Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Houston ISD: B

Total students

2,931

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

88.9 %

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

Westside High School is a high school in Houston, TX, in the Houston ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 2,931 students. 55.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 88.9% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 2.7% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Westside High School was 1065 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,413, which is $3,526 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.houstonisd.org

Address

14201 Briar Forest
Houston, TX 77077-1806

Office phone number

(281) 920-8000

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Westside High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.5 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 04.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,931

African American

946 (32.3%)

Houston ISD: 22.1%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

12 (0.4%)

Houston ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

183 (6.2%)

Houston ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,289 (44%)

Houston ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

7 (0.2%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

438 (14.9%)

Houston ISD: 9.7%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

56 (1.9%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

32.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

6.2%

Hispanic

44.0%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

14.9%

Two or more races

1.9%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

55.4 %

Houston ISD: 61.5%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

64.3 %

Houston ISD: 79.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

15 %

Houston ISD: 35.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

55.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

64.3%

Limited Eng. proficiency

15.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

14.2 %

Houston ISD: 35.7%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

25.9 %

Houston ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.3 %

Houston ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

14.2%

Gifted and talented

25.9%

Special education

6.3%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Houston ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

B

Houston ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Houston ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Houston ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

88.9 %

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

85.3 %

Houston ISD: 84.5%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

97.8 %

Houston ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

90.8 %

Houston ISD: 85.2%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Houston ISD: 88.9%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

88.5 %

Houston ISD: 86.9%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

66.7 %

Houston ISD: 84.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

85.3%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

97.8%

Hispanic

90.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

88.5%

Two or more races

66.7%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

2.7 %

Houston ISD: 4%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

3.3 %

Houston ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Houston ISD: 3.1%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

2 %

Houston ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

2.1 %

Houston ISD: 4.2%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

14.3 %

Houston ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.9 %

Houston ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

5.9 %

Houston ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

18.2 %

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

20.8 %

Houston ISD: 30.4%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

27.3 %

Houston ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5.9 %

Houston ISD: 5.1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.2 %

Houston ISD: 20%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

28.6 %

Houston ISD: 10.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

11.5 %

Houston ISD: 6.4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

29.4 %

Houston ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

35.4 %

Houston ISD: 31.2%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

23.2 %

Houston ISD: 23%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Houston ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

72.1 %

Houston ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

30.2 %

Houston ISD: 28.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Houston ISD: 38.5%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

50.2 %

Houston ISD: 44.2%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

22.2 %

Houston ISD: 40.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

53.6 %

Houston ISD: 42.8%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

31.6 %

Houston ISD: 23%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Houston ISD: 63.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

64 %

Houston ISD: 75.9%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

53.1 %

Houston ISD: 34.6%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Houston ISD: 60%

Statewide: 43.9%

White

61.8 %

Houston ISD: 70.4%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Houston ISD: 65.1%

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1065

Houston ISD: 967

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.5

Houston ISD: 25.9

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

50.2 %

Houston ISD: 37.9%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

36.2 %

Houston ISD: 27.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

33 %

Houston ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

50.2%

Math

36.2%

Reading + Math

33.0%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

156.4

African American

41.9 (26.8%)

Houston ISD: 34.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.6%)

Houston ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

13.5 (8.6%)

Houston ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

25.2 (16.1%)

Houston ISD: 31.1%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.6%)

Houston ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

71.7 (45.9%)

Houston ISD: 26.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (1.3%)

Houston ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (0.6%)

Houston ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

107.4 (68.7%)

Houston ISD: 75.5%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

39.9 (25.5%)

Houston ISD: 21.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

8 (5.1%)

Houston ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

18.7

Houston ISD: 18.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

12.3 years

Houston ISD: 11.3 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$62,413

Houston ISD: $59,161

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$56,016

Houston ISD: $50,771

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$55,311

Houston ISD: $54,286

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,772

Houston ISD: $57,353

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$65,091

Houston ISD: $60,989

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$70,633

Houston ISD: $68,443

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$84,646

Houston ISD: $77,981

Statewide: $71,111

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