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Wisdom High School

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Wisdom High School ranks 1454 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 28% of Texas high schools

Summary

Wisdom High School in Houston, TX, is a large comprehensive high school serving nearly 2,000 students in grades 9-12 within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), where over 96% of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. After several years of struggling academically, the school has shown a significant and encouraging upward trend, climbing from the bottom 10% of Texas high schools to the 28th percentile and earning a 1-star rating in the most recent data, suggesting recent interventions may be starting to yield positive results.

The most striking differentiator for Wisdom High School is its dramatic improvement in serving specific student populations. Special education students soared from the 22nd percentile to the 82nd percentile, earning a 4-star rating, while English Language Learners jumped from the 9th to the 72nd percentile, also earning 4 stars—far exceeding the performance of similar subgroups at nearby schools like Sharpstown International School or Long Academy. However, the school faces a severe crisis with student retention, as the dropout rate has skyrocketed to 15.8%, over four times the district average and the highest among all nearby schools except the alternative Liberty High School (21.9%).

Academically, Wisdom High School shows a polarized performance: students perform at or above the district average in Algebra I and U.S. History, but are severely lagging in English Language Arts, with only 25.48% proficient in English I compared to the district average of 51.35%. The graduation rate has been volatile and alarmingly low at 56.4%, compared to nearby schools like Energized For Stem Academy High School (94.9%) and Yes Prep - Gulfton (93.8%). This creates a paradox: the school is improving academic proficiency for students who stay, but is simultaneously failing to retain a large portion of its student body. The core challenge ahead is not just academic achievement, but student engagement and persistence, as the school must translate its academic gains into improved retention and a higher graduation rate.

1,965

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,295

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6529 Beverly Hill Ln
Houston, TX 77057-6406

(713) 787-1700

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Wisdom High School:

Elementary:	Benavidez Elementary
	Briargrove Elementary
	Emerson Elementary
	Pilgrim Academy
	More...
	Piney Point Elementary
	Rodriguez Elementary
Middle:	Tanglewood Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

African American:

12.6%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (48% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English I Reading scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school48%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,454^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 45High Schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd)

438^th of 951Houston 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	31.2	1454 of 2009	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1518 of 1974	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1804 of 1990	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	1835 of 1961	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1760 of 1876	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	1746 of 1861	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	1703 of 1857	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1627 of 1797	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.0	1614 of 1777	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	1575 of 1762	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	1581 of 1743	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	1496 of 1734	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1396 of 1652	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.8	1294 of 1603	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.7	1127 of 1672	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.7	1306 of 1568	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.3	1346 of 1539	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.8	1343 of 1510	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	1357 of 1497	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.0	1342 of 1430	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.6	1362 of 1429	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	8.5	1358 of 1427	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	648 of 1086	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	819 of 1065	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	920 of 1069	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	882 of 1031	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	859 of 1020	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	880 of 1024	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	899 of 1013	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	496 of 556	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	0.5	520 of 530	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.1	520 of 525	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.1	503 of 507	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.3	484 of 488	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.3	485 of 487	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	470 of 486	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	13.3	1716 of 1837	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1729 of 1829	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1703 of 1810	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1609 of 1784	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	330 of 1195	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	16.1	1285 of 1437	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	1249 of 1371	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	1164 of 1278	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	1057 of 1195	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	987 of 1136	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	859 of 1113	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.9	1381 of 1936	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1779 of 1880	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1779 of 1891	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1751 of 1841	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1713 of 1815	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	1700 of 1798	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	1662 of 1781	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	622 of 1206	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	2.4	1149 of 1182	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1083 of 1172	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1124 of 1177	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1087 of 1145	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1070 of 1137	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	1291 of 1860	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	8.0	1702 of 1805	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1695 of 1820	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1652 of 1762	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	1624 of 1743	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1613 of 1714	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	1557 of 1691	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	1240 of 1937	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.1	1756 of 1884	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1773 of 1897	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	1726 of 1847	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1728 of 1848	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1687 of 1818	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1654 of 1794	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1447 of 1954	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1759 of 1891	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1798 of 1913	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	1737 of 1853	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1738 of 1840	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	1724 of 1824	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	1682 of 1803	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	638 of 713	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	282 of 1581	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	672 of 1548	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	1152 of 1478	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.2	767 of 1418	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.6	1070 of 1382	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	1084 of 1357	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	993 of 1347	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	1379 of 1584	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1486 of 1556	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.1	1522 of 1576	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.4	1473 of 1525	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	1460 of 1510	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.3	1482 of 1526	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1459 of 1539	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+55 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)72nd percentile+45 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)13th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2026)11th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)11th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History61%-9 vs state

Biology59%-12 vs state

Algebra I55%~ state avg

English II Reading47%-13 vs state

English I Reading25%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Sunday, October 7, 2018

We moved from gpisd to hisd and this school is in district of where we live. The staff is unproductive in doing what needs to be done for the students. I have had to come to the school three times the two weeks my children have been there to make sure their learning needs are met. I highly would not recommend this school to parents who come from a better school district as we did. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

There's no continuity in administration or in the teaching staff. the school hours are way too long, the schedule changes constantly, there are too many standardized tests. The school only teaches students for ONE reason - to pass the STARR test. The school keeps difficult students long after they demonstrate misconduct, truancy, and other issues that would have students expelled from other schools. Those students harm the education of our babies who want to learn. Teachers are stressed out and constantly wanting to leave the district, and the students can see this. The school gives students computers only if they pay, and then they never use them because some parents cannot afford the computers, and we don't really want our students carrying something home everyday that may attract harm or theft. The computers should have been left in the schools with the teachers. There is no school spirit, there is bullying, widespread drug use, and students have no lockers, cannot carry water into the classroom, can't have a backpack unless it's seethru, and the building is falling apart. Basically the environment is poor for everyone. Big changes are needed. Close Quote

by a student
Saturday, February 7, 2009

It's a great school!
It has students from all over the world, and more important we ALL get along.
Lee offers many college level classes that other schools don't offer.
It is multicultural and that's what makes is unique. 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	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
Wisdom High School	Public	9-12	6529 Beverly Hill Ln	Houston	77057	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 787-1700	1,965	139	14.0	96.1%	154 (7.8%)	247 (12.6%)	1,346 (68.5%)	182 (9.3%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	27 (1.4%)	31.2	1454^th of 2009 public high schools	27.6%		24.9	1518^th of 1974 public high schools	23.1%	64	55.3	58.8	25.5	46.9	61.4								$9,295
Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6400 Westpark Dr Ste 200	Houston	77057	Harris County	Southwest Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 954-9528	462	2	285.1	92.9%	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.4%)	442 (95.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38.6	1273^rd of 2009 public high schools	36.6%		27.8	1451^st of 1974 public high schools	26.5%	178	71.3	65.7	40.3	46.9	54.0								$10,439
Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown)	Public, Charter	9-12	6615 Rookin St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 347-1002	91	3	35.1	93.4%	4 (4.4%)	19 (20.9%)	66 (72.5%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6	1861^st of 2009 public high schools	7.4%		6.3	1841^st of 1974 public high schools	6.7%	20	20.0	44.0	5.1	10.0	35.3								$15,057
Yes Prep - Gulfton	Public, Charter	6-12	6565 De Moss Dr	Houston	77074	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-9800	1,039	61	16.9	97.1%	14 (1.3%)	30 (2.9%)	946 (91.0%)	44 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	70.7	421^st of 2009 public high schools	79.0%		69.8	421^st of 1974 public high schools	78.7%		82.8	79.1	63.4	74.8	73.1	44.0	48.2	60.4	36.7	42.0	54.9	34.2	$11,262
KIPP Connect Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	6700 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 879-3023	979	48	20.2	72.7%	44 (4.5%)	69 (7.0%)	682 (69.7%)	174 (17.8%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	36.5	1325^th of 2009 public high schools	34.0%		24.8	1521^st of 1974 public high schools	22.9%	196	50.0	56.0	37.0	54.4	68.4	63.9	62.0	67.2	36.2	54.7		50.8	$8,375
Long Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	6501 Bellaire Blvd	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 778-3380	680	49	13.8	98.8%	39 (5.7%)	63 (9.3%)	461 (67.8%)	105 (15.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	76.9	283^rd of 2009 public high schools	85.9%		49.7	915^th of 1974 public high schools	53.6%	632	86.0	90.9	46.7	75.0	88.0	28.8	31.7	38.6	28.6	21.9	53.2	15.2	$13,611
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 458-5555	352	15	23.4	100.0%	11 (3.1%)	12 (3.4%)	314 (89.2%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.6	1584^th of 2009 public high schools	21.2%		17.7	1653^rd of 1974 public high schools	16.3%	69	23.3	50.0	7.4	36.4	74.5								$8,515
Middle College H S At Hcc Gulfton	Public	9-12	5407 Gulfton St 219	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 662-2551	72	7	10.5	90.3%	2 (2.8%)	9 (12.5%)	61 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.9	1563^rd of 2009 public high schools	22.2%		10.9	1766^th of 1974 public high schools	10.5%	203	16.7	80.0	33.3	23.1	57.9								$10,047
Challenge Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5601 W Loop S	Houston	77081	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 664-9712	485	25	19.0	81.4%	28 (5.8%)	43 (8.9%)	388 (80.0%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	92.9	24^th of 2009 public high schools	98.8%		93.3	27^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%	3	90.8	96.3	94.6	98.3	100.0								$7,430
Energized For Stem Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	7055 Beechnut St	Houston	77074	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 394-3550	520	19	27.5	96.3%	8 (1.5%)	15 (2.9%)	489 (94.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	76.7	286^th of 2009 public high schools	85.8%		66.9	499^th of 1974 public high schools	74.7%	213	79.5	95.2	53.6	80.0	92.9								$8,244

Frequently Asked Questions about Wisdom High School

What district is Wisdom High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Wisdom High School?

Wisdom High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benavidez Elementary
Elementary : Briargrove Elementary
Elementary : Emerson Elementary
Elementary : Pilgrim Academy
Elementary : Piney Point Elementary
Elementary : Rodriguez Elementary
Middle : Tanglewood Middle

What is the racial makeup of Wisdom High School?

Students at Wisdom High School are 68% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 8% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Wisdom High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,965 students attended Wisdom High School.

Is Wisdom High School a good school?

Wisdom High School ranks 1454^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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