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Debakey H S For Health Prof

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

18^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 99% of Texas high schools

Summary

Debakey H S For Health Prof is a magnet high school located in the Texas Medical Center area of Houston, serving 929 students in grades 9 through 12 as part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd).

This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 20 high schools in Texas and achieving a 99th percentile statewide rank. Its test scores are near-universal, with proficiency rates of 98% in Biology, 97% in English, and 99% in U.S. History. This stands in stark contrast to nearby Lamar High School, where proficiency rates range from 32% to 77%. Even other high-performing magnets like Energy Institute High School show proficiency rates 10-15 percentage points lower. The school also maintains a near-zero dropout rate, compared to the district average of 3.8%.

What truly sets Debakey apart is its ability to achieve top-tier results for every student subgroup, ranking in the 99th percentile for Male, Female, Hispanic, African American, and White students. Its support for Special Education students is exceptional, ranking 9th in the state. The only area for potential growth is in serving its Gifted and Talented students, where it ranks in the 70th percentile. This suggests that while the school excels at elevating all students to high proficiency, it may not provide the same level of advanced enrichment for its most academically elite students compared to other top-tier schools.

929

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,064

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2545 Pressler
Houston, TX 77030-3713

(713) 741-2410

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.7%

Asian:

32.4%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (97% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school97%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

18^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	93.5	18 of 2009	99.1%	★★★★★
2025	94.8	17 of 1974	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.1	32 of 1990	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	20 of 1961	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	11 of 1876	99.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	6 of 1861	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	4 of 1857	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	4 of 1797	99.8%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	5 of 1777	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	84.3	6 of 1762	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	85.2	6 of 1743	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	3 of 1734	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	7 of 1652	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	10 of 1603	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.4	13 of 1672	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	84.1	6 of 1568	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	87.3	7 of 1539	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.7	8 of 1510	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	89.5	13 of 1497	99.1%	★★★★★
2006	90.7	4 of 1430	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	91.7	5 of 1429	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	89.2	4 of 1427	99.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	41 of 1086	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	52 of 1065	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	27 of 1069	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	17 of 1031	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	11 of 1020	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	9 of 1024	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	8 of 1013	99.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	35 of 556	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	51 of 530	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.3	42 of 525	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	32 of 507	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	30 of 488	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	15 of 487	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	22 of 486	95.5%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	93.6	42 of 1837	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	3 of 1829	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	7 of 1810	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	5 of 1784	99.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	41 of 1195	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	57 of 1437	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	39 of 1371	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	51 of 1278	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	99.8	7 of 1195	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.5	27 of 1936	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	62 of 1880	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	23 of 1891	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	25 of 1841	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	16 of 1815	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	4 of 1798	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	7 of 1781	99.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.6	366 of 1206	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	399 of 1182	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	383 of 1172	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.4	355 of 1177	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.4	282 of 1145	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.5	109 of 1137	90.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.7	30 of 1860	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	80 of 1805	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.7	26 of 1820	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	40 of 1762	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	15 of 1743	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	4 of 1714	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	97.6	4 of 1691	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	33 of 1937	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	62 of 1884	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	26 of 1897	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	33 of 1847	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	15 of 1848	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	9 of 1818	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	7 of 1794	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.3	21 of 1954	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	73 of 1891	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.3	17 of 1913	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	4 of 1853	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	7 of 1840	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	4 of 1824	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	6 of 1803	99.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	12 of 713	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	15 of 731	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	54 of 677	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	43 of 664	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	2 of 604	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	9 of 1581	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	13 of 1548	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	7 of 1478	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	100.0	1 of 1418	99.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.0	43 of 1584	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	66 of 1556	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.0	28 of 1576	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	16 of 1525	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	17 of 1510	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	16 of 1526	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	6 of 1539	99.6%	★★★★★

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)99th percentile~ school

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)97th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)94th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History99%+29 vs state

Biology98%+28 vs state

English II Reading98%+38 vs state

English I Reading97%+42 vs state

Algebra I86%+32 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, November 19, 2010

School is Great. Teachers are excellent. Kids are very sensitive need to be taken care very carefully. Please do not burden Kids to carry Heavy Heavy Heavy Books Daily.Teaching need at High School Level but not College Level. Encourage kids to learn not to worry every second to carry Big Back Pack so heavy and worried about the hectic home work. 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Debakey H S For Health Prof	Public, Magnet	9-12	2545 Pressler	Houston	77030	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 741-2410	929	54	17.3	39.8%	139 (15.0%)	147 (15.8%)	304 (32.7%)	301 (32.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.8%)	93.5	18^th of 2009 public high schools	99.1%		94.8	17^th of 1974 public high schools	99.1%	1	85.7	98.1	97.4	97.9	99.0							$9,064
Excel Academy (Murworth)	Public	9-12	2515 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 669-9712	4				0 (0.0%)	2 (50.0%)	1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (25.0%)								(n/a)
Alief Independent School District (Isd) J J A E P	Public	7-12	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 755-4766	18				0 (0.0%)	8 (44.4%)	10 (55.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Harris County J J A E P	Public	5-12	2525 Murworth	Houston	77054	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 556-7140	25			76.0%	0 (0.0%)	8 (32.0%)	17 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0.6	2008^th of 2009 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)				0.0								$45,932
Sheldon Jjaep	Public	12	2525 Murworth Ste 100	Houston	77054	Harris County	Sheldon Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 669-0799	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Lamar High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3325 Westheimer Rd	Houston	77098	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 522-5960	2,968	151	19.6	47.2%	587 (19.8%)	917 (30.9%)	1,207 (40.7%)	157 (5.3%)	9 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	88 (3.0%)	53.5	859^th of 2009 public high schools	57.2%		54.2	798^th of 1974 public high schools	59.6%	61	31.8	74.2	60.9	58.6	76.8							$8,619
Young Women's College Prep Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	1906 Cleburne St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 942-1441	494	27	18.3	58.7%	17 (3.4%)	267 (54.0%)	191 (38.7%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	83.3	146^th of 2009 public high schools	92.7%		82.5	173^rd of 1974 public high schools	91.2%	27	69.7	94.8	86.0	93.8	96.2	77.8	72.6	79.7	46.4	43.3	42.0	$8,881
Hcc Life Skills Program	Public	12	1301 Alabama St	Houston	77004	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 718-6882	69	6	11.5	82.6%	4 (5.8%)	18 (26.1%)	44 (63.8%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$37,921
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%)	81.2	185^th of 2009 public high schools	90.8%		85.3	137^th of 1974 public high schools	93.1%	48	47.4	89.7	82.4	83.9	87.9							$8,837
Challenge Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5601 W Loop S	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 664-9712	485	25	19.0	81.4%	28 (5.8%)	43 (8.9%)	388 (80.0%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	92.9	24^th of 2009 public high schools	98.8%		93.3	27^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%	3	90.8	96.3	94.6	98.3	100.0							$7,430

Frequently Asked Questions about Debakey H S For Health Prof

What district is Debakey H S For Health Prof in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

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Yes! Debakey H S For Health Prof is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 18^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Debakey H S For Health Prof?

Students at Debakey H S For Health Prof are 33% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 16% African American, 15% White, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Debakey H S For Health Prof?

In the 2024-25 school year, 929 students attended Debakey H S For Health Prof.

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