Summary:
Zip code 77018 in Houston, Texas, is home to eight diverse schools within the Houston Independent School District (Isd), serving elementary, middle, and high school students with a total enrollment of 6,682, and revealing a stark contrast in academic performance and socioeconomic conditions.
The standout high performer is Oak Forest Elementary, which ranks in the 99th percentile statewide and has earned a 5-star rating for three consecutive years, with test proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in Reading and Mathematics. In contrast, Washington B T High School faces significant challenges, with 97.53% of students receiving free/reduced lunch and a graduation rate of just 67.6%, well below the district average. Black Middle excels in advanced coursework, with 97.75% proficiency in Biology, but struggles with 7th-grade math proficiency at only 6.58%. Harper Daep is a specialized alternative school with a 0% dropout rate and extremely high per-student spending of $171,273, but its test scores are critically low, reflecting its unique mission for at-risk students.
Key metrics show a wide range of state rankings, from Oak Forest in the top 1% to Harper Daep in the bottom 8%. The average rate of economic disadvantage across schools is about 65.9%, but this varies dramatically from 11.37% at Oak Forest to 97.53% at Washington B T. Notably, higher spending does not guarantee success; Waltrip High School has improved its ranking from the 28th to the 42nd percentile, while Garden Oaks Montessori jumped from the 48th to the 66th percentile. Stevens Elementary made a remarkable recovery from the 5th percentile to the 46th percentile, suggesting recent interventions are working. This data reveals a complex educational landscape where school performance is tied more to resource allocation and specialized programs than to simple spending levels.
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