Houston Independent School District

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For the 2021 school year, there are 282 public schools serving 212,908 students in Houston Independent School District. Houston Independent School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Texas.

The top ranked public schools in Houston Independent School District are Debakey H S For Health Prof, East Early College High School and Carnegie Vanguard High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Public schools in Houston Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 43% (versus the Texas public school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 39% (versus the 45% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public schools in Texas.

Minority enrollment is 91% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Texas public school average of 72% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

School District Name	Houston Independent School District
School District Website	http://www.houstonisd.org
School District Phone Number	(713) 556-6005
School District Grades Offered	PK - 12

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (TX)
# of Schools	283 Schools	8,954 Schools
# of Students	212,908 Students	5,397,601 Students
# of Teachers	11,818 Teachers	355,360 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	17:1	15:1

District Comparison

Houston Independent School District, which is ranked #643 of all 1,200 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 79% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (TX)
Overall Testing Rank	#578 out of 1200 school districts (Top 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	43%	49%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	43%	45%

Graduation Rate	79%	89%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.56	0.64
# of American Indian Students	496 Students	20,586 Students
% American Indian Students	n/a	1%
# of Asian Students	8,645 Students	235,497 Students
% Asian Students	4%	4%
# of Hispanic Students	131,350 Students	2,826,373 Students
% Hispanic Students	62%	52%
# of Black Students	50,838 Students	680,227 Students
% Black Students	24%	13%
# of White Students	18,989 Students	1,504,461 Students
% White Students	9%	28%
# of Hawaiian Students	174 Students	8,027 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Two or more races Students	2,416 Students	122,430 Students
% of Two or more races Students	1%	2%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	13,783	254,767
# of Students in Kindergarten:	16,086	371,437
# of Students in 1st Grade:	17,270	388,455
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	17,579	394,227
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	17,955	409,796
# of Students in 4th Grade:	17,502	413,364
# of Students in 5th Grade:	17,334	413,931
# of Students in 6th Grade:	13,901	402,503
# of Students in 7th Grade:	13,945	402,496
# of Students in 8th Grade:	13,386	398,647
# of Students in 9th Grade:	16,525	433,436
# of Students in 10th Grade:	13,649	397,442
# of Students in 11th Grade:	12,249	371,952
# of Students in 12th Grade:	11,744	345,148
# of Ungraded Students:	-	-

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $11,589 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,556. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $14,041 is higher than the state median of $12,335. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (TX)
Total Revenue	$2,468 MM	$11 MM

Spending	$2,989 MM	$11 MM

Revenue / Student	$11,589	$12,556

Revenue / Student	$14,041	$12,335