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Houston Heights Charter School

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

1751^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 15% of Texas high schools

Summary

Houston Heights Charter School is a small, standalone high school in the Houston Heights neighborhood serving 192 students, operating as its own single-school district (Houston Heights High School).

This school offers a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1 and spends more per student ($11,938) than most nearby Houston Independent School District (Isd) schools, yet it struggles academically. Test scores in Algebra I, English, Biology, and U.S. History consistently fall 20-30 percentage points below the state average. The graduation rate has fluctuated between 64% and 81% over the last five years, and the dropout rate has been persistently high, reaching nearly 9% in 2021-2022. The school's performance profile is more similar to alternative schools like Harper Daep and Texans Can Academy - Houston North than to traditional comprehensive high schools. A notable bright spot is Biology, where 52.94% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, a significant improvement from 10% in 2022-2023, suggesting an effective teacher or program that could serve as a model.

The most direct comparison is with Heights High School, located just 0.87 miles away. Heights High is a much larger school (2,426 students) that ranks in the 66th percentile statewide, with a 96.9% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate. In contrast, Houston Heights Charter ranks in the 14th percentile, with a 72.4% graduation rate and a 5.7% dropout rate. While the school's small size and low student-to-teacher ratio suggest potential for individualized attention, this has not translated into strong academic outcomes. Families in the Heights neighborhood have two very different high school options within a mile of each other, with one dramatically outperforming the other.

192

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,287

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1125 Lawrence St
Houston, TX 77008

(713) 868-9797

District: Houston Heights High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

18.8%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 17th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 35 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg62%

1,751^st of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

872^nd of 947Houston Heights High School 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
2026	15.7	1751 of 2057	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	1819 of 1974	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1710 of 1990	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1545 of 1961	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1670 of 1876	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1647 of 1861	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1550 of 1857	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1545 of 1797	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1358 of 1777	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.9	1460 of 1762	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	1387 of 1743	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1471 of 1734	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1336 of 1652	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.6	1484 of 1603	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	23.2	1494 of 1672	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	1316 of 1568	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.6	1118 of 1539	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	29.5	1262 of 1510	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	1390 of 1497	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	1356 of 1430	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.9	1281 of 1429	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	19.0	1285 of 1427	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.1	1017 of 1101	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	800 of 1065	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	541 of 1069	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.3	539 of 1031	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.7	804 of 1020	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.0	701 of 1024	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	798 of 1013	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	1724 of 1837	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	1336 of 1829	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1258 of 1810	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1479 of 1784	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	976 of 1209	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	1739 of 1976	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1603 of 1880	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1358 of 1891	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1587 of 1841	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1602 of 1815	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1618 of 1798	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1642 of 1781	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1618 of 1909	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1566 of 1805	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1443 of 1820	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1588 of 1762	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1543 of 1743	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1474 of 1714	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	1463 of 1691	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	1670 of 1976	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1592 of 1884	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1365 of 1897	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1633 of 1847	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	1571 of 1848	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1526 of 1818	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1605 of 1794	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	1672 of 1993	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1627 of 1891	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1665 of 1913	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1738 of 1853	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1606 of 1840	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1423 of 1824	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	1529 of 1803	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	30.5	74 of 93	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	1076 of 1610	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	84.8	104 of 1548	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	23.3	1268 of 1478	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	720 of 1418	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1365 of 1382	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1204 of 1357	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1030 of 1347	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	811 of 1611	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	0.0	1539 of 1539	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)50th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile+18 vs school

Migrant (2023)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology53%-18 vs state

U.S. History47%-23 vs state

English I Reading33%-23 vs state

English II Reading26%-34 vs state

Algebra I20%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	15.7	1751^st of 2057 public high schools	14.9%		7.6	1819^th of 1974 public high schools	7.9%	68	19.5	52.9	32.7	26.3	47.5									$13,287
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%)	60.4	684^th of 2057 public high schools	66.7%		63.2	588^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%	96	42.1	75.1	64.0	65.3	76.8									$8,755
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%)	38.9	1293^rd of 2057 public high schools	37.1%		21.1	1585^th of 1974 public high schools	19.7%	292	56.5	67.5	37.0	48.6	61.0									$14,822
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%)	42.8	1190^th of 2057 public high schools	42.1%		44.6	1052^nd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%	138	45.8	58.9	43.0	58.2	70.4									$9,562
Harper Daep	Public	9-12	1510 Jensen Dr	Houston	77020	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%)	7	1874^th of 2057 public high schools	8.9%		3.9	1885^th of 1974 public high schools	4.5%	11	7.8	21.7	20.6	24.3	42.6									$31,129
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%)	94.8	6^th of 2057 public high schools	99.7%		96	7^th of 1974 public high schools	99.6%	1	89.3	99.0	99.1	99.6	99.1									$7,505
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%)	49.9	967^th of 2057 public high schools	53.0%		33.7	1307^th of 1974 public high schools	33.8%	340	70.2	68.8	46.1	54.9	68.1									$11,802
Texans Can Academy - Houston North	Public, Charter	9-12	3401 Hardy St	Houston	77009	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 659-4226	254	6	42.3	84.6%	2 (0.8%)	124 (48.8%)	128 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.5	1886^th of 2057 public high schools	8.3%		2.9	1919^th of 1974 public high schools	2.8%	33	29.7	44.7	14.1	11.1	22.9									$12,310
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%)	90.8	48^th of 2057 public high schools	97.7%		93.2	28^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%	20	92.9	88.2	96.1	94.4	96.4									$8,191
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter	5-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11.0	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	1.7	2033^rd of 2057 public high schools	1.2%		2.6	1935^th of 1974 public high schools	2.0%	98	1.5	4.2	4.5	0.0	15.8		0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,982

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Houston Heights Charter School ranks in the bottom 14.9% of Texas high schools.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Houston Heights Charter School.

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Students at Houston Heights Charter School are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 4% White.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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