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Victory Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 98% of Texas high schools

Summary

Victory Early College High School is a small, specialized high school in Houston, TX, serving 442 students in grades 9-12 within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a top-performing school in the state despite serving a community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Victory’s academic results are exceptional, especially when compared to nearby schools. For example, on the 2025-2026 STAAR tests, 90% of Victory students passed English I Reading, compared to just 28% at Eisenhower High School, and 97% passed Biology versus 54% at Eisenhower. The school has achieved a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for four of the last five years, while Eisenhower’s graduation rate is 80% with a 5.1% dropout rate. Victory ranks 31st out of 2,009 high schools in Texas (98th percentile), far surpassing Eisenhower (21st percentile) and even outperforming the district’s other specialized school, Blanson Cte High School (96th percentile), in key subjects like Biology and English. This success is driven by its early college model, which allows students to earn college credit while in high school, and it achieves these results with a per-student spending of $8,539—significantly less than nearby schools like Eisenhower ($11,334) or Yes Prep - White Oak ($11,220).

Victory’s effectiveness extends across all student groups, ranking in the 98th percentile or higher for female, male, Hispanic, and low socio-economic status students in 2025-2026. The school has shown a remarkable upward trend, climbing from the 64th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 98th percentile today, reflecting strong leadership and continuous improvement. While its performance with gifted and talented students was once a relative weakness (24th percentile in 2021-2022), it has since improved to the 86th percentile, showing focused effort in this area. For parents, Victory offers a proven pathway to college readiness and academic excellence, making it a standout choice in the Houston area.

442

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,234

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4141 S Victory St
Houston, TX 77088

(281) 878-7885

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

African American:

16.1%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (94% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school94%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

31^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 11High Schools in the Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

698^th of 951Aldine 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
2026	92.0	31 of 2009	98.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	106 of 1974	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	108 of 1990	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.3	266 of 1961	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	377 of 1876	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	679 of 1861	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.7	166 of 1857	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	122 of 1797	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	44 of 1777	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	82.6	49 of 1762	97.2%	★★★★★
2015	81.9	66 of 1743	96.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	26 of 1734	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.4	8 of 1652	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	87.1	12 of 1603	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	83.0	24 of 1672	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	83.1	25 of 1568	98.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	48 of 1086	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	101 of 1065	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	124 of 1069	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	188 of 1031	81.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	263 of 1020	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	116 of 1024	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	94 of 1013	90.7%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.6	251 of 1837	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	530 of 1829	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	244 of 1810	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	141 of 1784	92.1%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	43 of 1195	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	87 of 1437	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	61.3	312 of 1371	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	392 of 1278	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	548 of 1195	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.2	260 of 1136	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	43 of 1936	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	80.1	161 of 1880	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.2	396 of 1891	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.4	494 of 1841	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	51.4	849 of 1815	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.7	244 of 1798	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	150 of 1781	91.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	166 of 1206	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.6	739 of 1182	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	885 of 1172	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	924 of 1177	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	70.9	197 of 1145	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	392 of 1137	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	35 of 1860	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	85 of 1805	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	168 of 1820	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	230 of 1762	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.5	427 of 1743	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.1	136 of 1714	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	92 of 1691	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.2	30 of 1937	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	80 of 1884	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	130 of 1897	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	202 of 1847	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	441 of 1848	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	100 of 1818	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	95 of 1794	94.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.0	25 of 1954	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	66 of 1891	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.2	122 of 1913	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.7	299 of 1853	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	479 of 1840	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	150 of 1824	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	155 of 1803	91.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.7	176 of 1418	87.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

African American (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2022)88th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading98%+38 vs state

Biology97%+26 vs state

Algebra I94%+40 vs state

U.S. History93%+23 vs state

English I Reading90%+35 vs state

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Friday, September 2, 2011

Best school ever! The teachers are amazing and easy to understand. This school has a great staff and the administrators are very helpful. Close Quote

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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	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 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Victory Early College High School	Public	9-12	4141 S Victory St	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-7885	442	22	19.9	80.3%	7 (1.6%)	71 (16.1%)	339 (76.7%)	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	92	31^st of 2009 public high schools	98.5%		87.1	106^th of 1974 public high schools	94.6%	75	94.1	97.0	90.2	97.9	92.9								$7,234
Eisenhower High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7922 Antoine Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0900	2,262	161	14.0	86.4%	28 (1.2%)	552 (24.4%)	1,626 (71.9%)	27 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	25 (1.1%)	24	1594^th of 2009 public high schools	20.7%		22.1	1568^th of 1974 public high schools	20.6%	26	28.0	54.0	28.4	39.1	63.4								$9,985
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%)	69.7	439^th of 2009 public high schools	78.1%		62.8	604^th of 1974 public high schools	69.4%	165	80.5	75.4	54.6	73.9	96.9	34.6	42.6	58.2	29.3	36.3	63.1	34.0	$11,747
Carver H S For Applied Technical/Engineering/Arts	Public, Magnet	9-12	2100 S Victory Dr	Houston	77088	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 878-0310	708	55	12.9	80.9%	14 (2.0%)	369 (52.1%)	309 (43.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	49.3	968^th of 2009 public high schools	51.8%		49.2	927^th of 1974 public high schools	53.0%	41	37.1	66.1	48.0	63.5	80.1								$10,810
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%)	38.8	1266^th of 2009 public high schools	37.0%		19.3	1631^st of 1974 public high schools	17.4%	365	44.2	80.7	28.4	37.8	73.2								$14,315
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%)	42.6	1169^th of 2009 public high schools	41.8%		44.6	1052^nd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%	117	45.8	58.9	43.0	58.2	70.4								$9,562
Blanson Cte High School	Public	9-12	311 W Rd	Houston	77038	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 591-4950	1,258	76	16.5	80.4%	22 (1.7%)	115 (9.1%)	1,074 (85.4%)	35 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.6%)	87.3	90^th of 2009 public high schools	95.5%		82	185^th of 1974 public high schools	90.6%	95	99.2	90.4	84.7	82.5	89.6								$8,843
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%)	6.8	1843^rd of 2009 public high schools	8.3%		3.9	1885^th of 1974 public high schools	4.5%	42	7.8	21.7	20.6	24.3	42.6								$31,129
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%)	23.9	1599^th of 2009 public high schools	20.4%		8.5	1807^th of 1974 public high schools	8.5%	208	26.1	62.5	33.3	54.6	36.1								$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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Victory Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Victory Early College High School?

Students at Victory Early College High School are 77% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% White.

How many students attend Victory Early College High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Victory Early College High School.

What district is Victory Early College High School in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Is Victory Early College High School a good school?

Yes! Victory Early College High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 2009 Texas high schools.

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