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Houston High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1746^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 12% of Texas high schools

Summary

Houston High School is a public magnet high school located in San Antonio, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 826 students. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD), which is ranked 790 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Houston High School has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with rankings ranging from 1540 to 1814 out of around 1800-1900 high schools. The school has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 SchoolDigger star rating, indicating it is among the lowest-performing high schools in the state. Houston High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 61.3% to 84.8% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has also been higher than the state and district, ranging from 2.8% to 6.9% in recent years.

The school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I, Biology, English I/II, and U.S. History. The percentage of students proficient or better on these exams is often 10-20 percentage points below the state and district levels, particularly for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic, African American, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. In contrast, the nearby St. Philip's College Early College High School, a public charter school within the SAISD district, has consistently ranked in the top 10-20% of Texas high schools and received a 4-5 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significantly higher academic performance.

800

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,312

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4635 E Houston St
San Antonio, TX 78220-1792

(210) 978-7900

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

African American:

34.9%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!English II Reading scores 36 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg40%

Texas avg56%

1,746^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18High Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

790^th of 961San Antonio 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	12.1	1746 of 1974	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1809 of 1990	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1814 of 1961	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	1745 of 1876	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	1729 of 1861	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1674 of 1857	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1560 of 1797	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	1540 of 1777	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	1562 of 1762	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.3	1517 of 1743	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.5	1457 of 1734	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	1455 of 1652	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.5	1447 of 1603	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1439 of 1672	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	1410 of 1568	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	1454 of 1539	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	1432 of 1510	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	1323 of 1497	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.0	1308 of 1430	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.0	1327 of 1429	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.7	1317 of 1427	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	595 of 834	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	894 of 1065	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	977 of 1069	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	929 of 1031	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	896 of 1020	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	881 of 1024	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	782 of 1013	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	3.7	462 of 487	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	1741 of 1837	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1755 of 1829	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1618 of 1810	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	1356 of 1784	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1053 of 1153	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	1308 of 1437	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1234 of 1371	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	1151 of 1278	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	1051 of 1195	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	895 of 1136	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	955 of 1113	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1348 of 1504	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1780 of 1880	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1767 of 1891	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1711 of 1841	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1705 of 1815	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1666 of 1798	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1597 of 1781	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	810 of 964	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	1090 of 1182	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1050 of 1172	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1006 of 1177	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1116 of 1145	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	941 of 1137	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	1307 of 1453	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1688 of 1805	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	1666 of 1820	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1629 of 1762	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1610 of 1743	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1577 of 1714	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1516 of 1691	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1326 of 1513	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1740 of 1884	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	1754 of 1897	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1714 of 1847	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	1719 of 1848	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1665 of 1818	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	1591 of 1794	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	1349 of 1515	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1742 of 1891	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1787 of 1913	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1742 of 1853	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1733 of 1840	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1692 of 1824	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1633 of 1803	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	576 of 598	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	543 of 731	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	642 of 677	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	304 of 582	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	579 of 1299	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.5	779 of 1548	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.1	1300 of 1478	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1241 of 1418	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1301 of 1382	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1073 of 1357	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1015 of 1347	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.6	1488 of 1556	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1431 of 1576	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1160 of 1525	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.6	1423 of 1510	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1322 of 1526	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1134 of 1539	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+44 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Asian (2019)5th percentile-5 vs school

White (2024)4th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History48%-20 vs state

Biology35%-27 vs state

Algebra I22%-25 vs state

English II Reading21%-36 vs state

English I Reading18%-34 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
Houston High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4635 E Houston St	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7900	800	57	14.0	95.1%	15 (1.9%)	279 (34.9%)	475 (59.4%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.3%)	12.1	1746^th of 1974 public high schools	11.6%		9.1	1809^th of 1990 public high schools	9.1%	63	21.8	34.7	17.7	20.5	48.3									$16,312
Idea Najim College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	926 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4900	474	33	14.4	89.7%	9 (1.9%)	132 (27.8%)	321 (67.7%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	27.1	1466^th of 1974 public high schools	25.7%		34.9	1311^th of 1990 public high schools	34.1%	155	24.5	45.3	46.4	34.9	58.8	51.9	39.6	55.6	39.1	35.9			16.3	$11,180
Idea Eastside College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	469	35	13.2	88.7%	13 (2.8%)	79 (16.8%)	375 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27.1	1465^th of 1974 public high schools	25.8%		30.1	1409^th of 1990 public high schools	29.2%	56	15.5	43.2	45.5	53.7	50.0	34.3	31.7	42.1	26.0	46.2		0.0	10.3	$12,592
Judson Learning Academy	Public	10-12	5441 Seguin Rd	San Antonio	78219	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 651-4080	78	6	13.0	61.5%	12 (15.4%)	11 (14.1%)	49 (62.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.7%)								(n/a)			14.3	5.6	40.5									$10,740
St Philip's College Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1801 Martin Luther King Dr Rm	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-2406	305	16	19.0	78.0%	6 (2.0%)	44 (14.4%)	251 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	88.8	81^st of 1974 public high schools	95.9%		80.4	206^th of 1990 public high schools	89.6%	125	83.3	85.5	75.3	92.3	93.0									$9,546
Karen Wagner High School	Public	9-12	3000 N Foster Rd	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 662-5000	2,423	154	15.7	76.4%	187 (7.7%)	620 (25.6%)	1,489 (61.5%)	48 (2.0%)	4 (0.2%)	9 (0.4%)	66 (2.7%)	26.7	1476^th of 1974 public high schools	25.2%		20.5	1614^th of 1990 public high schools	18.9%	138	18.6	40.9	34.5	38.3	65.1									$11,358
Young Men's Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	415 Gabriel St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-9652	242	20	12.3	59.9%	6 (2.5%)	45 (18.6%)	179 (74.0%)	4 (1.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	48.4	952^nd of 1974 public high schools	51.8%		33.8	1331^st of 1990 public high schools	33.1%	379	25.9	72.4	51.7	58.8	76.7	31.4	46.2		11.4		12.8	21.6	17.3	$15,192
Highlands High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	3118 Elgin Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6800	1,478	99	14.9	88.6%	33 (2.2%)	104 (7.0%)	1,321 (89.4%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	14.9	1697^th of 1974 public high schools	14.0%		15.2	1698^th of 1990 public high schools	14.7%	1	7.2	31.5	28.2	36.0	43.2									$13,136
San Antonio Steam Academy	Public, Charter	5-12	6127 Summer Fest Dr	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	San Antonio Steam Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 473-2698	139	9	14.7	2.2%	4 (2.9%)	80 (57.6%)	47 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.8%)								(n/a)	0.0	40.9	32.1	26.9	45.5	42.9	21.1	35.0	5.9	5.3	11.8	30.0	10.0	$17,534
Robert G Cole Middle/High School	Public	6-12	4001 Winans Rd	San Antonio	78234	Bexar County	Ft Sam Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 368-8730	810	72	11.2	17.2%	273 (33.7%)	118 (14.6%)	293 (36.2%)	22 (2.7%)	4 (0.5%)	13 (1.6%)	87 (10.7%)	85.5	131^st of 1974 public high schools	93.4%		84.6	138^th of 1990 public high schools	93.1%	7	67.2	87.5	87.5	94.1	87.8	75.9	71.4	87.3	66.1	43.8	68.2	72.5	60.6	$14,462

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston High School

What is the racial makeup of Houston High School?

Students at Houston High School are 59% Hispanic, 35% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

Is Houston High School a good school?

Houston High School ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Texas high schools.

What district is Houston High School in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Houston High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 800 students attended Houston High School.

What schools feed into Houston High School?

Houston High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cameron Elementary
Elementary : Hirsch Elementary
Elementary : M L King Academy
Elementary : Pershing Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Davis Middle

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