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Long Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12
915th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 54% of Texas high schools
Summary

Long Academy is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), with 715 students. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from a high of 114 out of 1,857 Texas high schools in 2018-2019 to a low of 1,121 out of 1,961 in 2022-2023, and currently holds a 2 out of 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Long Academy's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 81.7% to 97.7% in recent years, generally higher than the district and state averages. However, the school's STAAR test scores are lower than the district and state averages across most subject areas and grade levels, with proficiency rates in reading and math for 6th-8th grades around 20-27%, compared to 39-52% for the district and 37-56% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking highly for African American and English Language Learner students but much lower for Gifted and Talented and Special Education students.

Compared to other nearby high schools in the same district, such as Middle College H.S., Liberty H.S., Wisdom H.S., and Sharpstown H.S., Long Academy generally performs worse on key metrics like test scores and graduation rates. However, it outperforms some nearby charter schools, such as Premier H.S., on these measures. The school also serves a very high-poverty student population, with over 98% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

680
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,611
Per pupil spending ?
98.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6501 Bellaire Blvd
       Houston, TX  77074-6428

(713) 778-3380

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Long Academy:

Elementary:    Benavidez Elementary
    Braeburn Elementary
    Cunningham Elementary
    Rodriguez Elementary
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.8%
Asian:
15.4%
African American:
9.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025
Strengths
92% graduate within 4 years
Above the Texas median (54th percentile)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school26%
District avg48%
Texas avg49%
Middle school
2,098th of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▲ up 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
915th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Top 46%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From top 21% (2015) to top 46% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 44High Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)
505th 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.22098 of 234410.5%★☆☆☆☆
202420.12033 of 237214.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.72199 of 23305.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.62170 of 22543.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.82176 of 22523.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201913.02050 of 21936.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.11975 of 20805.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201711.41924 of 20275.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.41880 of 19875.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.41930 of 20435.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20148.01902 of 19874.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20139.51878 of 19734.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20129.71841 of 19515.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201128.21636 of 189513.7%★☆☆☆☆
201020.11658 of 18038.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200917.71638 of 17637.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20087.71667 of 17183.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20079.51606 of 16844.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20068.11523 of 15853.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20053.01557 of 15821.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20045.01541 of 15732.0%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202447.7579 of 128054.8%★★★☆☆
202324.41036 of 127318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.01082 of 125113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202128.0956 of 121321.2%★☆☆☆☆
201929.8887 of 119325.6%★☆☆☆☆
201834.3757 of 116735.1%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20243.3605 of 6171.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20230.7610 of 6161.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20221.0600 of 6061.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.2587 of 5890.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.8575 of 5943.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20182.4582 of 5870.9%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202219.82011 of 21827.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.62035 of 21183.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.61891 of 20588.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.31717 of 200814.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202430.41330 of 177024.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.11570 of 17208.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202218.71544 of 16436.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.21489 of 15926.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.01345 of 14456.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.71257 of 13768.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202425.01822 of 224218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202311.12123 of 22415.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.02140 of 22213.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.12094 of 21512.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.71918 of 20476.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.31928 of 20084.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202322.61318 of 148111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202210.41413 of 14885.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.61468 of 15012.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.61368 of 14465.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.21410 of 14301.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202429.01629 of 211923.1%★☆☆☆☆
202314.41977 of 21166.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.42014 of 20773.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.52001 of 20432.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.01843 of 19354.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11828 of 18953.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202430.31700 of 223523.9%★☆☆☆☆
202314.52103 of 22516.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.82123 of 22204.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.52099 of 21723.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.51910 of 20737.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.91923 of 20395.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202423.41852 of 224617.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.62115 of 22455.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.72147 of 22283.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.82097 of 21683.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.71965 of 20695.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.41941 of 20304.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202482.6114 of 189194.0%★★★★★
202317.91756 of 18153.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.11699 of 17573.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.31528 of 171210.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.41308 of 162619.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.51407 of 159711.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20245.01717 of 17330.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.51734 of 17490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.11664 of 17233.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.01687 of 17000.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.71637 of 16842.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.01653 of 16731.2%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202549.7915 of 197453.6%★★★☆☆
202444.31075 of 199046.0%★★☆☆☆
202342.61121 of 196142.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.2704 of 187662.5%★★★☆☆
202145.2996 of 186146.5%★★☆☆☆
201985.8114 of 185793.9%★★★★★
201882.9145 of 179791.9%★★★★★
201774.7268 of 177784.9%★★★★☆
201674.8242 of 176286.3%★★★★☆
201571.0365 of 174379.1%★★★★☆
201455.1788 of 173454.6%★★★☆☆
201362.3559 of 165266.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202458.9318 of 106570.1%★★★★☆
202376.1172 of 106983.9%★★★★☆
202274.0168 of 103183.7%★★★★☆
202158.5312 of 102069.4%★★★☆☆
201993.643 of 102495.8%★★★★★
201882.5112 of 101388.9%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20247.8491 of 5307.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202341.0365 of 52530.5%★★☆☆☆
202232.7377 of 50725.6%★☆☆☆☆
202120.7421 of 48813.7%★☆☆☆☆
201959.7213 of 48756.3%★★★☆☆
201873.0111 of 48677.2%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202263.3380 of 183779.3%★★★★☆
202156.2578 of 182968.4%★★★☆☆
201991.759 of 181096.7%★★★★★
201891.859 of 178496.7%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202455.4390 of 143772.9%★★★★☆
202340.3682 of 137150.3%★★★☆☆
202269.7198 of 127884.5%★★★★☆
202169.8184 of 119584.6%★★★★☆
201988.669 of 113693.9%★★★★★
201884.184 of 111392.5%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202450.7853 of 188054.6%★★★☆☆
202344.11057 of 189144.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.41024 of 184144.4%★★☆☆☆
202137.21168 of 181535.6%★★☆☆☆
201984.7111 of 179893.8%★★★★★
201878.1224 of 178187.4%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202330.3983 of 118216.8%★☆☆☆☆
202217.31057 of 11729.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.31114 of 11775.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201944.8848 of 114525.9%★☆☆☆☆
201837.6914 of 113719.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202452.7674 of 180562.7%★★★☆☆
202341.71010 of 182044.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.2675 of 176261.7%★★★☆☆
202146.5861 of 174350.6%★★★☆☆
201986.1118 of 171493.1%★★★★★
201884.0137 of 169191.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202456.9571 of 188469.7%★★★☆☆
202351.9746 of 189760.7%★★★☆☆
202266.4362 of 184780.4%★★★★☆
202156.0645 of 184865.1%★★★☆☆
201990.073 of 181896.0%★★★★★
201888.299 of 179494.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202445.0919 of 189151.4%★★★☆☆
202337.41179 of 191338.4%★★☆☆☆
202267.3416 of 185377.5%★★★★☆
202152.3781 of 184057.6%★★★☆☆
201984.4141 of 182492.3%★★★★★
201884.7135 of 180392.5%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202419.61380 of 154810.9%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2024)94th percentile+80 vs school
African American (2024)55th percentile+40 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+11 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile+10 vs school
Hispanic (2024)23rd percentile+9 vs school
Female (2024)19th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2024)18th percentile+3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)11th percentile+5 vs school
At Risk (2022)8th percentile+4 vs school
Asian (2024)2nd percentile-12 vs school
White (2024)1st percentile-13 vs school
High school
At Risk (2022)79th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile+27 vs school
African American (2024)70th percentile+24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)70th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+17 vs school
Female (2024)55th percentile+9 vs school
Male (2024)51st percentile+5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)17th percentile-26 vs school
Special Education (2024)11th percentile-35 vs school
Asian (2024)7th percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History92%+24 vs state
Biology70%+8 vs state
Algebra I58%+11 vs state
English II Reading47%-9 vs state
English I Reading30%-21 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Reading22%-32 vs state
Science20%-26 vs state
Social Studies14%-15 vs state

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Long Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benavidez Elementary
Elementary : Braeburn Elementary
Elementary : Cunningham Elementary
Elementary : Rodriguez Elementary
Elementary : Sutton Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 680 students attended Long Academy.

Students at Long Academy are 68% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 9% African American, 6% White, 1% Two or more races.

Long Academy ranks 915th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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