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The Woodlands High School

Public Grades 9-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 93% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Woodlands High School is a large, high-performing public high school in The Woodlands, TX, serving 4,444 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Conroe Independent School District (Isd). This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 5-7% of all Texas high schools. It stands out from nearby comprehensive schools like College Park High School and Oak Ridge High School with exceptionally high graduation rates (above 95%) and extremely low dropout rates (0.2%). The school achieves elite results with a massive, non-selective student body, while specialized magnet schools like Tomball Star Academy rank higher but serve a smaller, selected population.

Academically, The Woodlands High School dramatically outperforms state averages and its district peers. In recent testing, the school posted proficiency rates of 92.27% in Biology, 83.75% in English I Reading, and 92.22% in U.S. History—far exceeding the state averages of around 70% and 55-60%, respectively. This represents a 20+ percentage point gap over the next best comprehensive school, College Park High School. However, there is an interesting "Algebra I anomaly": only 62.67% of students were proficient, which is lower than other subjects and even slightly below College Park's 64.58%. The school also shows a "Gifted and Talented paradox," ranking in only the 70th percentile for its GT students, suggesting it may not challenge its highest achievers as effectively as other schools.

Despite serving a relatively affluent student body (only about 12% qualify for free or reduced lunch), The Woodlands High School is a success story for at-risk students. Its economically disadvantaged and at-risk subgroups have ranked in the 91st percentile, demonstrating effective support systems that close opportunity gaps. The school achieves these top-tier results with a per-student spending of $8,232, which is lower than many peers like Oak Ridge ($10,047) and Conroe High School ($9,041), indicating efficient use of resources. For families seeking a top-tier education within a large, traditional high school setting with a full range of extracurriculars, The Woodlands High School offers an elite option that consistently delivers exceptional outcomes.

4,444

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,510

Per pupil spending ?

11.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6101 Research Forest Dr
The Woodlands, TX 77381-6028

(936) 709-1200

District: Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for The Woodlands High School:

Elementary:	Buckalew Elementary
	Bush Elementary
	Deretchin Elementary
	Galatas Elementary
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	Glen Loch Elementary
	Tough Elementary
Middle:	McCullough J H
	Mitchell Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.5%

Hispanic:

29.7%

Asian:

9.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (85% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas high schools

✓98% 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 school85%

District avg70%

Texas avg62%

131^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7High Schools in the Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

239^th of 951Conroe 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	84.4	131 of 2009	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	109 of 1974	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	103 of 1990	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	77 of 1961	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	94 of 1876	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	55 of 1861	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	101 of 1857	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	82 of 1797	95.4%	★★★★★
2017	90.4	64 of 1777	96.4%	★★★★★
2016	79.2	122 of 1762	93.1%	★★★★★
2015	81.1	90 of 1743	94.8%	★★★★★
2014	82.7	72 of 1734	95.8%	★★★★★
2013	84.0	63 of 1652	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	82.9	50 of 1603	96.9%	★★★★★
2011	78.8	122 of 1672	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	79.5	85 of 1568	94.6%	★★★★★
2009	83.1	63 of 1539	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	83.3	87 of 1510	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	84.1	66 of 1497	95.6%	★★★★★
2006	83.5	69 of 1430	95.2%	★★★★★
2005	79.5	146 of 1429	89.8%	★★★★☆
2004	78.2	150 of 1427	89.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	230 of 1086	78.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.1	143 of 834	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	179 of 1065	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	156 of 1069	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.8	173 of 1031	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	115 of 1020	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.0	162 of 1024	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	120 of 1013	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.5	117 of 556	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	70 of 428	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	74 of 530	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.7	104 of 525	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	105 of 507	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	51 of 488	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	76.0	78 of 487	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	131 of 486	73.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	78.9	166 of 1837	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	85.4	92 of 1829	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	76.6	196 of 1810	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	180 of 1784	89.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	129 of 1195	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.7	113 of 1153	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	79.9	146 of 1437	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	115 of 1371	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	76.2	137 of 1278	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	47 of 1195	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.8	147 of 1136	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	85 of 1113	92.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	130 of 1936	93.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.1	83 of 1504	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.2	88 of 1880	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	87 of 1891	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	90 of 1841	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	56 of 1815	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	101 of 1798	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	91 of 1781	94.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	359 of 1206	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	66.7	344 of 964	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	334 of 1182	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	270 of 1172	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.9	283 of 1177	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	136 of 1145	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	299 of 1137	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	139 of 1860	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	90 of 1453	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	85.9	95 of 1805	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	93 of 1820	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	85.4	111 of 1762	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.5	58 of 1743	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.6	132 of 1714	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	116 of 1691	93.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	519 of 1937	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.0	198 of 1513	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	178 of 1884	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.9	180 of 1897	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	192 of 1847	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	152 of 1848	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	267 of 1818	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	274 of 1794	84.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	154 of 1954	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	103 of 1515	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	124 of 1891	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	88 of 1913	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	110 of 1853	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.9	66 of 1840	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	103 of 1824	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	108 of 1803	94.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	52 of 713	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	72.1	108 of 598	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	61 of 731	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.1	48 of 677	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	73 of 664	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	57 of 588	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	88 of 604	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	37 of 582	93.6%	★★★★★

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	3 of 87	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	5 of 107	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	1 of 106	99.1%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	94.5	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.7	170 of 1581	89.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.1	89 of 1299	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	75.8	186 of 1548	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	105 of 1478	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	81 of 1418	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.0	87 of 1382	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	134 of 1357	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	77.0	161 of 1347	88.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.7	159 of 1584	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	79.7	105 of 1294	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	110 of 1556	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.0	93 of 1576	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	83.8	90 of 1525	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.8	70 of 1510	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.6	104 of 1526	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	93 of 1539	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Native American (2025)97th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2018)94th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)92nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2026)79th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)70th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology92%+22 vs state

U.S. History92%+22 vs state

English I Reading84%+28 vs state

English II Reading82%+22 vs state

Algebra I63%+9 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 24, 2016

The school spirit is incomparable, with the school pride of having good grades and being in advanced classes, it surely makes this school ranked #1 in my book. 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)	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	Total
The Woodlands High School	Public	9-12	6101 Research Forest Dr	The Woodlands	77381	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-1200	4,444	248	17.9	11.9%	2,290 (51.5%)	217 (4.9%)	1,318 (29.7%)	419 (9.4%)	17 (0.4%)	5 (0.1%)	178 (4.0%)	84.4	131^st of 2009 public high schools	93.5%		86.8	109^th of 1974 public high schools	94.5%	22	62.7	92.3	83.8	82.4	92.2	$7,510
College Park High School	Public	9-12	3701 College Park Dr	The Woodlands	77384	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3000	3,313	200	16.5	27.4%	1,454 (43.9%)	282 (8.5%)	1,055 (31.8%)	345 (10.4%)	12 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	160 (4.8%)	78.4	247^th of 2009 public high schools	87.7%		77.8	250^th of 1974 public high schools	87.3%	3	64.6	86.3	76.0	77.3	86.7	$8,129
Nexus - Woodlands	Public, Charter	6-12	9182 Six Pines Dr	The Woodlands	77380	Montgomery County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(832) 232-8872	13	1	13.0		5 (38.5%)	2 (15.4%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.7%)								(n/a)						$00
Oak Ridge High School	Public	9-12	27330 Oak Rdg School Rd	Conroe	77385	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 592-5300	2,758	169	16.2	43.1%	959 (34.8%)	420 (15.2%)	1,083 (39.3%)	162 (5.9%)	12 (0.4%)	12 (0.4%)	110 (4.0%)	62.9	601^st of 2009 public high schools	70.1%		68	473^rd of 1974 public high schools	76.0%	128	33.3	77.2	67.3	69.2	78.7	$9,889
Ischool-Creekside	Public, Charter	9-12	8747 W New Harmony Trail	Tomball	75029	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(281) 747-6701	130	5	25.6	21.5%	61 (46.9%)	6 (4.6%)	43 (33.1%)	11 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	81.1	188^th of 2009 public high schools	90.6%		89.8	67^th of 1974 public high schools	96.6%	121	92.9	80.0	66.7	81.3	100.0	$8,582
Inspirational Hope House	Public	5-12	596 Mosswood Dr	Conroe	77302	Montgomery County	Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 641-8633	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Klein Oak High School	Public	9-12	22603 Northcrest Dr	Klein	77389	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-5000	3,766	221	17.0	40.4%	1,320 (35.1%)	553 (14.7%)	1,467 (39.0%)	273 (7.2%)	12 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	138 (3.7%)	67.3	493^rd of 2009 public high schools	75.5%		67.5	485^th of 1974 public high schools	75.4%	8	55.9	77.3	67.4	69.3	80.3	$7,782
Booker T Washington High School	Public	9-12	507 Dr Martin Luther King Pla	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3420	189	23	8.2	66.1%	57 (30.2%)	30 (15.9%)	97 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	23.7	1603^rd of 2009 public high schools	20.2%		14.7	1700^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%	97	15.8	63.6	29.0	32.8	60.7	$21,854
Tomball Star Academy	Public	9-12	11211 Fm 2920 Building 3	Tomball	77375	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3222	402	23	17.7	28.4%	143 (35.6%)	24 (6.0%)	146 (36.3%)	69 (17.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.2%)	94.8	7^th of 2009 public high schools	99.7%		94.3	22^nd of 1974 public high schools	98.9%	15	93.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.0	$8,188
Timber Mill High School	Public	9-12	3205 W Davis	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 709-7752																			(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about The Woodlands High School

What is the racial makeup of The Woodlands High School?

Students at The Woodlands High School are 52% White, 30% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is The Woodlands High School in?

Conroe Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend The Woodlands High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,444 students attended The Woodlands High School.

Is The Woodlands High School a good school?

Yes. The Woodlands High School ranks in the top 6.5% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into The Woodlands High School?

The Woodlands High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buckalew Elementary
Elementary : Bush Elementary
Elementary : Deretchin Elementary
Elementary : Galatas Elementary
Elementary : Glen Loch Elementary
Elementary : Tough Elementary
Middle : McCullough J H
Middle : Mitchell Intermediate

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