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Westside High School

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Westside High School ranks 1210 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

1210^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 40% of Texas high schools

Summary

Westside High School is a large, comprehensive public high school in Houston, TX, serving 2,729 students in the Houston Independent School District (Isd) and located in the Briar Forest area, where over two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Westside has experienced a notable decline in its state ranking over the past five years, dropping from the 72nd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 40th percentile in 2025-2026. This downward trend sets it apart from nearby schools like Stratford High School in Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd), which has remained consistently high in the 74th percentile, and Mayde Creek High School in Katy Independent School District (Isd), which has stayed stable around the 50th percentile. In the most recent testing year, Westside's proficiency rates in core subjects like Algebra I (48.81%) and English I (48.43%) fell below both the HISD district and state averages, a reversal from 2022-2023 when it outperformed its district in every subject. The school's effectiveness with key student subgroups has also eroded, with significant drops in performance for English Language Learners and special education students.

Despite these academic challenges, Westside shows a bright spot in Biology and U.S. History, where it has outperformed its district in recent years, suggesting effective instructional practices in those departments. Additionally, the school's graduation rate has remained stable between 87.7% and 90.4% over the last five years, consistently outperforming the HISD district average by 5-7 percentage points, and its dropout rate has stayed low. This stability contrasts with the academic decline, indicating that while the school successfully retains students, it faces systemic challenges in academic preparation. Compared to specialized schools like Westchester Academy For International Studies and Alief Early College High School, which achieve near-perfect scores but serve selective populations, Westside's performance is more fairly compared to other large comprehensive schools where it is now falling behind.

2,729

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,655

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14201 Briar Forest
Houston, TX 77077-1806

(281) 920-8000

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Westside High School:

Elementary:	Ashford Elementary
	Askew Elementary
	Bush Elementary
	Ray Daily Elementary
	More...
	Walnut Bend Elementary
Middle:	West Briar Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.8%

African American:

31.6%

White:

12.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,210^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 20 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1210 of 2009	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	1214 of 1974	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	989 of 1990	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1053 of 1961	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	847 of 1876	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	529 of 1861	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	561 of 1857	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	381 of 1797	78.8%	★★★★☆
2017	69.8	355 of 1777	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	58.9	713 of 1762	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.4	744 of 1743	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.1	574 of 1734	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.8	416 of 1652	74.8%	★★★★☆
2012	64.9	423 of 1603	73.6%	★★★★☆
2011	62.2	719 of 1672	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.6	455 of 1568	71.0%	★★★★☆
2009	68.4	442 of 1539	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	71.1	357 of 1510	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	66.0	531 of 1497	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.2	790 of 1430	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.3	499 of 1429	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.4	528 of 1427	63.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.6	545 of 1086	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	430 of 1065	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	440 of 1069	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	368 of 1031	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	246 of 1020	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	316 of 1024	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	197 of 1013	80.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	466 of 556	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	405 of 530	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	373 of 525	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.2	289 of 507	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.2	155 of 488	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	148 of 487	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	128 of 486	73.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	714 of 1837	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	520 of 1829	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	541 of 1810	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	231 of 1784	87.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	907 of 1195	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	621 of 1437	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	789 of 1371	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	491 of 1278	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	427 of 1195	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	529 of 1136	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.6	559 of 1113	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	1161 of 1936	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	920 of 1880	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.7	1082 of 1891	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	928 of 1841	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.0	572 of 1815	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.7	550 of 1798	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	445 of 1781	75.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	713 of 1206	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	917 of 1182	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.7	819 of 1172	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	647 of 1177	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.2	360 of 1145	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.7	367 of 1137	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	935 of 1860	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	750 of 1805	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	888 of 1820	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	727 of 1762	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.9	437 of 1743	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	440 of 1714	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	373 of 1691	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1189 of 1937	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	821 of 1884	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	954 of 1897	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.1	741 of 1847	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	410 of 1848	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	464 of 1818	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	352 of 1794	80.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.6	1221 of 1954	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	1016 of 1891	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	999 of 1913	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	779 of 1853	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	522 of 1840	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	620 of 1824	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	452 of 1803	74.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	573 of 713	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	482 of 731	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	485 of 677	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	407 of 664	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	324 of 604	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	370 of 582	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	840 of 1581	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	471 of 1548	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.9	663 of 1478	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	410 of 1418	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	182 of 1382	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	428 of 1357	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	202 of 1347	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	1165 of 1584	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	899 of 1556	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	705 of 1576	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	424 of 1525	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	338 of 1510	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	443 of 1526	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	277 of 1539	82.0%	★★★★☆

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)

At Risk (2022)61st percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2026)47th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)40th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile~ school

Male (2026)38th percentile~ school

White (2026)26th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology66%-5 vs state

U.S. History63%-8 vs state

English II Reading51%-9 vs state

Algebra I49%-5 vs state

English I Reading48%-7 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 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Westside High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	14201 Briar Forest	Houston	77077	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 920-8000	2,729	146	18.7	67.1%	344 (12.6%)	863 (31.6%)	1,223 (44.8%)	198 (7.3%)	6 (0.2%)	6 (0.2%)	89 (3.3%)	40.9	1210^th of 2009 public high schools	39.8%		38	1214^th of 1974 public high schools	38.5%	4	48.8	65.5	48.4	50.7	62.6							$8,655
Stratford High School	Public	9-12	14555 Fern St	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-3400	2,394	126	19.0	32.2%	1,119 (46.7%)	246 (10.3%)	806 (33.7%)	141 (5.9%)	7 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (3.1%)	66.6	513^th of 2009 public high schools	74.5%		66.5	507^th of 1974 public high schools	74.3%	6	38.1	81.6	66.3	70.3	79.3							$8,304
Elsik High School	Public	9-12	12601 High Star	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	4,057	229	17.7	78.8%	106 (2.6%)	937 (23.1%)	2,632 (64.9%)	322 (7.9%)	44 (1.1%)	3 (0.1%)	13 (0.3%)	25.6	1567^th of 2009 public high schools	22.0%		25.4	1507^th of 1974 public high schools	23.7%	60	34.2	49.1	32.1	40.5	65.6							$7,618
Westchester Academy For International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	901 Yorkchester	Houston	77079	Harris County	Spring Branch Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 251-1800	864	63	13.7	48.8%	174 (20.1%)	22 (2.5%)	555 (64.2%)	61 (7.1%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.6%)	87	95^th of 2009 public high schools	95.3%		82.5	174^th of 1974 public high schools	91.2%	79	72.5	96.9	93.8	95.2	96.8	88.7	86.7	88.6	69.5	75.6	43.9	$10,929
Hastings High School	Public	9-12	4410 Cook Rd	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 498-8110	3,786	269	14.0	82.2%	145 (3.8%)	889 (23.5%)	2,381 (62.9%)	312 (8.2%)	48 (1.3%)	4 (0.1%)	7 (0.2%)	16.8	1694^th of 2009 public high schools	15.7%		19.7	1623^rd of 1974 public high schools	17.8%	71	22.5	45.6	24.1	34.4	57.9							$7,818
Alief Early College High School	Public	9-12	2811 A Hayes Rd	Houston	77082	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3010	402	22	18.0	84.6%	16 (4.0%)	94 (23.4%)	216 (53.7%)	71 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (1.0%)	93.5	19^th of 2009 public high schools	99.1%		94.5	18^th of 1974 public high schools	99.1%	1	96.8	100.0	98.0	100.0	90.9							$8,192
Taylor High School	Public	9-12	7555 Howell Sugar Land Rd	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 988-3500	2,838	171	16.5	79.4%	103 (3.6%)	705 (24.8%)	1,705 (60.1%)	273 (9.6%)	37 (1.3%)	6 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	34.3	1380^th of 2009 public high schools	31.3%		32.3	1348^th of 1974 public high schools	31.7%	32	46.1	52.4	31.6	46.4	77.5							$6,925
Kerr High School	Public	9-12	8150 Sugarland Howell	Houston	77083	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(281) 983-8484	807	38	21.5	68.8%	42 (5.2%)	128 (15.9%)	252 (31.2%)	370 (45.8%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.9%)	94.7	8^th of 2009 public high schools	99.6%		95.6	11^th of 1974 public high schools	99.4%	3		100.0	93.1	99.1	98.9							$7,569
George Bush High School	Public	9-12	6707 Fm 1464	Richmond	77407	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-6060	2,428	139	17.4	67.1%	113 (4.7%)	895 (36.9%)	1,002 (41.3%)	339 (14.0%)	14 (0.6%)	6 (0.2%)	59 (2.4%)	48.5	981^st of 2009 public high schools	51.2%		39.6	1171^st of 1974 public high schools	40.7%	190	47.2	72.9	50.6	55.4	70.0							$8,789
Alief Learning Center (6-12)	Public	6-12	4427 Belle Park	Houston	77072	Harris County	Alief Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 983-8000	140	43	3.2	83.6%	5 (3.6%)	28 (20.0%)	105 (75.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$36,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Westside High School

How many students attend Westside High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,729 students attended Westside High School.

What district is Westside High School in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Is Westside High School a good school?

Westside High School ranks 1210^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Westside High School?

Students at Westside High School are 45% Hispanic, 32% African American, 13% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Westside High School?

Westside High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ashford Elementary
Elementary : Askew Elementary
Elementary : Bush Elementary
Elementary : Ray Daily Elementary
Elementary : Walnut Bend Elementary
Middle : West Briar Middle

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