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Furr High School

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Furr High School ranks 1375 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1375^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Furr High School in Houston, TX, serves 914 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd), with over 94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has shown a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 9th percentile in state rankings to the 32nd percentile in recent years, earning a 2-star rating, though it still lags behind many nearby schools.

Furr's most distinctive strength is its exceptional performance with Special Education students, who rank in the 64th percentile statewide—a standout achievement compared to its overall ranking. The school has also made dramatic improvements for English Language Learners, jumping from the bottom 7% to the 55th percentile in just a few years. A notable bright spot is Biology, where 75.35% of students are proficient, outperforming both the district and state averages. However, the school struggles significantly with Algebra I proficiency (43.38%) and its Gifted and Talented program ranks in the bottom 7% of the state. While the graduation rate has improved to 78.9%, the dropout rate remains high at 4.8%, nearly double the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Furr outperforms Kashmere High School (24th percentile) but trails Milby High School (59th percentile), which boasts a 94.4% graduation rate and 1.0% dropout rate. Charter schools like Yes Prep - 5th Ward (90th percentile) and Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) Career & Technical Echs (96th percentile) demonstrate that high-poverty populations can achieve exceptional results, highlighting the challenges Furr still faces in closing the achievement gap.

914

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,235

Per pupil spending ?

94.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Mercury
Houston, TX 77013-5217

(713) 675-1118

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Furr High School:

Elementary:	Harris R P Elementary
	Oates Elementary
	Pleasantville Elementary
	Port Houston Elementary
	More...
	Robinson Elementary
	Whittier Elementary
Middle:	Holland Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

16.5%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)

!English I Reading scores 23 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Houston Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,375^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th 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
2025	24.7	1526 of 1974	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1602 of 1990	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1775 of 1961	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1701 of 1876	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	1646 of 1861	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	1573 of 1857	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1521 of 1797	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	1512 of 1777	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	1429 of 1762	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	1445 of 1743	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.7	1326 of 1734	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	1155 of 1652	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	13.6	1464 of 1603	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	1140 of 1672	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.8	996 of 1568	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	941 of 1539	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.5	1029 of 1510	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	17.2	1345 of 1497	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.6	1286 of 1430	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.0	1307 of 1429	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.9	1235 of 1427	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	29.9	718 of 1065	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.1	915 of 1069	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	771 of 1031	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	840 of 1020	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	781 of 1024	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	797 of 1013	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.3	1696 of 1837	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1732 of 1829	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1593 of 1810	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1334 of 1784	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	1097 of 1437	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	1271 of 1371	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1198 of 1278	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1117 of 1195	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	910 of 1136	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	871 of 1113	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	1596 of 1880	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1744 of 1891	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	1689 of 1841	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1624 of 1815	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1593 of 1798	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1566 of 1781	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.4	1152 of 1182	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1119 of 1172	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	1155 of 1177	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	1105 of 1145	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	1102 of 1137	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.5	1483 of 1805	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1645 of 1820	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1601 of 1762	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1514 of 1743	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1472 of 1714	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1442 of 1691	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	1516 of 1884	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1712 of 1897	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1651 of 1847	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1606 of 1848	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1560 of 1818	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1512 of 1794	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	1580 of 1891	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1747 of 1913	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	1679 of 1853	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1649 of 1840	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1596 of 1824	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	1592 of 1803	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	493 of 1548	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.1	1164 of 1478	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1245 of 1418	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1293 of 1382	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	677 of 1357	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	822 of 1347	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.6	1353 of 1556	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1484 of 1525	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	1466 of 1510	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.2	1524 of 1526	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.4	1476 of 1539	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+49 vs school

African American (2024)33rd percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)24th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)18th percentile~ school

Male (2024)16th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2024)15th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)13th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology75%+5 vs state

U.S. History58%-12 vs state

English II Reading46%-13 vs state

Algebra I43%-11 vs state

English I Reading32%-23 vs state

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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
Furr High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	520 Mercury	Houston	77013	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 675-1118	914	73	12.5	94.5%	15 (1.6%)	151 (16.5%)	741 (81.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	34.4	1375^th of 2009 public high schools	31.6%		24.7	1526^th of 1974 public high schools	22.7%	151	43.4	75.4	32.3	46.5	58.1								$14,235
Galena Park High School	Public	9-12	1000 Keene	Galena Park	77547	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 386-2800	1,815	118	15.3	86.2%	107 (5.9%)	63 (3.5%)	1,628 (89.7%)	2 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	45.5	1084^th of 2009 public high schools	46.0%		51.9	864^th of 1974 public high schools	56.2%	220	45.3	58.9	49.9	55.3	76.0								$10,499
Blessed Kidz	Public	8-12	3917 Kress St	Houston	77026	Harris County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 643-3700	5	1	5.0		2 (40.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$00
Accelerated Center For Education (Ace)	Public	9-12	13801 Holly Park Dr	Houston	77015	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 386-3637	230	22	10.3	90.9%	9 (3.9%)	20 (8.7%)	200 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5.5	1870^th of 2009 public high schools	6.9%					(n/a)	12.5	36.4	6.3	8.2	42.0
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
Galena Park Independent School District (Isd) Career & Technical Echs	Public	9-12	5800 Uvalde	Houston	77049	Harris County	Galena Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 459-7198	487	16	29.8	86.2%	20 (4.1%)	21 (4.3%)	443 (91.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89	72^nd of 2009 public high schools	96.4%		82.2	182^nd of 1974 public high schools	90.8%	110	87.0	97.5	94.1	90.9	83.9								$4,708
Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	1,014	64	15.8	88.5%	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	999 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57	760^th of 2009 public high schools	62.2%		47.4	977^th of 1974 public high schools	50.5%	217	58.1	72.4	59.2	66.5	68.9	53.6	54.8	73.5	34.3	41.6	47.6	24.8	$11,855
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
Kashmere High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6900 Wileyvale St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6400	655	60	10.9	96.9%	10 (1.5%)	312 (47.6%)	328 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	27.4	1529^th of 2009 public high schools	23.9%		23.7	1545^th of 1974 public high schools	21.7%	16	50.8	60.1	31.6	38.9	55.0								$19,729
KIPP Northeast College Preparatory	Public, Charter	9-12	9680 Mesa Dr	Houston	77078	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0567	614	37	16.6	94.1%	1 (0.2%)	184 (30.0%)	423 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	38.2	1281^st of 2009 public high schools	36.2%		32.4	1345^th of 1974 public high schools	31.9%	64	26.5	62.3	37.1	57.1	65.0								$9,890

Frequently Asked Questions about Furr High School

How many students attend Furr High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Furr High School.

What district is Furr High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Furr High School?

Furr High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harris R P Elementary
Elementary : Oates Elementary
Elementary : Pleasantville Elementary
Elementary : Port Houston Elementary
Elementary : Robinson Elementary
Elementary : Whittier Elementary
Middle : Holland Middle

Is Furr High School a good school?

Furr High School ranks 1375^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Furr High School?

Students at Furr High School are 81% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White.

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