Houston ISD
Houston, TX
Accountability rating
Not rated (Harvey provision)
Total students
213,528
Avg. teacher experience
10.4 years
Statewide: 10.9 years
Four-year graduation rate
80.7 %
Statewide: 89.7%
Houston ISD is a school district in Houston, TX. As of the 2017-2018 school year, it had 213,528 students. The school received an accountability rating of Not rated (Harvey provision). 71.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 32.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
An average teacher's salary was $54,538, which is $1,204 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience. The average SAT score at Houston ISD was 950. The average ACT score was 21.9. In the Class of 2017, 80.7% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 4.1%.
Contact information
Website
Interim Superintendent
- Grenita Lathan
- HISDSuperintendent@houstonisd.org
- (713) 556-6300
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Houston ISD are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 04. Students who started eighth grade in 2007 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.2 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher ed outcomes in Region 04.
Demographics
Ethnicity
Total students
213,528
African American
51,211 (24%)
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
496 (0.2%)
Statewide: 0.4%
Asian
8,612 (4%)
Statewide: 4.4%
Hispanic
131,795 (61.7%)
Statewide: 52.4%
Pacific Islander
173 (0.1%)
Statewide: 0.1%
White
18,832 (8.8%)
Statewide: 27.8%
Two or more races
2,409 (1.1%)
Statewide: 2.3%
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
71.7 %
Statewide: 50.8%
Economically disadvantaged
75 %
Statewide: 58.8%
Limited English proficiency
31.5 %
Statewide: 18.8%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2017-2018 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
32.4 %
Statewide: 18.9%
Career and Technical
20 %
Statewide: 25.8%
Gifted and Talented
15.8 %
Statewide: 7.9%
Special Education
7.1 %
Statewide: 9.1%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system. In 2017-18, Texas gave school districts with more than one campus a letter grade from A to F. The state did not give grades to campuses and instead gave them ratings based on the previous system, such as "met standard" or "improvement required." Some districts did not receive ratings for a variety of reasons, including being impacted by Hurricane Harvey, being annexed by another district, or having compromised data.
Overall
Not rated (Harvey provision)
Student achievement
C
School progress
B
Closing the gaps
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 2018 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2013-2014 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2017. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)
All students
80.7 %
Statewide: 89.7%
African American
81.1 %
Statewide: 86.1%
American Indian
64.7 %
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
91.8 %
Statewide: 96%
Hispanic
80.4 %
Statewide: 87.7%
Pacific Islander
75 %
Statewide: 88.6%
White
78.7 %
Statewide: 93.6%
Two or more races
80 %
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2016-2017 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
4.1 %
Statewide: 1.9%
American Indian
4.1 %
Statewide: 2.6%
African American
4.3 %
Statewide: 2.8%
Asian
1.8 %
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
4.4 %
Statewide: 2.3%
Pacific Islander
8.7 %
Statewide: 2.2%
White
3.3 %
Statewide: 1.1%
Two or more races
3.2 %
Statewide: 1.3%
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 2015-2016 school year.
All students
36.8 %
Statewide: 26.2%
African American
29.9 %
Statewide: 17.4%
American Indian
36.8 %
Statewide: 20.7%
Asian
69.8 %
Statewide: 61.2%
Hispanic
35.7 %
Statewide: 24%
Pacific Islander
45.9 %
Statewide: 24.4%
White
44.7 %
Statewide: 28.2%
Two or more races
43.5 %
Statewide: 29.5%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2016-2017 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
37.9 %
Statewide: 49.1%
African American
17.5 %
Statewide: 27.9%
American Indian
19 %
Statewide: 48.2%
Asian
75.5 %
Statewide: 73%
Hispanic
32.9 %
Statewide: 36.7%
Pacific Islander
41.2 %
Statewide: 46.8%
White
66.1 %
Statewide: 63.5%
Two or more races
63.9 %
Statewide: 61%
SAT
The average SAT score for the Class of 2017, 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
950
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2017. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
21.9
Statewide: 20.3
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 the Class of 2017.
Reading
49.3 %
Statewide: 53.2%
Math
37.8 %
Statewide: 42%
Reading + Math
33 %
Statewide: 37.8%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE).
Total teacher FTEs
11,833.6
African American
4,265 (36%)
Statewide: 10.4%
American Indian
33.8 (0.3%)
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
632.3 (5.3%)
Statewide: 1.6%
Hispanic
3,409.6 (28.8%)
Statewide: 27.2%
Pacific Islander
18.6 (0.2%)
Statewide: 0.4%
White
3,307.4 (27.9%)
Statewide: 58.9%
Two or more races
166.9 (1.4%)
Statewide: 1.1%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
1,850.9 (15.6%)
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
7,203.3 (60.9%)
Statewide: 74.1%
Master's
2,631.1 (22.2%)
Statewide: 23.8%
Doctorate
148.3 (1.3%)
Statewide: 0.7%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2017-2018.
Students per teacher
18
Statewide: 15.1
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2017-2018 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
10.4 years
Statewide: 10.9 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
$54,538
Statewide: $53,334
Beginner
$48,539
Statewide: $47,667
1 to 5 years
$51,125
Statewide: $49,663
6 to 10 years
$53,589
Statewide: $52,056
11 to 20 years
$55,568
Statewide: $55,246
20+ years
$64,727
Statewide: $61,428
All campuses
Elementary/secondary schools
Elementary schools
- Alcott Elementary School
- Almeda Elementary School
- Anderson Elementary School
- Arabic Immersion Magnet School
- Ashford Elementary School
- Askew Elementary School
- Atherton Elementary School
- Barrick Elementary School
- Bastian Elementary School
- Bell Elementary School
- Bellfort Early Childhood Center
- Benavidez Elementary School
- Benbrook Elementary School
- Berry Elementary School
- Blackshear Elementary School
- Bonham Elementary School
- Bonner Elementary School
- Braeburn Elementary School
- Briargrove Elementary School
- Briarmeadow Charter
- Briscoe Elementary School
- Brookline Elementary School
- Browning Elementary School
- Bruce Elementary School
- Burbank Elementary School
- Burnet Elementary School
- Burrus Elementary School
- Bush Elementary School
- Cage Elementary School
- Carrillo Elementary School
- Codwell Elementary School
- Condit Elementary School
- Cook Jr Elementary School
- Coop Elementary School
- Cornelius Elementary School
- Crespo Elementary School
- Crockett Elementary School
- Cunningham Elementary School
- Davila Elementary School
- Deanda Elementary School
- De Chaumes Elementary School
- De Zavala Elementary School
- Dogan Elementary School
- Durham Elementary School
- Durkee Elementary School
- Eliot Elementary School
- Elmore Elementary School
- Elrod Elementary School
- Emerson Elementary School
- Energized for Excellence Academy Early Childhood
- Energized for Excellence Academy Early Childhood
- Farias Early Childhood Center
- Field Elementary School
- Foerster Elementary School
- Fondren Elementary School
- Fonwood Early Childhood Center
- Foster Elementary School
- Franklin Elementary School
- Frost Elementary School
- Gallegos Elementary School
- Garcia Elementary School
- Garden Oaks Montessori
- Garden Villas Elementary School
- Golfcrest Elementary School
- Gregg Elementary School
- Gregory-Lincoln Education Center
- Grissom Elementary School
- Gross Elementary School
- Halpin Early Childhood Center
- Harris J R Elementary School
- Harris R P Elementary School
- Hartsfield Elementary School
- Harvard Elementary School
- Helms Elementary School
- Henderson J Elementary School
- Henderson N Elementary School
- Herod Elementary School
- Herrera Elementary School
- Highland Hts Elementary School
- Hilliard Elementary School
- Hines-Caldwell
- Hobby Elementary School
- Horn Elementary School
- Isaacs Elementary School
- Janowski Elementary School
- Jefferson Elementary School
- Kandy Stripe Academy
- Kashmere Gardens Elementary School
- Kelso Elementary School
- Kennedy Elementary School
- Ketelsen Elementary School
- King Early Childhood Center
- Kolter Elementary School
- La Escuela Rice School
- Lantrip Elementary School
- Laurenzo Early Childhood Center
- Law Elementary School
- Lewis Elementary School
- Lockhart Elementary School
- Longfellow Elementary School
- Looscan Elementary School
- Love Elementary School
- Lovett Elementary School
- Lyons Elementary School
- Macgregor Elementary School
- Mading Elementary School
- Mandarin Immersion Magnet School
- Mark White Elementary School
- Marshall Elementary School
- Martinez C Elementary School
- Martinez R Elementary School
- Mcgowen Elementary School
- Mcnamara Elementary School
- Memorial Elementary School
- Milne Elementary School
- Mistral Center for Early Childhood
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Montgomery Elementary School
- Moreno Elementary School
- Neff Early Learning Center
- Neff Elementary School
- Northline Elementary School
- Oak Forest Elementary School
- Oates Elementary School
- Osborne Elementary School
- Parker Elementary School
- Park Place Elementary School
- Patterson Elementary School
- Peck Elementary School
- Petersen Elementary School
- Pilgrim Academy
- Piney Point Elementary School
- Pleasantville Elementary School
- Poe Elementary School
- Port Houston Elementary School
- Pugh Elementary School
- Ray Daily Elementary School
- Reagan K-8 Educational Center
- Red Elementary School
- Reynolds Elementary School
- River Oaks Elementary School
- Roberts Elementary School
- Robinson Elementary School
- Roderick R Paige Elementary School
- Rodriguez Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Ross Elementary School
- Rucker Elementary School
- Sanchez Elementary School
- Scarborough Elementary School
- School at St George Place
- Scroggins Elementary School
- Seguin Elementary School
- Shadowbriar Elementary School
- Shadydale Elementary School
- Shearn Elementary School
- Sherman Elementary School
- Sinclair Elementary School
- Smith Elementary School
- Southmayd Elementary School
- Stevens Elementary School
- Sutton Elementary School
- Thompson Elementary School
- Tijerina Elementary School
- Tinsley Elementary School
- Travis Elementary School
- TSU Charter Lab
- Twain Elementary School
- Valley West Elementary School
- Victory Preparatory K-8 Academy
- Wainwright Elementary School
- Walnut Bend Elementary School
- Wesley Elementary School
- West University Elementary School
- Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy
- Whidby Elementary School
- White E Elementary School
- Whittier Elementary School
- Wilson Montessori
- Windsor Village Elementary School
- Woodson School
- Young Elementary School
- Young Learners
- Young Scholars Academy for Excellence
Middle school or junior high schools
- Attucks Middle School
- Baylor College of Medicine Academy
- Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy
- Black Middle School
- Burbank Middle School
- Clifton Middle School
- Cullen Middle School
- Deady Middle School
- Edison Middle School
- Energized for Excellence Academy Intermediate
- Energized for Stem Academy Southeast
- Energized for Stem Academy Southwest
- Fleming Middle School
- Fondren Middle School
- Fonville Middle School
- Forest Brook Middle School
- Hamilton Middle School
- Hartman Middle School
- Henry Middle School
- Hogg Middle School
- Holland Middle School
- H S Ahead Academy
- Inspired for Excellence Academy Inc
- Key Middle School
- Lanier Middle School
- Las Americas
- Lawson Middle School
- Marshall Middle School
- Mcreynolds Middle School
- Meyerland Middle School
- Navarro Middle School
- Ortiz Middle School
- Pershing Middle School
- Pin Oak Middle School
- Project Chrysalis Middle School
- Revere Middle School
- Stevenson Middle School
- Sugar Grove Academy
- Tanglewood Middle School
- Thomas Middle School
- Welch Middle School
- West Briar Middle School
- Williams Middle School
High schools
- Austin High School
- Bellaire High School
- Carnegie Vanguard High School
- Challenge Early College High School
- Chavez High School
- Debakey High School for Health Prof
- East Early College High School
- Eastwood Academy
- Energized for Stem Academy Southeast
- Energized for Stem Academy Southwest
- Energy Institute High School
- Furr High School
- Harris Co JJAEP
- Hcc Life Skills Program
- Heights High School
- Houston Academy for International Studies
- Houston Math Science and Technology
- H S for Law and Justice
- Jones Futures Academy
- Jordan High School
- Kashmere High School
- Lamar High School
- Liberty High School
- Madison High School
- Middle College High School at HCC Felix Fraga
- Middle College High School at HCC Gulfton
- Milby High School
- Mount Carmel Academy
- North Forest High School
- North Houston Early College High School
- Northside High School
- Perfor & Vis Arts High School
- Scarborough High School
- Sharpstown High School
- South Early College High School
- Sterling High School
- Victory Preparatory Academy South
- Waltrip High School
- Washington B T High School
- Westbury High School
- Westside High School
- Wheatley High School
- Wisdom High School
- Worthing High School
- Yates High School