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Blanson Cte High School

Public Grades 9-12

90^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 96% of Texas high schools

Summary

Blanson Cte High School in Houston, TX, is a magnet-style high school serving 1,258 students in grades 9-12 within the Aldine Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable 5-star rating by ranking in the 96th percentile statewide.

This school is a standout in a region where many schools struggle. For example, other high schools in the Aldine ISD, such as Eisenhower High School, Davis H S Aldine, and Aldine High School, are all 1-star schools ranked in the 15th-24th percentile. Even nearby charter schools like Yes Prep - Northline and Harmony School Of Advancement-Houston rank lower, in the 74th-87th percentile. Blanson’s academic proficiency on STAAR EOC tests is often double or triple the district average, with near-perfect scores in Algebra I (99.17%) and Biology (90.41%). It also boasts an extraordinary 99.7% graduation rate and a 0.2% dropout rate, a stark contrast to the 80-83% graduation rates at other Aldine high schools.

What makes Blanson especially impressive is its focus on Career and Technical Education (CTE), which has proven to be a powerful model for academic excellence. The school is ranked in the 97th percentile for serving low socio-economic status students, showing it is exceptionally effective at closing achievement gaps. Additionally, Blanson achieves these results while spending less per student ($9,490) than other Aldine high schools, making it a model of cost-effective excellence. While it excels with nearly every student group, its performance with Gifted and Talented students (58th percentile) suggests an area for potential growth. Overall, Blanson is a beacon of success in a challenging district, proving that high-poverty schools can achieve world-class results.

1,258

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,843

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

311 W Rd
Houston, TX 77038

(281) 591-4950

District: Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.4%

African American:

9.1%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 80th percentile in 2021 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (88% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school88%

District avg50%

Texas avg62%

90^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 16 pts since 2021

From top 20% (2021) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	87.3	90 of 2009	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	185 of 1974	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	191 of 1990	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	71.3	398 of 1961	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	313 of 1876	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	372 of 1861	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	39 of 1086	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	80 of 1065	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	80.9	131 of 1069	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	160 of 1031	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.9	73 of 1020	92.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	191 of 556	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.1	9 of 530	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	64 of 525	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	67 of 507	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	227 of 488	53.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.7	248 of 1837	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	288 of 1829	84.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	52 of 1195	95.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	149 of 1437	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.3	343 of 1371	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	280 of 1278	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	290 of 1195	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	124 of 1936	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	223 of 1880	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	407 of 1891	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	408 of 1841	77.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	436 of 1815	76.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	503 of 1206	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	737 of 1182	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	637 of 1172	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.9	687 of 1177	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	75 of 1860	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	157 of 1805	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	259 of 1820	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	215 of 1762	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	242 of 1743	86.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.7	59 of 1937	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	113 of 1884	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	219 of 1897	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	153 of 1847	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	148 of 1848	92.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	84 of 1954	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	249 of 1891	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	404 of 1913	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	278 of 1853	85.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	326 of 1840	82.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.6	153 of 1581	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	66.2	319 of 1548	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	49.4	597 of 1478	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.7	136 of 1418	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	91 of 1382	93.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	416 of 1584	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	397 of 1556	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.8	503 of 1576	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.8	311 of 1525	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	45 of 1510	97.0%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

African American (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2026)66th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)58th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I99%+45 vs state

Biology90%+20 vs state

U.S. History90%+19 vs state

English I Reading85%+29 vs state

English II Reading83%+23 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	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
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
Aldine High School	Public	9-12	11101 Airline Dr	Houston	77037	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 448-5231	2,481	160	15.5	89.8%	41 (1.7%)	131 (5.3%)	2,290 (92.3%)	8 (0.3%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	24.1	1592^nd of 2009 public high schools	20.8%		25.2	1509^th of 1974 public high schools	23.6%	83	27.7	53.0	31.2	39.0	61.0								$9,408
La Promesa	Public	9-12	11101 Airline Dr	Houston	77073	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 985-7839	448	36	12.5	77.7%	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (97.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10.9	1783^rd of 2009 public high schools	11.2%					(n/a)	64.8	19.1	7.0	6.6	38.4								$11,812
Premier H S - Houston (Greenspoint)	Public, Charter	9-12	250 N Sam Houston Pkwy E	Houston	77060	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	60	3	20.0	65.0%	6 (10.0%)	19 (31.7%)	31 (51.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	3	1935^th of 2009 public high schools	3.7%		9.9	1788^th of 1974 public high schools	9.4%	147	0.0	27.3	7.1	20.0	22.7								$11,346
Davis H S Aldine	Public	9-12	12525 Ella Blvd	Houston	77067	Harris County	Aldine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 539-4070	3,184	188	16.9	83.3%	43 (1.4%)	878 (27.6%)	2,168 (68.1%)	44 (1.4%)	8 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (1.4%)	24.2	1591^st of 2009 public high schools	20.8%		23.9	1541^st of 1974 public high schools	21.9%	50	24.6	45.3	28.5	43.8	67.6								$8,482
Harmony School Of Advancement-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	3171 N Sam Houston Pkwy W	Houston	77038	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston North	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 741-8899	752	45	16.8	73.5%	48 (6.4%)	113 (15.0%)	508 (67.6%)	74 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	66.4	517^th of 2009 public high schools	74.3%		66.1	522^nd of 1974 public high schools	73.6%	5	52.0	73.3	67.5	77.3	81.1								$11,700
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
Yes Prep - North Central	Public, Charter	6-12	13703 Aldine-Westfield Rd	Houston	77039	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8800	1,002	58	17.2	89.4%	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	971 (96.9%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	70.9	411^th of 2009 public high schools	79.5%		77.7	251^st of 1974 public high schools	87.3%	160	75.4	76.5	58.6	79.0	86.8	59.7	61.4	68.3	42.8	44.4	76.5	40.5	$12,328
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 - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.2	343^rd of 2009 public high schools	82.9%		64.8	556^th of 1974 public high schools	71.8%	213	66.0	82.1	74.8	76.1	84.3	57.6	71.4	74.3	39.9	49.4	61.0	37.5	$11,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Blanson Cte High School

How many students attend Blanson Cte High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,258 students attended Blanson Cte High School.

Is Blanson Cte High School a good school?

Yes! Blanson Cte High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 90^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Blanson Cte High School?

Students at Blanson Cte High School are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Blanson Cte High School in?

Aldine Independent School District (Isd)

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