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Willowridge High School

Public Grades 9-12

1553^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 23% of Texas high schools

Summary

Willowridge High School in Houston, TX, serves 1,242 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the top 31% of Texas school districts, though the school itself has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of all Texas high schools for the past decade.

Willowridge faces significant academic challenges compared to nearby schools. In core subjects like Algebra I, only 29.57% of students were proficient, compared to 55.85% at Lawrence E Elkins High School and 54.96% at Shadow Creek High School. The school's graduation rate of 84.6% is the lowest among its Fort Bend ISD peers, while its dropout rate of 2.1% is double the district average. Interestingly, Willowridge spends $13,230 per student—significantly more than high-performing peers like Elkins ($8,514) and Shadow Creek ($9,261)—yet sees lower academic outcomes. A bright spot is U.S. History, where 62.99% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, showing a strong upward trend from 38.1% the previous year. Nearby charter schools like Yes Prep - Southwest serve an even higher percentage of low-income students but achieve dramatically better results, ranking in the 86th percentile with a 96% graduation rate and proficiency rates in Algebra I (80.57%) that more than double Willowridge's.

Within the school, there are notable differences in how student groups are served. African American students ranked in the 33rd percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning 2 stars—the highest star rating for any subgroup that year. However, English Language Learners are severely underserved, ranking in the 3rd percentile statewide, indicating a critical need for targeted support. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program has seen a dramatic decline, dropping from the 78th percentile (4 stars) in 2022-2023 to the 25th percentile (1 star) in 2025-2026, which warrants investigation into potential changes in curriculum or identification processes.

1,242

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,574

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16301 Chimney Rock
Houston, TX 77053-4212

(281) 634-2450

District: Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

40.3%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg70%

Texas avg62%

1,553^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11High Schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

294^th of 951Fort Bend 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	26.4	1553 of 2009	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	1558 of 1974	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1683 of 1990	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1626 of 1961	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1582 of 1876	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1564 of 1861	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1556 of 1857	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1490 of 1797	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.7	1360 of 1777	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.2	1321 of 1762	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.7	1352 of 1743	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.1	1370 of 1734	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1344 of 1652	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1261 of 1603	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	1375 of 1672	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.8	1261 of 1568	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.1	1173 of 1539	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.1	1107 of 1510	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.8	1192 of 1497	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	1157 of 1430	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	1211 of 1429	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	1162 of 1427	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	723 of 1086	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	829 of 1065	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	758 of 1069	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	758 of 1031	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	809 of 1020	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	833 of 1024	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	772 of 1013	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.2	1384 of 1837	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	1662 of 1829	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1317 of 1810	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1372 of 1784	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	1161 of 1195	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1247 of 1437	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	983 of 1371	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	849 of 1278	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	812 of 1195	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	704 of 1136	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	594 of 1113	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.4	1530 of 1936	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	1739 of 1880	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1628 of 1891	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1568 of 1841	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1580 of 1815	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1566 of 1798	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1531 of 1781	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	900 of 1206	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	71.9	257 of 1182	78.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1305 of 1860	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	1562 of 1805	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1452 of 1820	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1413 of 1762	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1309 of 1743	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1291 of 1714	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1301 of 1691	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1378 of 1937	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1625 of 1884	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1520 of 1897	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1502 of 1847	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1483 of 1848	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	1544 of 1818	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1501 of 1794	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	1515 of 1954	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1588 of 1891	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1551 of 1913	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1555 of 1853	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	1509 of 1840	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1575 of 1824	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1574 of 1803	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	662 of 713	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	615 of 731	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	418 of 677	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	2.7	653 of 664	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	365 of 588	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	1.6	593 of 604	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	526 of 582	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	1132 of 1581	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1284 of 1548	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	866 of 1478	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	912 of 1418	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1021 of 1382	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1000 of 1357	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	1136 of 1347	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	1425 of 1584	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1314 of 1556	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1443 of 1576	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1291 of 1525	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)33rd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school

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

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)21st percentile~ school

White (2026)10th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)7th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

Biology54%-16 vs state

English II Reading42%-18 vs state

English I Reading35%-20 vs state

Algebra I30%-24 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
Willowridge High School	Public	9-12	16301 Chimney Rock	Houston	77053	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-2450	1,242	93	13.3	79.2%	19 (1.5%)	500 (40.3%)	694 (55.9%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.4%)	26.4	1553^rd of 2009 public high schools	22.7%		22.9	1558^th of 1974 public high schools	21.1%	5	29.6	54.1	35.4	42.1	63.0								$13,574
Yes Prep - Southwest	Public, Charter	6-12	4411 Anderson Rd	Houston	77053	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9200	1,060	58	18.3	92.4%	6 (0.6%)	51 (4.8%)	1,001 (94.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77.2	276^th of 2009 public high schools	86.3%		73.9	327^th of 1974 public high schools	83.4%	51	80.6	76.2	71.0	80.5	89.2	70.2	59.8	67.3	62.3	52.4	43.4	32.1	$11,438
Thurgood Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1220 Buffalo Run	Missouri City	77489	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 634-6630	1,698	110	15.4	72.1%	19 (1.1%)	1,080 (63.6%)	534 (31.4%)	26 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	31 (1.8%)	34.7	1368^th of 2009 public high schools	31.9%		28.9	1427^th of 1974 public high schools	27.7%	59	23.1	61.3	46.6	52.8	61.7								$10,695
Stafford High School	Public	9-12	100 Spartan Dr	Stafford	77477	Fort Bend County	Stafford Msd	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 261-9239	1,108	77	14.3	67.9%	40 (3.6%)	464 (41.9%)	534 (48.2%)	48 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.6%)	43	1153^rd of 2009 public high schools	42.6%		40.5	1155^th of 1974 public high schools	41.5%	2	26.2	66.2	44.4	57.6	71.6								$11,200
Hightower High School	Public	9-12	3333 Hurricane Ln	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-5240	2,312	144	16.1	59.3%	31 (1.3%)	1,291 (55.8%)	776 (33.6%)	129 (5.6%)	13 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	67 (2.9%)	33.7	1396^th of 2009 public high schools	30.5%		31.8	1356^th of 1974 public high schools	31.3%	40	26.2	60.0	41.0	51.0	66.0								$8,853
Madison High School	Public	9-12	13719 Whiteheather	Houston	77045	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 433-9801	1,588	119	13.3	89.9%	21 (1.3%)	527 (33.2%)	1,006 (63.4%)	16 (1.0%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (0.8%)	38.8	1267^th of 2009 public high schools	36.9%		32.7	1330^th of 1974 public high schools	32.6%	63	57.4	63.3	38.1	47.5	66.7								$12,197
Westbury High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11911 Chimney Rock	Houston	77035	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 723-6015	1,991	130	15.3	91.3%	51 (2.6%)	508 (25.5%)	1,378 (69.2%)	34 (1.7%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (0.9%)	47.2	1030^th of 2009 public high schools	48.7%		31.6	1358^th of 1974 public high schools	31.2%	328	51.5	78.1	39.5	51.9	74.3								$9,583
Shadow Creek High School	Public	9-12	11850 Broadway	Pearland	77584	Brazoria County	Alvin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 245-3800	2,599	151	17.2	29.2%	317 (12.2%)	1,038 (39.9%)	479 (18.4%)	655 (25.2%)	6 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	101 (3.9%)	75.1	327^th of 2009 public high schools	83.7%		74.1	323^rd of 1974 public high schools	83.6%	4	55.0	86.8	75.5	78.3	78.8								$8,110
Lawrence E Elkins High School	Public	9-12	7007 Knights Ct	Missouri City	77459	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2600	2,848	151	18.8	29.2%	269 (9.4%)	746 (26.2%)	437 (15.3%)	1,281 (45.0%)	15 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	96 (3.4%)	75.7	308^th of 2009 public high schools	84.7%		72.3	358^th of 1974 public high schools	81.9%	50	55.9	89.4	76.4	74.9	81.1								$7,650
Yes Prep - Brays Oaks	Public, Charter	6-12	9000 W Bellfort St	Houston	77031	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-8400	1,051	59	17.8	94.4%	11 (1.0%)	64 (6.1%)	962 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	72	385^th of 2009 public high schools	80.8%		68.1	469^th of 1974 public high schools	76.2%	84	79.1	75.7	58.9	79.9	84.9	39.5	56.4	72.2	27.0	52.8	60.4	51.2	$11,517

Frequently Asked Questions about Willowridge High School

Is Willowridge High School a good school?

Willowridge High School ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Willowridge High School?

Willowridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ridgegate Elementary
Elementary : Ridgemont Early Literacy Center
Elementary : Ridgemont Elementary
Middle : Christa McAuliffe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Willowridge High School?

Students at Willowridge High School are 56% Hispanic, 40% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Willowridge High School in?

Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Willowridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,242 students attended Willowridge High School.

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