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Houston Math Science And Technology Center

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Houston Math Science And Technology Center ranks 1038 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1038^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 48% of Texas high schools

Summary

Houston Math Science And Technology Center is a large comprehensive high school in the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving approximately 2,396 students in grades 9-12 in a predominantly low-income area of Houston, TX. The most exciting news for parents is the school’s dramatic turnaround: after years of struggling, it jumped from the 29th percentile statewide in 2024-2025 to the 48th percentile in 2025-2026—a remarkable 19-point leap in a single year. This improvement is unmatched by nearby traditional high schools like Washington B T High School (37th percentile) and Kashmere High School (24th percentile), and it has even allowed the school to outperform the closest charter, KIPP Generations Collegiate (25th percentile), making it a more competitive option for families.

What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional performance with students who often need the most support. In 2025-2026, English Language Learner students ranked in the 87th percentile statewide, and Special Education students ranked in the 76th percentile—a massive leap from just 27th percentile two years prior. The school also outperforms the district average in Algebra I and U.S. History, and its test scores in these subjects are higher than those at Washington B T High School and Kashmere High School. However, the school has a "two-speed" challenge: while it excels with high-need groups, its Gifted and Talented students rank in the 18th percentile, suggesting a need for more enrichment opportunities for top achievers.

Despite the test-score gains, a persistent challenge remains: the graduation rate has declined to 76.9% (well below the district average of 84.3%), and the dropout rate of 5.3% is the highest among nearby comprehensive high schools. This means the school is getting better at teaching students who take the tests, but it may be losing some before they finish. For context, the nearby North Houston Early College High School (98th percentile) shows what’s possible with a rigorous college-focused model, but HMSATC’s recent surge—especially outpacing a nearby KIPP school—shows it is on a strong upward trajectory that families should watch closely.

2,396

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,801

Per pupil spending ?

95.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9400 Irvington
Houston, TX 77076-5224

(713) 696-0200

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Houston Math Science And Technology Center:

Elementary:	Barrick Elementary
	Burbank Elementary
	Coop Elementary
	De Chaumes Elementary
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	Durkee Elementary
	Garcia Elementary
	Herrera Elementary
	Janowski Elementary
	Lyons Elementary
	Moreno Elementary
	Northline Elementary
	Scarborough Elementary
Middle:	Burbank Middle
	Fonville Middle
	Henry Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

African American:

6.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

!English I Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg62%

Texas avg62%

1,038^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	47.0	1038 of 2009	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.9	1398 of 1974	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1718 of 1990	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	1760 of 1961	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	1653 of 1876	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	1702 of 1861	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	1672 of 1857	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1574 of 1797	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.2	1476 of 1777	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	1461 of 1762	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	1530 of 1743	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	1571 of 1734	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1422 of 1652	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	1285 of 1603	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.3	1393 of 1672	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	607 of 1086	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	860 of 1065	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	832 of 1069	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	794 of 1031	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	882 of 1020	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	863 of 1024	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	882 of 1013	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.4	1557 of 1837	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.2	1710 of 1829	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	1674 of 1810	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1524 of 1784	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	156 of 1195	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	18.5	1237 of 1437	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	1193 of 1371	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1014 of 1278	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	991 of 1195	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	991 of 1136	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	906 of 1113	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	987 of 1936	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.7	1726 of 1880	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1733 of 1891	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1641 of 1841	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	1675 of 1815	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1662 of 1798	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1610 of 1781	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	992 of 1206	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	1165 of 1182	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.9	1158 of 1172	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.6	1163 of 1177	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	1124 of 1145	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.0	1134 of 1137	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	742 of 1860	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.9	1623 of 1805	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1621 of 1820	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1548 of 1762	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1579 of 1743	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1571 of 1714	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1502 of 1691	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.0	646 of 1937	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.2	1675 of 1884	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1696 of 1897	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	1604 of 1847	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	1677 of 1848	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	1658 of 1818	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1588 of 1794	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.2	1079 of 1954	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	12.3	1683 of 1891	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	1720 of 1913	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1631 of 1853	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	1697 of 1840	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1689 of 1824	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1632 of 1803	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	95 of 97	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	107 of 113	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	384 of 1581	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	31.2	1137 of 1548	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1262 of 1478	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1149 of 1418	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1122 of 1382	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1118 of 1357	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1166 of 1347	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	991 of 1584	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1491 of 1556	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1471 of 1576	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	1382 of 1525	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1309 of 1510	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1466 of 1526	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1428 of 1539	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+39 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)67th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)49th percentile~ school

Male (2026)45th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)44th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)18th percentile-31 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile+3 vs school

Migrant (2021)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History73%~ state avg

Biology68%-3 vs state

Algebra I61%+7 vs state

English II Reading52%-8 vs state

English I Reading45%-10 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
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
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
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
Yes Prep - Northline	Public, Charter	6-12	441 Little York Rd	Houston	77076	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 842-5400	1,004	60	16.8	90.7%	10 (1.0%)	13 (1.3%)	976 (97.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.2	343^rd of 2009 public high schools	82.9%		64.8	556^th of 1974 public high schools	71.8%	213	66.0	82.1	74.8	76.1	84.3	57.6	71.4	74.3	39.9	49.4	61.0	37.5	$11,622
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)
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
Yes Prep - Northside	Public, Charter	6-12	5215 Jensen Dr	Houston	77026	Harris County	Yes Prep Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 924-0400	948	59	15.9	93.2%	9 (0.9%)	63 (6.6%)	874 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.7	574^th of 2009 public high schools	71.4%		45.3	1031^st of 1974 public high schools	47.8%	457	64.3	71.8	58.0	70.7	88.8	46.7	53.9	59.1	38.2	41.0	41.5	22.8	$11,717
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
Kashmere High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	6900 Wileyvale St	Houston	77028	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 636-6400	655	60	10.9	96.9%	10 (1.5%)	312 (47.6%)	328 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	27.4	1529^th of 2009 public high schools	23.9%		23.7	1545^th of 1974 public high schools	21.7%	16	50.8	60.1	31.6	38.9	55.0								$19,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Houston Math Science And Technology Center

What district is Houston Math Science And Technology Center in?

Houston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Houston Math Science And Technology Center?

Students at Houston Math Science And Technology Center are 92% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% White.

What schools feed into Houston Math Science And Technology Center?

Houston Math Science And Technology Center is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barrick Elementary
Elementary : Burbank Elementary
Elementary : Coop Elementary
Elementary : De Chaumes Elementary
Elementary : Durkee Elementary
Elementary : Garcia Elementary
Elementary : Herrera Elementary
Elementary : Janowski Elementary
Elementary : Lyons Elementary
Elementary : Moreno Elementary
Elementary : Northline Elementary
Elementary : Scarborough Elementary
Middle : Burbank Middle
Middle : Fonville Middle
Middle : Henry Middle

Is Houston Math Science And Technology Center a good school?

Houston Math Science And Technology Center ranks 1038^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Houston Math Science And Technology Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,396 students attended Houston Math Science And Technology Center.

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