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Waltrip High School

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Waltrip High School ranks 1052 nd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1052^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 47% of Texas high schools

Summary

Waltrip High School is a public magnet high school in Houston, Texas, serving 1,659 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Houston Independent School District (HISD). While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, there are some interesting comparisons to nearby schools.

Waltrip High School's performance is particularly weak for African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the bottom third of Texas high schools for these subgroups. However, the school performs better for White and Multi-racial students, ranking in the middle third. Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students also struggle, with the school's four-year graduation rate slightly below the state average and its dropout rate slightly higher. Academically, Waltrip's STAAR EOC proficiency rates are consistently below the HISD and Texas state averages across all subject areas, with particularly low performance in Algebra I.

Compared to nearby magnet schools like Heights High School and North Houston Early College High School, Waltrip's performance is generally weaker. However, the school outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Harper DAEP and Washington B.T. High School, which have even lower statewide rankings and academic proficiency rates. The high-poverty student population at Waltrip, with 73.95% to 81.8% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to the school's overall academic struggles.

1,615

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,562

Per pupil spending ?

79.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 W 34th St
Houston, TX 77018-6107

(713) 688-1361

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Waltrip High School:

Elementary:	Durham Elementary
	Garden Oaks Montessori
	Oak Forest Elementary
	Sinclair Elementary
	More...
	Stevens Elementary
Middle:	Black Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.7%

African American:

11.8%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Texas avg56%

1,052^nd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	44.6	1052 of 1974	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1437 of 1990	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1513 of 1961	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	1444 of 1876	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1460 of 1861	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1384 of 1857	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1383 of 1797	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.5	1219 of 1777	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.3	1294 of 1762	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.0	1382 of 1743	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.0	1113 of 1734	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	1149 of 1652	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.7	1145 of 1603	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.7	996 of 1672	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	953 of 1568	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	890 of 1539	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	838 of 1510	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.9	998 of 1497	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.3	868 of 1430	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.9	1073 of 1429	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.2	1039 of 1427	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	874 of 1065	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	833 of 1069	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	637 of 1031	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	673 of 1020	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	550 of 1024	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	634 of 1013	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.8	1367 of 1837	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1521 of 1829	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1496 of 1810	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1182 of 1784	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	855 of 1437	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	975 of 1371	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1044 of 1278	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	868 of 1195	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	880 of 1136	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	893 of 1113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	27.7	1372 of 1880	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1550 of 1891	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1471 of 1841	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1493 of 1815	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1410 of 1798	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	1489 of 1781	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	11.1	1095 of 1182	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1116 of 1172	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	1111 of 1177	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1008 of 1145	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1092 of 1137	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.2	1201 of 1805	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1351 of 1820	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	1344 of 1762	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	1329 of 1743	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1295 of 1714	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1357 of 1691	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	32.6	1271 of 1884	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1387 of 1897	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1367 of 1847	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	1423 of 1848	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1290 of 1818	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	1296 of 1794	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	1417 of 1891	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1430 of 1913	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1406 of 1853	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1416 of 1840	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1391 of 1824	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1435 of 1803	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	467 of 731	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	294 of 677	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	399 of 664	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	91.5	23 of 604	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	55.3	230 of 582	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	867 of 1548	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	748 of 1478	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	664 of 1418	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	532 of 1382	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	817 of 1357	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	975 of 1347	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	52.9	647 of 1556	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	784 of 1576	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	711 of 1525	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.3	935 of 1510	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	815 of 1526	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	586 of 1539	61.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2024)58th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2024)44th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2024)33rd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2024)27th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)25th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2024)18th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History70%+3 vs state

English II Reading54%~ state avg

Biology54%-8 vs state

English I Reading47%-4 vs state

Algebra I39%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (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
Waltrip High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 W 34th St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-1361	1,615	95	17.0	79.6%	108 (6.7%)	190 (11.8%)	1,287 (79.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	44.6	1052^nd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%		28.3	1437^th of 1990 public high schools	27.8%	385	39.1	53.8	46.9	54.3	70.5									$9,562
Harper Daep	Public	9-12	4425 N Shepherd	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 802-4760	76	21	3.6	90.8%	1 (1.3%)	33 (43.4%)	42 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.9	1885^th of 1974 public high schools	4.5%		5.3	1884^th of 1990 public high schools	5.3%	1	2.6	16.0	2.2	19.4	22.2									$31,129
Washington B T High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4204 Yale St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6600	811	73	11.0	97.5%	6 (0.7%)	370 (45.6%)	426 (52.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	21.1	1585^th of 1974 public high schools	19.7%		12.9	1736^th of 1990 public high schools	12.8%	151	38.5	50.0	19.3	36.1	47.1									$14,822
Houston Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1125 Lawrence St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Heights High School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 868-9797	192	17	11.1		8 (4.2%)	36 (18.8%)	148 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.6	1819^th of 1974 public high schools	7.9%		14.6	1710^th of 1990 public high schools	14.1%	109	5.6	29.4	19.1	22.6	32.3									$13,287
Scarborough High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4141 Costa Rica	Houston	77092	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 613-2200	691	60	11.4	96.7%	17 (2.5%)	79 (11.4%)	579 (83.8%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	19.3	1631^st of 1974 public high schools	17.4%		17.6	1657^th of 1990 public high schools	16.7%	26	24.6	27.0	20.8	35.9	61.2									$14,315
Heights High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	413 E 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 865-4400	2,426	123	19.7	60.5%	346 (14.3%)	222 (9.2%)	1,774 (73.1%)	35 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (1.9%)	63.2	588^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%		55.7	798^th of 1990 public high schools	59.9%	210	37.5	70.9	61.4	65.6	78.1									$8,755
Yes Prep - White Oak	Public, Charter	6-12	5620 W Tidwell	Houston	77091	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-5200	942	56	16.8	93.0%	7 (0.7%)	73 (7.7%)	845 (89.7%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	62.8	604^th of 1974 public high schools	69.4%		53.2	856^th of 1990 public high schools	57.0%	252	64.2	73.3	45.7	59.0	89.3	37.7	40.4	53.4	25.2	32.4	42.7	43.0	21.7	$11,747
Premier H S Houston Gallery North	Public, Charter	9-12	6006 N Fwy # F	Houston	77076	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 489-9040	108	5	21.6	89.8%	5 (4.6%)	8 (7.4%)	94 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	8.5	1807^th of 1974 public high schools	8.5%		8.8	1814^th of 1990 public high schools	8.8%	7	0.0	26.7	16.1	37.0	26.7									$12,631
Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture	Public, Charter	9-12	6006 N Fwy Ste F	Houston	77076	Harris County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	17				0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	12 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)								(n/a)
North Houston Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8001 Fulton St Bldg C	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6168	489	23	21.3	87.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	463 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93.2	28^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%		89.6	66^th of 1990 public high schools	96.7%	38	87.1	90.5	92.0	94.9	99.2									$8,191

Frequently Asked Questions about Waltrip High School

How many students attend Waltrip High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,615 students attended Waltrip High School.

What district is Waltrip High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Waltrip High School a good school?

Waltrip High School ranks 1052^nd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Waltrip High School?

Students at Waltrip High School are 80% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Waltrip High School?

Waltrip High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Durham Elementary
Elementary : Garden Oaks Montessori
Elementary : Oak Forest Elementary
Elementary : Sinclair Elementary
Elementary : Stevens Elementary
Middle : Black Middle

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