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Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School

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Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School ranks 463 rd of 2009 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

463^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 77% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Dr. Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School in Houston, TX, is a large public high school serving 1,486 students from Pre-K through 12th grade in the Pasadena Independent School District (Isd), where over 80% of students come from low-income households.

This school stands out dramatically from nearby alternative schools. While many alternative schools in the area, like Highpoint School East (Crosby) (14 students) and H S Point (8 students), are very small, Dr. Kirk Lewis is a large, comprehensive program. Its graduation rate is an exceptional 98.8%, with a dropout rate of just 0.3%. This is a stark contrast to schools like Community Services-Sec, which has a 1.3% graduation rate and a 57.8% dropout rate. Even high-performing peers like Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus (96.6% graduation) don't match this consistency. Furthermore, Dr. Kirk Lewis achieves these results with a relatively low per-student spending of about $9,800, compared to over $85,000 per student at Community Services-Sec.

Academically, the school's career-focused model appears to drive strong results. In subjects like Biology (86.26% proficient), English I (66.26%), English II (67.56%), and U.S. History (82.58%), students outperform both the district and state averages. The one area for improvement is Algebra I, where proficiency (53.62%) falls below the district average. This suggests that while the hands-on, career and technical education (CTE) curriculum makes many subjects more engaging, the school needs to strengthen its math foundation to ensure students are fully prepared for college and STEM careers.

1,486

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,907

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1348 Genoa Red Bluff
Houston, TX 77034

(713) 740-5320

District: Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

White:

5.0%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2019 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Texas alternative schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2019

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg59%

Texas avg62%

463^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 6 pts since 2019

From top 17% (2019) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

595^th of 951Pasadena 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	68.6	463 of 2009	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	398 of 1974	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	372 of 1990	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	342 of 1961	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	310 of 1876	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	351 of 1861	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	323 of 1857	82.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.5	116 of 1086	89.3%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	50 of 834	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	76 of 1065	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	62 of 1069	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	85.5	95 of 1031	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	77.5	141 of 1020	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	137 of 1024	86.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.2	113 of 556	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	52 of 428	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	83 of 530	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.1	124 of 525	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	31 of 507	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	92 of 488	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	200 of 487	58.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.1	202 of 1837	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	188 of 1829	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.6	291 of 1810	83.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	142 of 1195	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	68.4	184 of 1153	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.6	263 of 1437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	225 of 1371	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	239 of 1278	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	212 of 1195	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.6	359 of 1136	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	500 of 1936	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	416 of 1504	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	555 of 1880	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	528 of 1891	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	407 of 1841	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	392 of 1815	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	317 of 1798	82.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.2	244 of 1206	79.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.7	275 of 964	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	134 of 1182	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	390 of 1172	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	493 of 1177	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	575 of 1145	49.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	303 of 1860	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	210 of 1453	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	311 of 1805	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	223 of 1820	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	218 of 1762	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	206 of 1743	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	244 of 1714	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	240 of 1937	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.2	160 of 1513	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	205 of 1884	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	186 of 1897	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	162 of 1847	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	159 of 1848	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	165 of 1818	90.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	468 of 1954	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	68.1	305 of 1515	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	358 of 1891	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	264 of 1913	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	280 of 1853	84.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	324 of 1840	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	372 of 1824	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.5	55 of 713	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	2 of 604	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	279 of 1581	82.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.6	148 of 1299	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	215 of 1548	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	53 of 1478	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	100 of 1418	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	103 of 1382	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	54 of 1357	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	703 of 1584	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.7	638 of 1294	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	152 of 1556	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	74.9	222 of 1576	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	237 of 1525	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.8	384 of 1510	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	448 of 1526	70.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)92nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)89th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)82nd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)80th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile~ school

Female (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology86%+16 vs state

U.S. History83%+12 vs state

English II Reading68%+8 vs state

English I Reading66%+11 vs state

Algebra I54%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1348 Genoa Red Bluff	Houston	77034	Harris County	Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 740-5320	1,486	87	17.0	80.1%	74 (5.0%)	43 (2.9%)	1,331 (89.6%)	29 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.5%)								(n/a)							53.6	86.3	66.3	67.6	82.6														$8,907
H S Point	Public, Alternative	7-11	301 W P St	Deer Park	77536	Harris County	Deer Park Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 668-7455	8				1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Yes Prep - Hobby	Public, Charter, Alternative	6-11	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
Harris County Youth Village	Public, Charter, Alternative	8-11	210 Jw Mills Dr	Seabrook	77586	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4729	43	7	6.1	93.0%	2 (4.7%)	20 (46.5%)	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)							4.0	9.5	11.5	4.4	0.0						0.0						0.0	0.0	$28,013
Houston Gateway Academy - Coral Campus	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1020 Coral St	Houston	77012	Harris County	Houston Gateway Academy Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 923-5060	961	40	24.0	84.5%	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	943 (98.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)								(n/a)							71.3	70.9	71.6	71.4	69.7	29.6	30.2	58.7	56.8	71.4	75.0	36.4	48.8	65.2	52.3	75.0	82.8	60.8
Highpoint - Daep	Public, Alternative	8-11	1002 San Jacinto St	La Porte	77571	Harris County	La Porte Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 604-6906	5				0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	3 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)																									$00
George I Sanchez Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6001 Gulf Fwy Bldg B3	Houston	77023	Harris County	George I Sanchez Charter	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 926-1112	726	35	20.7	81.1%	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	712 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	12.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	9.1	66.1	47.3	19.3	19.3	46.7	40.0	0.0	7.7	20.9	5.7	22.5	20.0	6.7	0.0	11.6	1.9	26.5	4.2	$10,031
Community Services-Sec	Public, Alternative	K-12	1102 Telephone Rd	Houston	77023	Harris County	Houston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(713) 967-5285	83	41	2.0	79.5%	7 (8.4%)	20 (24.1%)	49 (59.0%)	4 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)							7.1	15.4	15.0	27.3			60.0												$48,578
A+up High School	Public, Charter, Alternative	9-10	2410 Hamilton St	Houston	77004	Harris County	A+ Unlimited Potential	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(713) 955-7557	47	4	12.0	85.1%	0 (0.0%)	29 (61.7%)	17 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)								(n/a)							40.0	48.0	66.7	66.7	62.5														$00
Harris County Juvenile Detention Center	Public, Charter, Alternative	4-12	1200 Congress St Ste 6500	Houston	77002	Harris County	Excel Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(713) 222-4354	165	15	11.0	98.2%	9 (5.5%)	87 (52.7%)	66 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)							1.5	4.2	4.5	0.0	15.8					0.0	0.0					0.0	0.0	0.0	$14,982

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School

What district is Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School in?

Pasadena Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School?

Students at Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School a good school?

Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School ranks 463^rd of 2009 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,486 students attended Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School.

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