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Chavez High School

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Chavez High School ranks 1493 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1493^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 26% of Texas high schools

Summary

Chavez High School is a large, comprehensive high school in Houston, TX, serving 1,857 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Houston Independent School District (Isd).

Academically, Chavez has faced significant challenges, earning a 1-star rating for ten consecutive years and ranking in the 26th percentile statewide. Proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course exams in Algebra I, Biology, and English I & II are well below both district and state averages. However, there is a notable bright spot: in U.S. History, Chavez students achieved a 71% proficiency rate, outperforming both the district and state averages. The school has also shown remarkable progress with its English Language Learners (ELL), who jumped from the 20th to the 65th percentile in recent years. Despite an improving graduation rate of 83.5%, the school's dropout rate remains high at 4.0%, which is more than double that of nearby Milby High School (1.0%).

When compared to other schools in the area, Chavez's performance is notably lower than Milby High School, which serves a similar demographic but ranks in the 59th percentile and boasts a 94.4% graduation rate. Chavez is more comparable to South Houston High School (25th percentile) and Pasadena High School (32nd percentile). The school also struggles to serve its Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 10th percentile statewide, contrasting sharply with the strong outcomes for ELL students. This suggests that while Chavez has developed effective strategies for some high-needs groups, it faces significant hurdles in providing a consistently strong education for all its students.

1,857

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,388

Per pupil spending ?

92.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8501 Howard
Houston, TX 77017-3829

(713) 495-6950

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Chavez High School:

Elementary:	Bellfort Early Childhood Center
	Bonner Elementary
	Lewis Elementary
	Park Place Elementary
	More...
	Patterson Elementary
	Rucker Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
Middle:	Ortiz Middle
	Stevenson Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.7%

African American:

8.5%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!English I Reading scores 27 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,493^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	29.2	1493 of 2009	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.9	1446 of 1974	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1505 of 1990	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1601 of 1961	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1538 of 1876	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	1542 of 1861	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1499 of 1857	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1427 of 1797	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1368 of 1777	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.2	1408 of 1762	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1436 of 1743	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.9	1386 of 1734	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.7	1253 of 1652	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	1236 of 1603	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.5	1001 of 1672	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.6	902 of 1568	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.9	962 of 1539	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	892 of 1510	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.0	1141 of 1497	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.1	1204 of 1430	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.5	1198 of 1429	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	1176 of 1427	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	673 of 1086	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	736 of 1065	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	818 of 1069	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	832 of 1031	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	822 of 1020	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	861 of 1024	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	792 of 1013	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	486 of 556	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	444 of 530	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	435 of 525	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	451 of 507	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	424 of 488	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	436 of 487	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	438 of 486	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.9	1331 of 1837	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1517 of 1829	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1543 of 1810	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1235 of 1784	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	421 of 1195	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	923 of 1437	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1093 of 1371	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	925 of 1278	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	956 of 1195	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	979 of 1136	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	925 of 1113	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	1545 of 1936	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1453 of 1880	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1558 of 1891	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1524 of 1841	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1494 of 1815	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1504 of 1798	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1479 of 1781	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1094 of 1206	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	1131 of 1182	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1098 of 1172	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.9	1126 of 1177	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1092 of 1145	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1049 of 1137	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1308 of 1860	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1349 of 1805	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1451 of 1820	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1396 of 1762	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	1401 of 1743	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1342 of 1714	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1315 of 1691	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	1343 of 1937	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1388 of 1884	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1511 of 1897	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1432 of 1847	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1449 of 1848	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1375 of 1818	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1320 of 1794	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	1381 of 1954	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1517 of 1891	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	1576 of 1913	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1525 of 1853	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	1541 of 1840	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1528 of 1824	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1512 of 1803	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	791 of 1581	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	798 of 1548	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	988 of 1478	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	893 of 1418	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.8	1098 of 1382	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1029 of 1357	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1153 of 1347	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	13.6	1402 of 1556	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	67.6	379 of 1576	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	37.0	1003 of 1525	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.7	1422 of 1510	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1338 of 1526	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1331 of 1539	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)65th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)38th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History71%~ state avg

Biology51%-20 vs state

English II Reading43%-17 vs state

Algebra I40%-14 vs state

English I Reading29%-27 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
Chavez High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	8501 Howard	Houston	77017	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 495-6950	1,857	117	15.8	92.4%	11 (0.6%)	157 (8.5%)	1,628 (87.7%)	51 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	29.2	1493^rd of 2009 public high schools	25.7%		27.9	1446^th of 1974 public high schools	26.7%	47	39.9	50.9	28.6	43.0	71.0								$10,388
Early College T-Stem Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	2950 Broadway St	Houston	77017	Harris County	Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 640-3700	303	21	14.1	97.0%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	302 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57.7	747^th of 2009 public high schools	62.8%		52	859^th of 1974 public high schools	56.5%	112	53.7	76.1	51.4	64.6	77.1								$16,301
Texans Can Academy - Houston Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	9020 Gulf Fwy	Dallas	77017	Harris County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 379-4226	322	14	22.6	98.1%	5 (1.6%)	134 (41.6%)	183 (56.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.3	1901^st of 2009 public high schools	5.4%		3.7	1891^st of 1974 public high schools	4.2%	10	11.3	25.6	10.2	17.5	34.0								$11,382
Yes Prep - Hobby	Public, Charter	6-12	8787 Tallyho Rd	Houston	77061	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5600	685	42	16.1	86.4%	9 (1.3%)	99 (14.5%)	569 (83.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)								(n/a)	65.2	77.1	62.8	58.8	81.0	65.6	52.4	61.5	45.3	39.7	52.5	35.6	$13,864
Milby High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1601 Broadway	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 928-7401	2,126	113	18.8	93.9%	10 (0.5%)	76 (3.6%)	2,014 (94.7%)	15 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.4%)	54.4	831^st of 2009 public high schools	58.6%		44.3	1059^th of 1974 public high schools	46.4%	228	63.5	72.4	54.9	58.6	69.3								$8,546
Yes Prep - East End	Public, Charter	6-12	8401 Lawndale St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 967-7800	1,014	64	15.8	88.5%	8 (0.8%)	5 (0.5%)	999 (98.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57	760^th of 2009 public high schools	62.2%		47.4	977^th of 1974 public high schools	50.5%	217	58.1	72.4	59.2	66.5	68.9	53.6	54.8	73.5	34.3	41.6	47.6	24.8	$11,855
Richard Milburn Academy Pasadena	Public, Charter	9-12	320 Southmore Ave	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Richard Milburn Alter High School (Killeen)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 730-4570	123	8	15.2	69.9%	8 (6.5%)	3 (2.4%)	111 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4.9	1889^th of 2009 public high schools	6.0%		5.2	1858^th of 1974 public high schools	5.9%	31	10.7	54.6	7.5	17.4	15.6								$10,432
Pasadena High School	Public	9-12	206 S Shaver	Pasadena	77506	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-0310	2,217	142	15.6	89.6%	61 (2.8%)	36 (1.6%)	2,108 (95.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	35	1359^th of 2009 public high schools	32.4%		33	1324^th of 1974 public high schools	32.9%	35	39.4	66.9	40.0	46.5	62.2								$10,158
Premier H S - Houston - Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	10222 Gulf Fwy	Houston	75029	Denton County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 338-0020	97	4	22.3	90.7%	0 (0.0%)	22 (22.7%)	74 (76.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.4	1406^th of 2009 public high schools	30.0%		17.5	1660^th of 1974 public high schools	15.9%	254	0.0	77.8	20.0	45.5	63.6								$10,195
Texasworks - Houston-Hobby	Public, Charter	9-12	10222 Gulf Fwy Bldg A1	Houston	75029	Denton County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 338-0020	5	1	5.0		0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.1	1903^rd of 2009 public high schools	5.3%					(n/a)			0.0	12.5	40.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Chavez High School

What is the racial makeup of Chavez High School?

Students at Chavez High School are 88% Hispanic, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools feed into Chavez High School?

Chavez High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bellfort Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Bonner Elementary
Elementary : Lewis Elementary
Elementary : Park Place Elementary
Elementary : Patterson Elementary
Elementary : Rucker Elementary
Elementary : Sanchez Elementary
Middle : Ortiz Middle
Middle : Stevenson Middle

What district is Chavez High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Chavez High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,857 students attended Chavez High School.

Is Chavez High School a good school?

Chavez High School ranks 1493^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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