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Elsik High School

Public Grades 9-12

1595^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 22% of Texas high schools

Summary

Elsik High School is a large, comprehensive high school in Houston, TX, serving over 4,000 students in grades 9-12 within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Elsik faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools. Its graduation rate of 82.3% is the lowest among the district's three comprehensive high schools, trailing Taylor High School (85.0%) and Hastings High School (89.5%). Proficiency in core subjects like Algebra I (34.18%) and English I (32.06%) is critically low, though the school performs relatively better in U.S. History (65.62%). A notable bright spot is the school's performance with its African American students, who rank in the 53rd percentile statewide—significantly higher than the school's overall ranking. However, support for other groups is inconsistent, with Asian, White, and Multi-racial students among the lowest-performing subgroups in the state.

Elsik operates in a challenging competitive environment, surrounded by high-performing charter and magnet schools like Kerr High School and Alief Early College High School, both ranked in the 99th percentile. These schools achieve near-perfect test scores and 100% graduation rates despite serving similar demographics, suggesting a potential "brain drain" of motivated families. On a positive note, recent data shows slight improvements for English Language Learners and Special Education students, indicating that targeted interventions may be starting to yield results for some of the school's most vulnerable populations.

4,057

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,618

Per pupil spending ?

78.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12601 High Star
Houston, TX 77072-1197

(281) 498-8110

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Elsik High School:

Elementary:	Alexander Elementary
	Best Elementary
	Boone Elementary
	Bush Elementary
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	Chambers Elementary
	Chancellor Elementary
	Collins Elementary
	Cummings Elementary
	Hearne Elementary
	Heflin Elementary
	Hicks Elementary
	Holmquist Elementary
	Horn Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Landis Elementary
	Liestman Elementary
	Mahanay Elementary
	Martin Elementary
	Outley Elementary
	Petrosky Elementary
	Rees Elementary
	Smith Elementary
	Sneed Elementary
	Youens Elementary
Middle:	Albright Middle
	Alief Middle
	Budewig Intermediate
	Holub Middle
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	Killough Middle
	Klentzman Intermediate
	Mata Intermediate
	Miller Intermediate
	O'Donnell Middle
	Olle Middle
	Owens Intermediate
	Youngblood Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

African American:

23.1%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!English I Reading scores 23 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg47%

Texas avg62%

1,595^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

702^nd of 947Alief 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	25.9	1595 of 2057	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1507 of 1974	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	1528 of 1990	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1567 of 1961	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1455 of 1876	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1449 of 1861	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1360 of 1857	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1330 of 1797	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1295 of 1777	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.0	1297 of 1762	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	1300 of 1743	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.3	1201 of 1734	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.5	981 of 1652	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.5	1011 of 1603	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	1146 of 1672	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.6	1024 of 1568	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	951 of 1539	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.4	946 of 1510	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.2	1222 of 1497	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	1145 of 1430	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	30.2	1165 of 1429	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	1144 of 1427	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.2	516 of 1101	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	494 of 1065	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	573 of 1069	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	445 of 1031	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	470 of 1020	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	427 of 1024	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	462 of 1013	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	522 of 567	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	465 of 530	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	490 of 525	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	469 of 507	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	452 of 488	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	445 of 487	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	444 of 486	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.5	834 of 1837	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	856 of 1829	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	664 of 1810	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	669 of 1784	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	665 of 1209	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1035 of 1437	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1059 of 1371	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	978 of 1278	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1007 of 1195	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	833 of 1136	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	687 of 1113	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	1560 of 1976	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1486 of 1880	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1551 of 1891	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1442 of 1841	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	1448 of 1815	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1391 of 1798	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1443 of 1781	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.9	780 of 1208	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	849 of 1182	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.1	737 of 1172	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.0	685 of 1177	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	584 of 1145	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	845 of 1137	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	1503 of 1909	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1357 of 1805	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1485 of 1820	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1404 of 1762	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	1410 of 1743	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1303 of 1714	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1307 of 1691	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1409 of 1976	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1233 of 1884	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1423 of 1897	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1231 of 1847	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1333 of 1848	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1206 of 1818	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1204 of 1794	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	1556 of 1993	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1387 of 1891	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1527 of 1913	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1431 of 1853	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1428 of 1840	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1367 of 1824	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1356 of 1803	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.1	612 of 664	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	468 of 588	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	545 of 604	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	408 of 582	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	52 of 104	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.7	84 of 107	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	86 of 101	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	83 of 106	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	87 of 95	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	91 of 122	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	1087 of 1610	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	528 of 1548	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.4	930 of 1478	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	803 of 1418	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.0	1016 of 1382	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1103 of 1357	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	697 of 1347	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	1471 of 1611	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1469 of 1556	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1384 of 1576	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	1395 of 1525	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1390 of 1510	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1397 of 1526	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1412 of 1539	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)55th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2026)53rd percentile+31 vs school

Native American (2026)50th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)45th percentile+23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History66%-5 vs state

Biology49%-21 vs state

English II Reading41%-19 vs state

Algebra I34%-20 vs state

English I Reading32%-23 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 14, 2010

My daughter is new this year at Alief Elsik High School. I gotta say Elsik has a really diverse student population. Elsik provides a great education in a safe environment. The school is a TEA Recognized campus and so is the district as well. I am proud to say that my daughter attends Alief Elsik and I recommend this school to every parent . GO RAMS! :] 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 (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 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,057	229	17.7	78.8%	106 (2.6%)	937 (23.1%)	2,632 (64.9%)	322 (7.9%)	44 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	13 (0.3%)	25.9	1595^th of 2057 public high schools	22.5%		25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%	88	34.2	49.1	32.1	40.5	65.6								$7,618
Young Womens Leadership School	Public	6-12	12501 High Star Dr	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 498-8110	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14.0	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	17	1726^th of 2057 public high schools	16.1%		19.7	1623^rd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%	103	22.5	45.6	24.1	34.4	57.9								$7,818
Alief Learning Center (6-12)	Public	6-12	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	140	43	3.2	83.6%	5 (3.6%)	28 (20.0%)	105 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$36,166
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	34.5	1404^th of 2057 public high schools	31.7%		32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	56	46.1	52.4	31.6	46.4	77.5								$6,925
Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	807	38	21.5	68.8%	42 (5.2%)	128 (15.9%)	252 (31.2%)	370 (45.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	94.6	8^th of 2057 public high schools	99.6%		95.6	11^th of 1974 public high schools	99.4%	3		100.0	93.1	99.1	98.9								$7,569
Alief Early College High School	Public	9-12	2811 A Hayes Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3010	402	22	18.0	84.6%	16 (4.0%)	94 (23.4%)	216 (53.7%)	71 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	93.5	19^th of 2057 public high schools	99.1%		94.5	18^th of 1974 public high schools	99.1%	1	96.8	100.0	98.0	100.0	90.9								$8,192
Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston West	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 302-6445	912	53	17.1	56.0%	155 (17.0%)	203 (22.3%)	182 (20.0%)	357 (39.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.5%)	88.1	82^nd of 2057 public high schools	96.0%		87.1	105^th of 1974 public high schools	94.7%	23	79.3	93.2	85.6	89.0	93.9								$12,109
Yes Prep - West	Public, Charter	6-12	10535 Harwin Dr	Houston	77036	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8200	990	61	16.3	93.2%	15 (1.5%)	81 (8.2%)	852 (86.1%)	32 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	60.2	691^st of 2057 public high schools	66.4%		49.7	917^th of 1974 public high schools	53.5%	226	54.6	74.2	60.5	68.6	75.0	52.4	49.7	65.4	32.4	38.0	24.8	30.1	$11,531
Harmony Science Academy-Houston	Public, Charter	9-12	9431 W Sam Houston Pkwy S	Houston	77077	Harris County	Harmony Public Schools - Houston South	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 492-0214	750	47	15.9	77.2%	85 (11.3%)	125 (16.7%)	426 (56.8%)	107 (14.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	71	415^th of 2057 public high schools	79.8%		72	369^th of 1974 public high schools	81.3%	46	80.6	73.7	66.8	74.0	79.9								$13,506

Frequently Asked Questions about Elsik High School

What district is Elsik High School in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Elsik High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,057 students attended Elsik High School.

Is Elsik High School a good school?

Elsik High School ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Elsik High School?

Students at Elsik High School are 65% Hispanic, 23% African American, 8% Asian, 3% White, 1% American Indian.

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