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Sharpstown International School

Public, Magnet Grades 6-12
360th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 82% of Texas high schools
Summary

Sharpstown International School is a public magnet high school serving grades 6-12 in the Houston Independent School District, with a diverse student population of 1,297 students. The school has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Texas, earning 4 or 5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

Sharpstown International School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the Houston ISD and state averages on STAAR/EOC assessments across multiple subjects and grade levels. The school also maintains high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 81.7% to 92.7%, and low dropout rates, from 0.4% to 4.1%. Additionally, Sharpstown International School ranks among the top 10% of Texas high schools for African American, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating its ability to effectively serve diverse learners.

While the school excels in many areas, its performance for Gifted and Talented students is an outlier, ranking in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools. Compared to nearby schools, Sharpstown International School outperforms Sharpstown High School and Long Academy on most academic metrics, but lags behind some high-performing charter schools like Harmony Science Academy-Houston and Yes Prep campuses in certain subjects. Despite serving a high-needs population, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Sharpstown International School is able to achieve strong academic outcomes with relatively modest funding levels.

1,352
Students ?
19.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,387
Per pupil spending ?
92.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8330 Triola
       Houston, TX  77036-6310

(713) 778-3440

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.1%
Asian:
7.1%
African American:
4.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025
Strengths
Ranks in the top 18% of Texas high schools
92% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 14 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school53%
District avg48%
Texas avg49%
Middle school
1,302nd of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 44%▼ down 46 pts since 2015
From top 9% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
360th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Top 18%▲ up 1 pts since 2015
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
12th 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
202542.91302 of 234444.5%★★☆☆☆
202452.2996 of 237258.0%★★★☆☆
202348.31108 of 233052.4%★★★☆☆
202258.2772 of 225465.7%★★★☆☆
202148.31071 of 225252.4%★★★☆☆
201983.7256 of 219388.3%★★★★☆
201881.7267 of 208087.2%★★★★☆
201785.2219 of 202789.2%★★★★☆
201684.6173 of 198791.3%★★★★★
201583.5187 of 204390.8%★★★★★
201476.8343 of 198782.7%★★★★☆
201358.5818 of 197358.5%★★★☆☆
201245.31159 of 195140.6%★★☆☆☆
201142.51338 of 189529.4%★☆☆☆☆
201029.21533 of 180315.0%★☆☆☆☆
200936.31348 of 176323.5%★☆☆☆☆
200823.71515 of 171811.8%★☆☆☆☆
200715.61550 of 16848.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200622.41360 of 158514.2%★☆☆☆☆
200524.51319 of 158216.6%★☆☆☆☆
200421.01385 of 157312.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202471.0253 of 128080.2%★★★★☆
202371.3261 of 127379.5%★★★★☆
202270.7229 of 125181.7%★★★★☆
201988.781 of 119393.2%★★★★★
201891.554 of 116795.4%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202442.3421 of 61731.8%★★☆☆☆
202344.1405 of 61634.3%★★☆☆☆
202254.6301 of 60650.3%★★★☆☆
201969.4160 of 59473.1%★★★★☆
201864.7192 of 58767.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202264.8467 of 218278.6%★★★★☆
202140.71182 of 211844.2%★★☆☆☆
201988.990 of 205895.6%★★★★★
201889.281 of 200896.0%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202463.3444 of 177074.9%★★★★☆
202347.2806 of 172053.1%★★★☆☆
202248.2702 of 164357.3%★★★☆☆
202137.01009 of 159236.6%★★☆☆☆
201989.465 of 144595.5%★★★★★
201876.2140 of 137689.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202453.1910 of 224259.4%★★★☆☆
202345.71172 of 224147.7%★★☆☆☆
202253.8901 of 222159.4%★★★☆☆
202150.5981 of 215154.4%★★★☆☆
201984.1219 of 204789.3%★★★★☆
201880.2272 of 200886.5%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202332.11198 of 148119.1%★☆☆☆☆
202231.71200 of 148819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202119.01302 of 150113.3%★☆☆☆☆
201938.01091 of 144624.6%★☆☆☆☆
201843.6992 of 143030.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202455.1783 of 211963.0%★★★☆☆
202353.1863 of 211659.2%★★★☆☆
202260.4620 of 207770.1%★★★★☆
202151.5840 of 204358.9%★★★☆☆
201985.2160 of 193591.7%★★★★★
201883.9172 of 189590.9%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202463.4582 of 223574.0%★★★★☆
202360.3700 of 225168.9%★★★☆☆
202269.3417 of 222081.2%★★★★☆
202162.2597 of 217272.5%★★★★☆
201993.850 of 207397.6%★★★★★
201892.953 of 203997.4%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202448.21032 of 224654.1%★★★☆☆
202350.11035 of 224553.9%★★★☆☆
202261.6689 of 222869.1%★★★☆☆
202146.21090 of 216849.7%★★☆☆☆
201979.1302 of 206985.4%★★★★☆
201880.4272 of 203086.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202481.3122 of 189193.5%★★★★★
202364.8349 of 181580.8%★★★★☆
202271.1221 of 175787.4%★★★★☆
202160.5377 of 171278.0%★★★★☆
201994.330 of 162698.2%★★★★★
201865.5269 of 159783.2%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202213.51625 of 17235.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201995.222 of 168498.7%★★★★★
201899.41 of 167399.9%★★★★★
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202572.3360 of 197481.8%★★★★☆
202475.6305 of 199084.7%★★★★☆
202373.5336 of 196182.9%★★★★☆
202275.1283 of 187684.9%★★★★☆
202162.3589 of 186168.4%★★★☆☆
201983.1151 of 185791.9%★★★★★
201883.4133 of 179792.6%★★★★★
201790.663 of 177796.5%★★★★★
201677.1174 of 176290.1%★★★★★
201571.9340 of 174380.5%★★★★☆
201470.3370 of 173478.7%★★★★☆
201364.8499 of 165269.8%★★★☆☆
201254.7697 of 160356.5%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202486.689 of 106591.6%★★★★★
202382.1126 of 106988.2%★★★★☆
202278.2145 of 103185.9%★★★★☆
202184.690 of 102091.2%★★★★★
201985.887 of 102491.5%★★★★★
201880.8124 of 101387.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202458.9232 of 53056.2%★★★☆☆
202366.0174 of 52566.9%★★★☆☆
202266.0166 of 50767.3%★★★☆☆
202167.3137 of 48871.9%★★★★☆
201972.9113 of 48776.8%★★★★☆
201876.186 of 48682.3%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202279.6155 of 183791.6%★★★★★
202168.9318 of 182982.6%★★★★☆
201983.3129 of 181092.9%★★★★★
201892.057 of 178496.8%★★★★★

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202484.5110 of 143792.3%★★★★★
202374.1190 of 137186.1%★★★★☆
202274.8151 of 127888.2%★★★★☆
202172.4159 of 119586.7%★★★★☆
201986.880 of 113693.0%★★★★★
201886.875 of 111393.3%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202474.2263 of 188086.0%★★★★☆
202370.6385 of 189179.6%★★★★☆
202269.8382 of 184179.3%★★★★☆
202158.2700 of 181561.4%★★★☆☆
201978.7220 of 179887.8%★★★★☆
201878.1223 of 178187.5%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202335.9941 of 118220.4%★☆☆☆☆
202230.6983 of 117216.1%★☆☆☆☆
202127.7997 of 117715.3%★☆☆☆☆
201943.0862 of 114524.7%★☆☆☆☆
201865.9442 of 113761.1%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202477.1205 of 180588.6%★★★★☆
202376.7218 of 182088.0%★★★★☆
202276.4219 of 176287.6%★★★★☆
202160.9528 of 174369.7%★★★☆☆
201984.2135 of 171492.1%★★★★★
201885.3125 of 169192.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202481.4137 of 188492.7%★★★★★
202381.1158 of 189791.7%★★★★★
202282.1136 of 184792.6%★★★★★
202170.9309 of 184883.3%★★★★☆
201987.895 of 181894.8%★★★★★
201888.498 of 179494.5%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202471.3326 of 189182.8%★★★★☆
202374.1315 of 191383.5%★★★★☆
202277.1243 of 185386.9%★★★★☆
202162.8548 of 184070.2%★★★★☆
201984.0146 of 182492.0%★★★★★
201886.0124 of 180393.1%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202494.543 of 154897.2%★★★★★
202380.9136 of 147890.8%★★★★★
202294.546 of 141896.8%★★★★★
202181.3118 of 138291.5%★★★★★
201995.432 of 135797.6%★★★★★
201879.9137 of 134789.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202291.527 of 152598.2%★★★★★
202173.6251 of 151083.4%★★★★☆
201983.6103 of 152693.3%★★★★★
201876.8216 of 153986.0%★★★★☆
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+36 vs school
African American (2024)80th percentile+22 vs school
At Risk (2022)79th percentile+13 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)74th percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+5 vs school
Female (2024)59th percentile~ school
Male (2024)54th percentile-4 vs school
Asian (2024)32nd percentile-26 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)19th percentile-33 vs school
White (2022)6th percentile-60 vs school
High school
White (2022)98th percentile+13 vs school
Special Education (2024)97th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+8 vs school
African American (2024)92nd percentile+7 vs school
At Risk (2022)92nd percentile+7 vs school
Hispanic (2024)89th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2024)86th percentile~ school
Male (2024)83rd percentile~ school
Asian (2024)56th percentile-28 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)20th percentile-62 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History81%+13 vs state
Algebra I80%+33 vs state
English II Reading72%+16 vs state
Biology67%+5 vs state
English I Reading62%+11 vs state
Mathematics46%+7 vs state
Reading44%-10 vs state
Science32%-14 vs state
Social Studies19%-11 vs state

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Sharpstown International School ranks 360th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Sharpstown International School are 87% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 4% African American, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,352 students attended Sharpstown International School.


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