Wisdom High School

Public 9-12

 6529 Beverly Hill Ln
       Houston, TX  77057-6406


(713) 787-1700

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1835th of 1,961 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,110 Help


Feeder schools for Wisdom High School:

Elementary:    Benavidez Elementary
    Briargrove Elementary
    Emerson Elementary
    Pilgrim Academy
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Middle:    Tanglewood Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  21.2 Help
Number of students:  2,260

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.8%
African American:
12.5%
Asian:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.9% Help


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Compare Details Wisdom High School ranks worse than 93.6% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 42nd among 45 ranked high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.68. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Wisdom High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (71.8%), African American (12.5%), Asian (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wisdom High School is 21.2. 40 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wisdom High School is $10,110, which is the 19th highest among 45 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Wisdom High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wisdom High School 1835th of 1961 Texas public high schools. (See Wisdom High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 666th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Wisdom High School

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Rank History for all students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 8.54 1358th 1427 4.8%
2005 7.65 1362nd 1429 4.7%
2006 9.03 1342nd 1430 6.2%
2007 16.11 1357th 1497 9.4%
2008 20.81 1343rd 1510 11.1%
2009 25.28 1346th 1539 12.5%
2010 33.68 1306th 1568 16.7%
2011 48.69 1127th 1672 32.6%
2012 28.82 1294th 1603 19.3%
2013 22.75 1396th 1652 15.5%
2014 19.59 1496th 1734 13.7%
2015 10.17 1581st 1743 9.3%
2016 12.92 1575th 1762 10.6%
2017 8.00 1614th 1777 9.2%
2018 8.66 1627th 1797 9.5%
2019 7.04 1703rd 1857 8.3%
2021 7.16 1746th 1861 6.2%
2022 6.69 1760th 1876 6.2%
2023 5.68 1835th 1961 6.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.81 859th 1113 22.8%
2019 20.83 987th 1136 13.1%
2021 20.47 1057th 1195 11.5%
2022 16.15 1164th 1278 8.9%
2023 14.16 1249th 1371 8.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.05 993rd 1347 26.3%
2019 27.37 1084th 1357 20.1%
2021 28.64 1070th 1382 22.6%
2022 40.19 767th 1418 45.9%
2023 27.34 1152nd 1478 22.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.58 1654th 1794 7.8%
2019 9.61 1687th 1818 7.2%
2021 9.53 1728th 1848 6.5%
2022 8.89 1726th 1847 6.6%
2023 7.16 1773rd 1897 6.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.60 1662nd 1781 6.7%
2019 5.88 1700th 1798 5.5%
2021 6.30 1713th 1815 5.6%
2022 4.94 1751st 1841 4.9%
2023 4.73 1779th 1891 5.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.56 1070th 1137 5.9%
2019 13.66 1087th 1145 5.1%
2021 7.06 1124th 1177 4.5%
2022 12.57 1083rd 1172 7.6%
2023 2.37 1149th 1182 2.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.11 1609th 1784 9.8%
2019 13.37 1703rd 1810 5.9%
2021 13.25 1729th 1829 5.5%
2022 13.33 1716th 1837 6.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.58 1682nd 1803 6.7%
2019 6.86 1724th 1824 5.5%
2021 7.40 1738th 1840 5.5%
2022 7.52 1737th 1853 6.3%
2023 6.17 1798th 1913 6.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.27 470th 486 3.3%
2019 0.26 485th 487 0.4%
2021 0.32 484th 488 0.8%
2022 0.08 503rd 507 0.8%
2023 0.07 520th 525 1.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.63 899th 1013 11.3%
2019 17.19 880th 1024 14.1%
2021 19.51 859th 1020 15.8%
2022 18.15 882nd 1031 14.5%
2023 16.85 920th 1069 13.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.51 1557th 1691 7.9%
2019 7.92 1613th 1714 5.9%
2021 7.99 1624th 1743 6.8%
2022 7.57 1652nd 1762 6.2%
2023 6.71 1695th 1820 6.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Wisdom High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.08 1459th 1539 5.2%
2019 2.35 1482nd 1526 2.9%
2021 2.43 1460th 1510 3.3%
2022 3.35 1473rd 1525 3.4%
2023 2.10 1522nd 1576 3.4%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Sunday, October 7, 2018

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Wisdom High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1353 414 203 653 2 n/a n/a 0 2625
1989 1207 457 162 805 0 n/a n/a 0 2631
1990 1088 401 155 979 1 n/a n/a 0 2624
1991 922 372 163 1155 1 n/a n/a 0 2613
1992 734 337 167 1251 0 n/a n/a 0 2489
1993 678 331 176 1407 1 n/a n/a 0 2593
1994 577 342 155 1490 1 n/a n/a 0 2565
1995 526 398 171 1783 4 n/a n/a 0 2882
1996 526 398 171 1783 4 n/a n/a 0 2882
1997 542 422 173 1839 3 n/a n/a 0 2979
1998 509 381 150 1835 2 n/a n/a 0 2877
1999 577 379 162 1791 2 n/a n/a 0 2911
2000 581 448 179 1895 1 n/a n/a 0 3104
2001 185 249 122 1644 1 n/a n/a 0 2201
2002 127 248 112 1652 0 n/a n/a 0 2139
2003 127 248 112 1652 0 n/a n/a 0 2139
2004 118 243 121 1682 0 n/a n/a 0 2164
2005 94 224 122 1654 0 n/a n/a 0 2094
2006 79 367 114 1638 0 n/a n/a 0 2198
2007 69 265 111 1553 2 n/a n/a 0 2000
2008 67 253 120 1483 1 n/a n/a 0 1924
2009 75 276 84 1493 0 n/a n/a 0 1928
2010 66 272 103 1448 2 n/a n/a 0 1891
2011 76 236 113 1247 6 4 9 0 1691
2012 69 210 115 1202 4 5 5 0 1610
2013 58 210 113 1014 2 12 6 0 1415
2014 50 213 106 973 6 6 5 0 1359
2015 64 227 95 1130 5 7 5 0 1533
2016 66 227 63 1255 10 16 2 0 1639
2017 82 249 91 1393 7 11 1 0 1834
2018 100 286 105 1465 6 4 6 0 1972
2019 103 294 104 1509 7 1 6 0 2024
2020 107 257 109 1546 4 0 6 0 2029
2021 101 214 110 1418 6 1 6 0 1856
2022 106 275 95 1539 5 2 11 0 2033
2023 147 283 195 1622 6 2 5 0 2260

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wisdom High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2625 119.0 22.0 n/a
1989 2631 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2624 117.0 22.4 n/a
1991 2613 117.1 22.3 n/a
1992 2489 113.5 21.9 18
1993 2593 121.0 21.4 20.5
1994 2565 127.9 20.1 25
1995 2882 139.9 20.6 28.6
1996 2882 139.9 20.6 28.6
1997 2979 141.9 21.0 29.2
1998 2877 149.7 19.2 32.9
1999 2911 150.9 19.3 28.9
2000 3104 152.5 20.4 26.3
2001 2201 116.9 18.8 66.7
2002 2139 137.2 15.6 83.6
2003 2139 137.2 15.6 83.6
2004 2164 138.1 15.7 86.3
2005 2094 139.9 15.0 86.9
2006 2198 137.7 16.0 90.2
2007 2000 135.6 14.7 68.3
2008 1924 127.5 15.1 79.7
2009 1928 123.0 15.7 81.5
2010 1891 120.8 15.6 80.8
2011 1691 97.9 17.2 66.2
2012 1610 78.4 20.5 50.2
2013 1415 73.8 19.1 69.8
2014 1359 67.0 20.2 96
2015 1533 78.0 19.6 60.9
2016 1639 87.0 18.8 90.2
2017 1834 91.6 20.0 97.1
2018 1972 96.6 20.3 95.9
2019 2024 98.8 20.4 99
2020 2029 100.0 20.2 96
2021 1856 105.2 17.6 97.8
2022 2033 93.5 21.7 98.3
2023 2260 106.1 21.2 96.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wisdom High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2625 119.0 22.0 n/a
1989 2631 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2624 117.0 22.4 n/a
1991 2613 117.1 22.3 n/a
1992 2489 113.5 21.9 18
1993 2593 121.0 21.4 20.5
1994 2565 127.9 20.1 25
1995 2882 139.9 20.6 28.6
1996 2882 139.9 20.6 28.6
1997 2979 141.9 21.0 29.2
1998 2877 149.7 19.2 32.9
1999 2911 150.9 19.3 28.9
2000 3104 152.5 20.4 26.3
2001 2201 116.9 18.8 66.7
2002 2139 137.2 15.6 83.6
2003 2139 137.2 15.6 83.6
2004 2164 138.1 15.7 86.3
2005 2094 139.9 15.0 86.9
2006 2198 137.7 16.0 90.2
2007 2000 135.6 14.7 68.3
2008 1924 127.5 15.1 79.7
2009 1928 123.0 15.7 81.5
2010 1891 120.8 15.6 80.8
2011 1691 97.9 17.2 66.2
2012 1610 78.4 20.5 50.2
2013 1415 73.8 19.1 69.8
2014 1359 67.0 20.2 96
2015 1533 78.0 19.6 60.9
2016 1639 87.0 18.8 90.2
2017 1834 91.6 20.0 97.1
2018 1972 96.6 20.3 95.9
2019 2024 98.8 20.4 99
2020 2029 100.0 20.2 96
2021 1856 105.2 17.6 97.8
2022 2033 93.5 21.7 98.3
2023 2260 106.1 21.2 96.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wisdom High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,410 (16.7%) $7,025 (83.3%) $8,435
2020 $1,569 (16.9%) $7,731 (83.1%) $9,300
2021 $1,187 (11.7%) $8,924 (88.3%) $10,110

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wisdom High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1703rd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1835th of 1961 High schools
 1.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Wisdom High School)2413
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5034
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Wisdom High School)1915
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5140
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Wisdom High School)1413
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Wisdom High School)1415
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4344
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Wisdom High School)4136
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Houston Independent School District (Isd))6863
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20242260
 11.7%
African American294283
 3.7%
American Indian76
 14.3%
Asian104195
 87.5%
Hispanic15091622
 7.5%
Pacific Islander12
 100%
White103147
 42.7%
Two or More Races65
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99%96.9%
 2%


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Students at Wisdom High School are 72% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Asian, 7% White.

Wisdom High School ranks in the bottom 6.4% of Texas high schools.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,260 students attended Wisdom High School.


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