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Kerr High School

Public Grades 9-12

8^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 100% of Texas high schools

Summary

Kerr High School in Houston, TX, is a public high school serving 807 students in grades 9-12 within the Alief Independent School District (Isd), where approximately 69% of students are economically disadvantaged.

Kerr High School is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking in the top 1% of all Texas high schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for every year on record. Its state rank has improved to #8 in the most recent 2025-2026 ranking, a stark contrast to its home district, which ranks in the bottom 26% of Texas districts. The school's STAAR EOC proficiency rates are dramatically higher than its district peers: for example, 100% of Kerr students are proficient in Biology, compared to 52.41% at the next best Alief school (Taylor High School), and 93.14% are proficient in English I Reading versus 31.56% at Taylor. Kerr also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, while other Alief high schools like Elsik High School have an 82.3% graduation rate and dropout rates as high as 4.9%.

Kerr achieves these top-tier results with lower per-student spending ($10,264) and a higher student-to-teacher ratio (21.5:1) than its district peers, suggesting a highly efficient instructional model. The school is likely a magnet or school of choice, given its small size and location next to Taylor High School, which allows it to create a focused, high-achieving academic culture. Even when compared to nearby high-performing schools like Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land (ranked #83), Kerr outperforms in nearly every test score metric while serving a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students. This sustained excellence over at least eight years points to a deeply embedded culture of high expectations and effective instructional practices, making Kerr a critical asset for families in the Alief ISD.

807

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,569

Per pupil spending ?

68.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8150 Sugarland Howell
Houston, TX 77083

(281) 983-8484

District: Alief Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Kerr 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:

Asian:

45.8%

Hispanic:

31.2%

African American:

15.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2018 → 100th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (98% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school98%

District avg48%

Texas avg64%

8^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2018

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Alief Independent School District (Isd)

705^th of 951Alief 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	94.7	8 of 2009	99.6%	★★★★★
2025	95.6	11 of 1974	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	11 of 1990	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	27 of 1961	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	28 of 1876	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	33 of 1861	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	12 of 1857	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	13 of 1797	99.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.8	17 of 1086	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	15 of 1065	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	15 of 1069	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.2	36 of 1031	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	24 of 1020	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.7	14 of 1024	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	24 of 1013	97.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	52 of 556	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.2	68 of 530	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	79 of 525	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	93 of 507	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	61 of 488	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	47 of 487	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.8	43 of 486	91.2%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	97.5	16 of 1837	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	27 of 1829	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	15 of 1810	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	12 of 1784	99.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	99.0	15 of 1195	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	20 of 1437	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	64 of 1371	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	49 of 1278	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	19 of 1195	98.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	93.0	15 of 1936	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	17 of 1880	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	29 of 1891	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	43 of 1841	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	44 of 1815	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	13 of 1798	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	21 of 1781	98.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	118 of 1206	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.0	216 of 1182	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	306 of 1172	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	191 of 1177	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	239 of 1145	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	379 of 1137	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	96.4	10 of 1860	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	14 of 1805	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	38 of 1820	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	68 of 1762	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	41 of 1743	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	20 of 1714	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	20 of 1691	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	97.1	13 of 1937	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	13 of 1884	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	22 of 1897	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.9	31 of 1847	98.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	31 of 1848	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	19 of 1818	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	18 of 1794	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	10 of 1954	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	9 of 1891	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	26 of 1913	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	38 of 1853	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.4	27 of 1840	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	16 of 1824	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	14 of 1803	99.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	33 of 1584	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	20 of 1556	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	281 of 1576	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	95.2	2 of 1525	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	41 of 1510	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	322 of 1539	79.1%	★★★★☆

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

Hispanic (2026)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)99th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)99th percentile~ school

African American (2026)98th percentile~ school

White (2026)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2026)91st percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology100%+29 vs state

English II Reading99%+39 vs state

U.S. History99%+29 vs state

English I Reading93%+38 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)	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	Total
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%)	94.7	8^th of 2009 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
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%)	34.3	1380^th of 2009 public high schools	31.3%		32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	32	46.1	52.4	31.6	46.4	77.5	$6,925
Harmony School Of Innovation-Sugar Land	Public, Charter	9-12	13738 Old Richmond Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend 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	83^rd of 2009 public high schools	95.9%		87.1	105^th of 1974 public high schools	94.7%	22	79.3	93.2	85.6	89.0	93.9	$12,109
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%)	25.6	1567^th of 2009 public high schools	22.0%		25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%	60	34.2	49.1	32.1	40.5	65.6	$7,618
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%)	16.8	1694^th of 2009 public high schools	15.7%		19.7	1623^rd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%	71	22.5	45.6	24.1	34.4	57.9	$7,818
George Bush High School	Public	9-12	6707 Fm 1464	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6060	2,428	139	17.4	67.1%	113 (4.7%)	895 (36.9%)	1,002 (41.3%)	339 (14.0%)	14 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	48.5	981^st of 2009 public high schools	51.2%		39.6	1171^st of 1974 public high schools	40.7%	190	47.2	72.9	50.6	55.4	70.0	$8,789
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
Kempner High School	Public	9-12	14777 Voss Rd	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2300	1,850	108	17.1	61.4%	211 (11.4%)	289 (15.6%)	744 (40.2%)	541 (29.2%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	58 (3.1%)	50.3	937^th of 2009 public high schools	53.4%		52.3	853^rd of 1974 public high schools	56.8%	84	37.8	72.5	55.1	59.9	70.0	$9,195
Westside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	14201 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 920-8000	2,729	146	18.7	67.1%	344 (12.6%)	863 (31.6%)	1,223 (44.8%)	198 (7.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	89 (3.3%)	40.9	1210^th of 2009 public high schools	39.8%		38	1214^th of 1974 public high schools	38.5%	4	48.8	65.5	48.4	50.7	62.6	$8,655
Stephen F Austin High School	Public	9-12	3434 Pheasant Creek Dr	Sugar Land	77498	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2000	2,655	140	19.0	36.6%	419 (15.8%)	421 (15.9%)	398 (15.0%)	1,315 (49.5%)	13 (0.5%)	6 (0.2%)	83 (3.1%)	79	230^th of 2009 public high schools	88.6%		76.7	278^th of 1974 public high schools	85.9%	48	63.5	85.6	75.9	79.3	88.9	$9,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Kerr High School

What district is Kerr High School in?

Alief Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Kerr High School?

Is Kerr High School a good school?

Yes! Kerr High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 8^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

How many students attend Kerr High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 807 students attended Kerr High School.

What is the racial makeup of Kerr High School?

Students at Kerr High School are 46% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 16% African American, 5% White.

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