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Washington B T High School

Q: Is Washington B T High School a good school?

Washington B T High School ranks 1272 nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1272^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 37% of Texas high schools

Summary

Washington B T High School in Houston, TX, is a comprehensive high school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) serving 811 students in grades 9-12, with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high-poverty community. The school has shown remarkable recent improvement, jumping from the 10th percentile in state rankings in 2022-2023 to the 37th percentile in 2025-2026, its highest point in years. This turnaround is especially notable given that nearby schools like Heights High School (60.51% poverty rate) and Waltrip High School (79.63% poverty rate) serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students, yet Washington B T now outperforms Heights in Algebra I proficiency (56.46% vs. 42.06%).

A key strength is the school's exceptional support for its most vulnerable students. In 2025-2026, Washington B T served its African American, English Language Learner, Special Education, and low-income students at levels significantly above the state average (52nd-61st percentile), a dramatic shift from just a few years prior when these groups ranked in the 7th-17th percentile. The school also maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, far better than Houston Math Science And Technology Center (14.6:1) or Heights (19.7:1), allowing for more personalized attention. However, the school struggles with a volatile graduation rate, which dropped to 67.6% in 2023-2024, well below the district average and far behind stable performers like North Houston Early College High School (98.1%).

While the school excels at remediation and foundational skills, it underperforms with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 5th percentile statewide in 2025-2026. This gap may contribute to a "brain drain" to top-performing magnet schools like North Houston Early College, which draws motivated students from the same area. Despite these challenges, Washington B T's recent test score gains—such as Algebra I proficiency rising from 14% to 56.46% and Biology from 22% to 67.49% in three years—suggest that higher spending (about $12,500 per student) is paying off. For parents, this school offers a personalized, improving environment with strong support for students who need it most, but families should weigh the low graduation rate and limited enrichment for advanced learners.

811

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,822

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4204 Yale St
Houston, TX 77018-6545

(713) 696-6600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Washington B T High School:

Elementary:	Burrus Elementary
	Highland Hts Elementary
	Kennedy Elementary
	Osborne Elementary
	More...
	Wesley Elementary
Middle:	Williams Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

African American:

45.6%

White:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English I Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,272^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd 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	38.6	1272 of 2009	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1585 of 1974	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1736 of 1990	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1761 of 1961	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1461 of 1876	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1573 of 1861	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1610 of 1857	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1613 of 1797	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	1531 of 1777	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.2	1505 of 1762	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1400 of 1743	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.3	1250 of 1734	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.7	1350 of 1652	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.3	1319 of 1603	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1421 of 1672	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	1185 of 1568	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.8	1166 of 1539	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.4	973 of 1510	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	1167 of 1497	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.2	1050 of 1430	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.3	1100 of 1429	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	34.6	1136 of 1427	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	419 of 1086	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.0	778 of 1065	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	889 of 1069	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	523 of 1031	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	700 of 1020	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	770 of 1024	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	825 of 1013	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	1201 of 1837	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1441 of 1829	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1574 of 1810	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1627 of 1784	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	523 of 1195	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.1	1249 of 1437	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	1226 of 1371	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1065 of 1278	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	591 of 1195	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.8	902 of 1136	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1034 of 1113	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.5	1270 of 1936	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1676 of 1880	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1755 of 1891	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1480 of 1841	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1586 of 1815	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1626 of 1798	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1677 of 1781	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1147 of 1206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	1172 of 1182	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1072 of 1172	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	1132 of 1177	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1102 of 1145	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1100 of 1137	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1099 of 1860	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1637 of 1805	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	1631 of 1820	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1407 of 1762	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1420 of 1743	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1527 of 1714	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1546 of 1691	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	934 of 1937	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.6	1668 of 1884	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1703 of 1897	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1337 of 1847	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1515 of 1848	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1613 of 1818	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1643 of 1794	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	1194 of 1954	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1707 of 1891	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1691 of 1913	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	1397 of 1853	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1534 of 1840	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1619 of 1824	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1636 of 1803	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	678 of 1581	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1028 of 1548	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1352 of 1478	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	897 of 1418	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	901 of 1382	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1216 of 1357	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1129 of 1347	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	7.5	1425 of 1525	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	1530 of 1539	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)34th percentile~ school

White (2022)7th percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology67%-3 vs state

U.S. History61%-9 vs state

Algebra I56%~ state avg

English II Reading49%-11 vs state

English I Reading37%-18 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, June 23, 2022

This is the worst place to send your child. It was bad in 1985 and it is still a danger today. Shooting, stabbings, and drugs. 30 years later and the damage this school did to my education is still haunting me now. Parents listen to you child when they say HSEP is a joke. 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	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
Washington B T High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4204 Yale St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6600	811	73	11.0	97.5%	6 (0.7%)	370 (45.6%)	426 (52.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	38.6	1272^nd of 2009 public high schools	36.7%		21.1	1585^th of 1974 public high schools	19.7%	313	56.5	67.5	37.0	48.6	61.0	$14,822
Harper Daep	Public	9-12	4425 N Shepherd	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 802-4760	76	21	3.6	90.8%	1 (1.3%)	33 (43.4%)	42 (55.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.8	1843^rd of 2009 public high schools	8.3%		3.9	1885^th of 1974 public high schools	4.5%	42	7.8	21.7	20.6	24.3	42.6	$31,129
North Houston Early College High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8001 Fulton St Bldg C	Houston	77022	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-6168	489	23	21.3	87.9%	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.9%)	463 (94.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90.8	48^th of 2009 public high schools	97.6%		93.2	28^th of 1974 public high schools	98.6%	20	92.9	88.2	96.1	94.4	96.4	$8,191
Premier H S Houston Gallery North	Public, Charter	9-12	6006 N Fwy # F	Houston	77076	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 489-9040	108	5	21.6	89.8%	5 (4.6%)	8 (7.4%)	94 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	23.9	1599^th of 2009 public high schools	20.4%		8.5	1807^th of 1974 public high schools	8.5%	208	26.1	62.5	33.3	54.6	36.1	$12,631
Texasworks - Houston-Gallery Furniture	Public, Charter	9-12	6006 N Fwy Ste F	Houston	77076	Harris County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	17				0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	12 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (17.6%)								(n/a)
Heights High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	413 E 13th St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 865-4400	2,426	123	19.7	60.5%	346 (14.3%)	222 (9.2%)	1,774 (73.1%)	35 (1.4%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (1.9%)	60.3	676^th of 2009 public high schools	66.4%		63.2	588^th of 1974 public high schools	70.2%	88	42.1	75.1	64.0	65.3	76.8	$8,755
KIPP Generations Collegiate	Public, Charter	9-12	500 Tidwell Rd	Houston	77022	Harris County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 230-0566	614	39	15.6	96.1%	6 (1.0%)	67 (10.9%)	540 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28.4	1511^th of 2009 public high schools	24.8%		29.8	1401^st of 1974 public high schools	29.0%	110	10.9	57.3	43.8	45.5	52.0	$9,979
Waltrip High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1900 W 34th St	Houston	77018	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 688-1361	1,615	95	17.0	79.6%	108 (6.7%)	190 (11.8%)	1,287 (79.7%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (1.3%)	42.6	1169^th of 2009 public high schools	41.8%		44.6	1052^nd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%	117	45.8	58.9	43.0	58.2	70.4	$9,562
Houston Heights Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	1125 Lawrence St	Houston	77008	Harris County	Houston Heights High School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 868-9797	192	17	11.1		8 (4.2%)	36 (18.8%)	148 (77.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1720^th of 2009 public high schools	14.4%		7.6	1819^th of 1974 public high schools	7.9%	99	19.5	52.9	32.7	26.3	47.5	$13,287
Houston Math Science And Technology Center	Public	9-12	9400 Irvington	Houston	77076	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 696-0200	2,396	163	14.6	95.3%	34 (1.4%)	159 (6.6%)	2,193 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	47	1038^th of 2009 public high schools	48.3%		29.9	1398^th of 1974 public high schools	29.2%	360	61.2	67.6	45.2	52.1	72.7	$10,801

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington B T High School

What district is Washington B T High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Washington B T High School?

Washington B T High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burrus Elementary
Elementary : Highland Hts Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Osborne Elementary
Elementary : Wesley Elementary
Middle : Williams Middle

What is the racial makeup of Washington B T High School?

Students at Washington B T High School are 53% Hispanic, 46% African American.

Is Washington B T High School a good school?

Washington B T High School ranks 1272^nd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Washington B T High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 811 students attended Washington B T High School.

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