Summary:
The nine public schools in Houston's 77092 zip code serve a predominantly elementary population across six elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, all operating in an area where nearly every student faces significant economic challenges, with an average free and reduced lunch rate of 94.9%.
Holbrook Elementary stands out as the top performer, earning a 4-star rating and consistently scoring above state averages in Reading and Math, proving that high poverty does not have to mean low performance. This school benefits from being part of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd), a higher-performing district that provides strong support. In contrast, Southwest Public Schools Visual & Perf Arts Academy faces the most severe challenges with a 0-star rating and an extreme student-to-teacher ratio of 81.1:1. KIPP Nexus Middle shows the most dramatic improvement, jumping from the 12th percentile to the 55th percentile in just two years, while its counterpart KIPP Nexus Pri continues to struggle in the 38th percentile. Scarborough High School has a notable strength in science, with an 80.74% Biology EOC proficiency rate exceeding both district and state averages, and it maintains a graduation rate of 87.0% with a low dropout rate of 1.6%.
Key metrics reveal that spending does not correlate with performance, as Wainwright Elementary has the highest per-student spending ($13,054) but ranks in the 25th percentile, while Holbrook achieves top rankings with lower spending. A significant bilingual education challenge exists at HISD elementary schools like Smith Elementary and Benbrook Elementary, where students taking the STAAR test in Spanish score far lower than their English-testing peers. At Clifton Middle, the lowest-ranked school in the zip code, an unusual 75% Algebra I proficiency rate stands in stark contrast to its single-digit scores in other subjects, likely reflecting a small group of advanced students.
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