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Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 99% of Texas high schools

Summary

Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts is a high-performing public magnet school serving grades 9-12 in Houston, Texas, with a student population of 769. This school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, most recently placing 21st out of 1,974 Texas high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts demonstrates exceptional student performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course exams compared to the Houston Independent School District and Texas state averages across all subject areas. The school also boasts a strong 99.5% graduation rate and a very low 0.0% dropout rate. Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts serves a diverse student population, with representation from various racial and ethnic groups, as well as English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Interestingly, Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts outperforms other nearby magnet schools, such as Houston Academy for International Studies and H.S. for Law and Justice, on various metrics, including statewide ranking and student performance. Despite serving a relatively low percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, the school maintains exceptional academic performance and a 5-star ranking for this student subgroup.

782

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,238

Per pupil spending ?

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

790 Austin St
Houston, TX 77002

(713) 942-1960

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.5%

Hispanic:

30.4%

African American:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (95% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school95%

District avg55%

Texas avg56%

21^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	94.4	21 of 1974	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	35 of 1990	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	42 of 1961	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	26 of 1876	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	29 of 1861	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	20 of 1857	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	37 of 1797	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	19 of 1777	98.9%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	41 of 1762	97.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.4	25 of 1743	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	86.2	15 of 1734	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	86.8	20 of 1652	98.8%	★★★★★
2012	83.8	36 of 1603	97.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.0	46 of 1672	97.2%	★★★★★
2010	81.7	52 of 1568	96.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.1	31 of 1539	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	88.3	16 of 1510	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	87.9	21 of 1497	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.7	8 of 1430	99.4%	★★★★★
2005	89.0	17 of 1429	98.8%	★★★★★
2004	87.3	14 of 1427	99.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	89.2	69 of 1065	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	35 of 1069	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.7	44 of 1031	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	40 of 1020	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	26 of 1024	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	30 of 1013	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	80.6	52 of 530	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	53 of 525	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.2	54 of 507	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	31 of 488	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	12 of 487	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	12 of 486	97.5%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.3	76 of 1837	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	70 of 1829	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	54 of 1810	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	48 of 1784	97.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	73.4	203 of 1437	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	98.9	7 of 1278	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	87.4	61 of 1880	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	44 of 1891	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	31 of 1841	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	18 of 1815	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.8	22 of 1798	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	52 of 1781	97.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	50.7	801 of 1182	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.5	516 of 1172	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	652 of 1177	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	700 of 1145	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	760 of 1137	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.0	70 of 1805	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	89 of 1820	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	43 of 1762	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	43 of 1743	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	39 of 1714	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	54 of 1691	96.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.1	76 of 1884	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	72 of 1897	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.3	49 of 1847	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	44 of 1848	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.4	45 of 1818	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	42 of 1794	97.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	88.0	83 of 1891	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	64 of 1913	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	35 of 1853	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	79 of 1840	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	25 of 1824	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	30 of 1803	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	93.2	20 of 731	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.7	58 of 677	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	27 of 664	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	22 of 604	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	23 of 582	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	95.2	38 of 1548	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	8 of 1478	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	21 of 1418	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	3 of 1382	99.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	91.6	35 of 1556	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	37 of 1576	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.9	23 of 1525	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	22 of 1510	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	22 of 1526	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	41 of 1539	97.3%	★★★★★

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)

White (2024)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)97th percentile~ school

Female (2024)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)96th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)96th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)96th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)90th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)32nd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology98%+36 vs state

U.S. History97%+29 vs state

English I Reading96%+44 vs state

English II Reading96%+39 vs state

Algebra I86%+39 vs state

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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	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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
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%)	96	7^th of 1974 public high schools	99.6%		95.7	8^th of 1990 public high schools	99.6%	1	96.0	99.1	99.1	98.7	97.9									$7,505
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
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
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
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
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%)	33.7	1307^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%		22.9	1568^th of 1990 public high schools	21.2%	261	50.8	20.8	38.6	45.2	54.7									$11,802
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%)	82.5	173^rd of 1974 public high schools	91.2%		85.1	130^th of 1990 public high schools	93.5%	43	56.7	84.6	87.0	91.7	90.0	76.7	66.3	85.5	52.3	46.3	49.1	73.7	36.8	$8,881
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%)	54.8	790^th of 1974 public high schools	60.0%		53.1	865^th of 1990 public high schools	56.5%	75	57.5	75.0	37.1	57.5	72.4	44.7	50.0	65.4	42.1	56.8	25.0	53.9	23.1	$13,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts

What district is Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts a good school?

Yes! Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 21^st of 1974 Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts?

Students at Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 782 students attended Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts.

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