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Northside High School

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Northside High School ranks 954 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

954^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 53% of Texas high schools

Summary

Northside High School in Houston, TX, serves 1,058 students in grades 9-12 within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a neighborhood where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The most striking news is a dramatic turnaround: after years of struggling in the bottom 20th percentile of Texas high schools, Northside jumped to the 53rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 3-star rating. This is a sharp contrast to nearby schools like Heights High School, which has remained stable in the 60th-70th percentile, and Wheatley High School, which continues to struggle in the 40th percentile. While elite magnets like Carnegie Vanguard High School and Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts consistently rank in the 99th percentile, Northside’s rapid improvement is unprecedented for a school with its demographics.

Northside stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for this group—the school’s highest rating for any subgroup. It also excels in Algebra I, with a 70.21% proficiency rate that surpasses both the district average (57.63%) and Heights High School (42.06%). However, the improvement is uneven: English I and II reading scores remain below district and state averages, suggesting literacy is a key area for growth. Compared to nearby alternatives like Texans Can Academy - Houston North, which has a 2.2% graduation rate, Northside’s 83.5% graduation rate and 4.4% dropout rate represent a significantly more stable pathway for students in the area.

This “Northside Miracle” is promising but fragile, as it relies on a single year of data after years of stagnation. The school’s per-student spending ($10,307) is moderate compared to peers like Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga ($15,764) and Wheatley High School ($13,476), yet it outperforms both, suggesting efficient resource use. For parents, Northside offers a beacon of hope in a challenging neighborhood, with strong math and special education programs, but families should watch for sustained progress in reading and overall consistency in the years ahead.

1,058

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,802

Per pupil spending ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1101 Quitman
Houston, TX 77009-7815

(713) 226-4900

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Northside High School:

Elementary:	Jefferson Elementary
	Ketelsen Elementary
	Looscan Elementary
	Martinez C Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary
	Ross Elementary
	Sherman Elementary
Middle:	Marshall Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

15.9%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

954^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 38 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 45High Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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
2026	49.7	954 of 2009	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.7	1307 of 1974	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1568 of 1990	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1654 of 1961	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1537 of 1876	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1569 of 1861	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1493 of 1857	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1499 of 1797	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.6	1503 of 1777	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	1515 of 1762	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1456 of 1743	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.3	1282 of 1734	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	1327 of 1652	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.6	1297 of 1603	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	1454 of 1672	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.9	1296 of 1568	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.1	1140 of 1539	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.3	1231 of 1510	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.0	1256 of 1497	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.2	1202 of 1430	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.5	1293 of 1429	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	1323 of 1427	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.3	465 of 1086	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	768 of 1065	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	851 of 1069	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	797 of 1031	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	796 of 1020	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	765 of 1024	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	758 of 1013	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1382 of 1837	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1594 of 1829	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1457 of 1810	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1280 of 1784	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.8	401 of 1195	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.7	926 of 1437	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1121 of 1371	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	922 of 1278	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	942 of 1195	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	931 of 1136	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	712 of 1113	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	916 of 1936	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	17.4	1585 of 1880	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1642 of 1891	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1543 of 1841	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1567 of 1815	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1536 of 1798	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	1559 of 1781	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.1	775 of 1206	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	0.6	1169 of 1182	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	1129 of 1172	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1125 of 1177	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1015 of 1145	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1033 of 1137	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	650 of 1860	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.2	1400 of 1805	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1489 of 1820	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1364 of 1762	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1411 of 1743	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1344 of 1714	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1402 of 1691	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.1	592 of 1937	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	1480 of 1884	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	1555 of 1897	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1451 of 1847	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1498 of 1848	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1426 of 1818	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1490 of 1794	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	987 of 1954	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1525 of 1891	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1579 of 1913	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1481 of 1853	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1555 of 1840	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	1470 of 1824	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1562 of 1803	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	1.1	574 of 582	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	177 of 1581	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	48.4	671 of 1548	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.8	1118 of 1478	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	990 of 1418	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	1080 of 1382	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	830 of 1357	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	608 of 1347	54.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1128 of 1556	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1333 of 1525	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)69th percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)49th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-17 vs school

White (2024)28th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I70%+16 vs state

Biology69%~ state avg

U.S. History68%~ state avg

English II Reading55%-5 vs state

English I Reading46%-9 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, June 11, 2010

In the last ten years, Davis HS alumni have attended and graduated from a wide array of colleges and universities from around the country including Princeton, Cornell, the University of Virginia, Columbia University, Kalamazoo College, Beloit College, Drexell, Boston University, Rice University, Texas A & M, the University of Texas, and many others.

This is a testament to the effectiveness of the educational program at Davis, helping students, most who are first generation college students, successfully navigate their college experience.

As a community member who volunteers with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, I would simply like to attest to the fact that the school has a strong pre-AP and AP program and that I would send my own children to Davis HS> Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Northside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 Quitman	Houston	77009	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-4900	1,058	73	14.4	95.6%	10 (0.9%)	168 (15.9%)	874 (82.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49.7	954^th of 2009 public high schools	52.5%		33.7	1307^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%	353	70.2	68.8	46.1	54.9	68.1								$11,802
Texans Can Academy - Houston North	Public, Charter	9-12	3401 Hardy St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 659-4226	254	6	42.3	84.6%	2 (0.8%)	124 (48.8%)	128 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.4	1854^th of 2009 public high schools	7.7%		2.9	1919^th of 1974 public high schools	2.8%	65	29.7	44.7	14.1	11.1	22.9								$12,310
Mickey Leland College Prep Academy For Young Men	Public, Magnet	6-12	1700 Gregg St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 226-2668	251	21	11.9	76.5%	7 (2.8%)	113 (45.0%)	118 (47.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	57.8	742^nd of 2009 public high schools	63.1%		54.8	790^th of 1974 public high schools	60.0%	48	87.5	76.9	43.8	48.0	75.0	50.0	59.5	65.6	56.3		73.3	51.5	$13,263
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%)	93.7	16^th of 2009 public high schools	99.2%		94.4	21^st of 1974 public high schools	98.9%	5	93.5	98.0	96.6	96.3	98.3								$9,238
Yes Prep - 5th Ward	Public, Charter	6-12	1305 Benson St	Houston	77020	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0600	933	59	15.7	92.9%	6 (0.6%)	62 (6.6%)	860 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	80.8	197^th of 2009 public high schools	90.2%		63.6	581^st of 1974 public high schools	70.6%	384	78.6	89.3	73.9	78.6	91.4	39.2	55.5	73.5	28.3	44.4	58.9	34.5	$11,967
Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.7	574^th of 2009 public high schools	71.4%		45.3	1031^st of 1974 public high schools	47.8%	457	64.3	71.8	58.0	70.7	88.8	46.7	53.9	59.1	38.2	41.0	41.5	22.8	$11,717
Heights High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	413 E 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 865-4400	2,426	123	19.7	60.5%	346 (14.3%)	222 (9.2%)	1,774 (73.1%)	35 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (1.9%)	60.3	676^th of 2009 public high schools	66.4%		63.2	588^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%	88	42.1	75.1	64.0	65.3	76.8								$8,755
Wheatley High School	Public	9-12	4801 Providence	Houston	77020	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 671-3900	537	58	9.2	96.5%	3 (0.6%)	289 (53.8%)	241 (44.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40.8	1214^th of 2009 public high schools	39.6%		31.3	1366^th of 1974 public high schools	30.8%	152	58.3	58.6	36.8	48.9	74.8								$21,380
Carnegie Vanguard High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1501 Taft	Houston	77019	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(713) 732-3690	855	38	22.7	32.5%	159 (18.6%)	90 (10.5%)	292 (34.2%)	274 (32.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.4%)	94.9	6^th of 2009 public high schools	99.7%		96	7^th of 1974 public high schools	99.6%	1	89.3	99.0	99.1	99.6	99.1								$7,505
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%)	93.1	23^rd of 2009 public high schools	98.9%		91.1	51^st of 1974 public high schools	97.4%	28	93.8	95.2	95.9	97.4	96.5								$7,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Northside High School

Is Northside High School a good school?

Northside High School ranks 954^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Northside High School?

Northside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jefferson Elementary
Elementary : Ketelsen Elementary
Elementary : Looscan Elementary
Elementary : Martinez C Elementary
Elementary : Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Ross Elementary
Elementary : Sherman Elementary
Middle : Marshall Middle

How many students attend Northside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,058 students attended Northside High School.

What district is Northside High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Northside High School?

Students at Northside High School are 83% Hispanic, 16% African American.

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