary
Elementary : Cage Elementary
Elementary : Carrillo Elementary
Elementary : Franklin Elementary
Elementary : Henderson J Elementary
Elementary : Lantrip Elementary
Elementary : Tijerina Elementary
Middle : Edison Middle
Middle : Navarro Middle

Is Austin High School a good school?

Austin High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Texas high schools.

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