Houston ISD (HISD)
Houston, Texas · Harris County · Grades Pre-K–12
Houston ISD runs 273 schools (178 elementary, 42 middle, 47 high, 2 pre-k, 4 other) with 176,727 students. By enrollment it is the 1st largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 273 |
| Students | 176,727 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 10,959.9 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.3% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4823640 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Houston ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcott Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 202 | 11.9 | 98% |
| Almeda Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 707 | 15.4 | 95.5% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 585 | 15.8 | 97.6% |
| Arabic Immersion Magnet School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 609 | 24.9 | 51.7% |
| Ashford Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 582 | 14.9 | 88.1% |
| Askew Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 873 | 16.2 | 85.8% |
| Atherton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 450 | 14.5 | 94.9% |
| Attucks Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 392 | 12.7 | 97.2% |
| Austin High School | High | 9–12 | 1,181 | 13.6 | 95.5% |
| Barrick Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 433 | 16.7 | 99.1% |
| Bastian Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 633 | 19.8 | 98.7% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan | Middle | 6–8 | 306 | 12.3 | 70.3% |
| Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk | Middle | 6–8 | 325 | 13 | 75.4% |
| Bell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 539 | 14.2 | 87.6% |
| Bellaire High School | High | 9–12 | 3,216 | 19.3 | 57.6% |
| Bellfort Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 313 | 17.4 | 98.7% |
| Benavidez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 782 | 14.9 | 99.6% |
| Benbrook Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 481 | 16.6 | 98.8% |
| Berry Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 745 | 15.5 | 100% |
| Black Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,364 | 19.8 | 56.3% |
| Blackshear Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 257 | 10.7 | 97.7% |
| Bonham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 940 | 14.7 | 98.2% |
| Bonner Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 561 | 14.4 | 96.8% |
| Braeburn Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 853 | 17.1 | 98.8% |
| Briargrove Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 871 | 19.4 | 56.3% |
| Briarmeadow Charter | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 591 | 16.9 | 42.8% |
| Briscoe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 177 | 10.4 | 93.2% |
| Brookline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 580 | 15.7 | 96.9% |
| Browning Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 348 | 12.7 | 88.8% |
| Bruce Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 285 | 14.3 | 96.8% |
| Burbank Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 736 | 16 | 98.1% |
| Burbank Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,412 | 17.8 | 93.6% |
| Burnet Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 324 | 18 | 90.1% |
| Burrus Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 198 | 11.7 | 96.5% |
| Bush Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 703 | 18 | 29.2% |
| Cage Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 319 | 12.4 | 89.3% |
| Carnegie Vanguard High School | High | 9–12 | 855 | 22.8 | 32.5% |
| Carrillo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 346 | 18.2 | 82.9% |
| Challenge Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 485 | 19 | 81.4% |
| Chavez High School | High | 9–12 | 1,857 | 15.9 | 92.4% |
| Clifton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 363 | 14.4 | 98.9% |
| Codwell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 342 | 14.6 | 95.3% |
| Community Services-Sec | Other | K–12 | 83 | 2 | 79.5% |
| Condit Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 730 | 16.3 | 36.2% |
| Cook Jr. Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 453 | 15.2 | 98% |
| Coop Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 533 | 15 | 96.1% |
| Cornelius Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 763 | 17.7 | 95% |
| Crespo Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 526 | 16.4 | 94.1% |
| Crockett Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 482 | 15.1 | 65.1% |
| Cullen Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 310 | 11.1 | 100% |
| Cunningham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 562 | 17.3 | 92.9% |
| Davila Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 398 | 13.8 | 99.5% |
| De Chaumes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 680 | 15.8 | 96.5% |
| De Zavala Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 246 | 13.7 | 95.5% |
| Deady Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 413 | 11.2 | 98.3% |
| Deanda Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 670 | 18.1 | 92.2% |
| Debakey H S for Health Prof | High | 9–12 | 929 | 17.4 | 39.8% |
| Dogan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 448 | 14 | 98.7% |
| Durham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 547 | 15.7 | 58% |
| Durkee Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 439 | 15.1 | 92% |
| East Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 458 | 19.7 | 78.2% |
| Eastwood Academy | High | 9–12 | 365 | 17.1 | 71.5% |
| Edison Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 388 | 12.1 | 99.7% |
| Eliot Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 464 | 14.1 | 95.5% |
| Ella J Baker Montessori School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 610 | 16.5 | 32.1% |
| Elmore Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 443 | 13.8 | 98.2% |
| Elrod Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 742 | 17.7 | 98% |
| Emerson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 990 | 19.8 | 97.4% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy ECC | Pre-K | Pre-K | 192 | 21.3 | 98.4% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 857 | 27.7 | 98% |
| Energized for Excellence Academy Inc Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 515 | 32.2 | 96.9% |
| Energized for STEM Academy High School | High | 9–12 | 520 | 27.5 | 96.3% |
| Energized for STEM Academy Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 335 | 37.2 | 94.9% |
| Energy Institute High School | High | 9–12 | 663 | 17.1 | 46.5% |
| Farias Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 389 | 19.5 | 99.7% |
| Field Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 507 | 17.5 | 41.6% |
| Fleming Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 319 | 13.7 | 98.1% |
| Foerster Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 531 | 14.8 | 98.9% |
| Fondren Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 341 | 15.5 | 93.5% |
| Fondren Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 713 | 15.3 | 99% |
| Fonville Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 583 | 13.6 | 95.4% |
| Fonwood Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 405 | 18.4 | 100% |
| Forest Brook Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 546 | 13.3 | 98.7% |
| Foster Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 | 16.7 | 100% |
| Franklin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 218 | 12.8 | 98.2% |
| Frost Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 402 | 13.4 | 98% |
| Furr High School | High | 9–12 | 914 | 12.5 | 94.5% |
| Gallegos Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 351 | 13.1 | 99.7% |
| Garcia Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 289 | 16.1 | 100% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 763 | 17.2 | 42.7% |
| Garden Villas Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 14 | 90.6% |
| Golfcrest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 372 | 13.3 | 96.8% |
| Gregg Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 289 | 12.4 | 96.9% |
| Gregory-Lincoln Education Center | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 502 | 12.6 | 90.4% |
| Grissom Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 424 | 12.8 | 95% |
| Gross Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 390 | 15 | 99.5% |
| H S Ahead Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 151 | 19.1 | 97.4% |
| H S for Law and Justice | High | 9–12 | 391 | 16 | 82.1% |
| Halpin Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 302 | 15.9 | 99.7% |
| Hamilton Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 911 | 17 | 79.9% |
| Harper DAEP | High | 9–12 | 76 | 3.7 | 90.8% |
| Harris County JJAEP | High | 5–12 | 25 | – | 76% |
| Harris J R Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 288 | 13.7 | 96.2% |
| Harris R P Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 383 | 13.6 | 97.7% |
| Hartman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 645 | 14.8 | 94.9% |
| Hartsfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 13.7 | 97.9% |
| Harvard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 657 | 16.9 | 11.1% |
| Hcc Life Skills Program | High | 12 | 69 | 11.5 | 82.6% |
| Heights High School | High | 9–12 | 2,426 | 19.7 | 60.5% |
| Helms Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 501 | 17.3 | 48.9% |
| Henderson J Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 443 | 16.4 | 95.9% |
| Henderson N Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 251 | 12.6 | 99.6% |
| Henry Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 523 | 12.8 | 97.1% |
| Herod Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 682 | 15.6 | 58.8% |
| Herrera Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 721 | 16.8 | 90.3% |
| Highland Hts Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 441 | 15.2 | 97.1% |
| Hilliard Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 545 | 14.8 | 98.7% |
| Hines-Caldwell | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 638 | 17.2 | 93.6% |
| Hobby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 447 | 13.2 | 97.1% |
| Hogg Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,161 | 17.6 | 50.5% |
| Holland Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 476 | 14.4 | 97.7% |
| Horn Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 750 | 18.4 | 15.5% |
| Houston Academy for International Studies | High | 9–12 | 473 | 22.5 | 59.2% |
| Houston Math Science and Technology Center | High | 9–12 | 2,396 | 14.7 | 95.3% |
| Isaacs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 241 | 12.7 | 98.8% |
| Janowski Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 395 | 15.8 | 94.7% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 330 | 15 | 93.9% |
| Jones Futures Academy | High | 9–12 | 298 | 11.9 | 94.3% |
| Kashmere Gardens Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 329 | 14.3 | 98.5% |
| Kashmere High School | High | 9–12 | 655 | 10.9 | 96.9% |
| Kelso Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 364 | 13.5 | 98.9% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 430 | 14.3 | 97% |
| Ketelsen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 382 | 12.4 | 96.6% |
| Key Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 516 | 13.2 | 96.1% |
| Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts | High | 9–12 | 782 | 16.2 | 23.1% |
| King Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 299 | 17.6 | 99.3% |
| Kolter Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 771 | 18 | 23.6% |
| Lamar High School | High | 9–12 | 2,968 | 19.7 | 47.2% |
| Lanier Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,485 | 20.1 | 25.7% |
| Lantrip Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 405 | 14.6 | 76.5% |
| Las Americas | Middle | 6–8 | 111 | 8.5 | 98.2% |
| Laurenzo Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 240 | 18.7 | 90.8% |
| Law Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 426 | 17.1 | 95.8% |
| Lawson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,069 | 14.6 | 92.7% |
| Lewis Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 675 | 13.9 | 99.6% |
| Liberty High School | High | 9–12 | 352 | 23.5 | 100% |
| Lockhart Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 306 | 12.8 | 93.8% |
| Long Academy | High | 6–12 | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 576 | 14.2 | 85.6% |
| Looscan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 229 | 13.5 | 99.6% |
| Love Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 340 | 13.6 | 64.4% |
| Lovett Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 700 | 16.7 | 40.4% |
| Lyons Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 767 | 17.5 | 98.4% |
| Macgregor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 395 | 15.2 | 79% |
| Mading Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 298 | 13.7 | 96.3% |
| Madison High School | High | 9–12 | 1,588 | 13.4 | 89.9% |
| Mandarin Immersion Magnet School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 822 | 17.7 | 22.4% |
| Mark White Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 486 | 16.2 | 76.7% |
| Marshall Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 453 | 13.4 | 97.8% |
| Marshall Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 456 | 13.8 | 94.3% |
| Martinez C Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 271 | 14.1 | 97.8% |
| Martinez R Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 380 | 13.5 | 96.8% |
| McGowen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 386 | 14.8 | 96.9% |
| McNamara Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 916 | 17.3 | 98.1% |
| McReynolds Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 297 | 11.8 | 98% |
| Memorial Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 474 | 16.3 | 35.2% |
| Meyerland Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,166 | 15.7 | 51.8% |
| Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men | High | 6–12 | 251 | 11.9 | 76.5% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Fraga | High | 9–12 | 130 | 14.5 | 89.2% |
| Middle College H S at Hcc Gulfton | High | 9–12 | 72 | 10.5 | 90.3% |
| Milby High School | High | 9–12 | 2,126 | 18.9 | 93.9% |
| Milne Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 15.6 | 95.6% |
| Mistral Center for Early Childhood | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 329 | 18.3 | 92.4% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 498 | 13.8 | 100% |
| Montgomery Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 373 | 12.9 | 92.5% |
| Moreno Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 697 | 17.9 | 96.7% |
| Mount Carmel Academy | High | 9–12 | 194 | 30.5 | 88.7% |
| Navarro Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 400 | 12.9 | 97.8% |
| Neff ECC | Elementary | Pre-K–1 | 550 | 16.7 | 98.7% |
| Neff Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 709 | 16.5 | 96.1% |
| North Forest High School | High | 9–12 | 905 | 12 | 96.2% |
| North Houston Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 489 | 21.3 | 87.9% |
| Northline Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 358 | 13 | 97.8% |
| Northside High School | High | 9–12 | 1,058 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 950 | 17.8 | 11.4% |
| Oates Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 233 | 12.3 | 93.1% |
| Ortiz Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 772 | 16.1 | 95.1% |
| Osborne Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 269 | 11.2 | 96.7% |
| Park Place Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 686 | 16 | 92.1% |
| Parker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 924 | 16.5 | 41.3% |
| Patterson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 811 | 16.9 | 94% |
| Peck Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 288 | 10.7 | 97.2% |
| Pershing Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,141 | 15.8 | 58.7% |
| Petersen Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 357 | 14.9 | 96.1% |
| Pilgrim Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 1,233 | 18.2 | 97.6% |
| Pin Oak Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,253 | 19.4 | 42.9% |
| Piney Point Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,286 | 20.9 | 98% |
| Pleasantville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 219 | 14.6 | 99.5% |
| Poe Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 748 | 18.3 | 35% |
| Port Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 255 | 13.4 | 99.6% |
| Project Chrysalis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 241 | 10.4 | 84.6% |
| Pugh Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 256 | 11.7 | 97.3% |
| Ray Daily Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 853 | 19.1 | 67.2% |
| Rdspd | Pre-K | Pre-K | 46 | – | 8.7% |
| Reagan K-8 Educational Center | Elementary | K–8 | 682 | 12.7 | 93.1% |
| Red Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 530 | 15.1 | 67.4% |
| Revere Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,095 | 17 | 91.1% |
| Reynolds Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 301 | 13.7 | 93.4% |
| Rice School /La Escuela Rice | Elementary | K–8 | 1,043 | 16.6 | 61.8% |
| River Oaks Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 777 | 19.4 | 9.5% |
| Roberts Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 721 | 18.1 | 17.6% |
| Robinson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 401 | 14.4 | 100% |
| Roderick R Paige Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 393 | 14.6 | 97.2% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 917 | 18 | 97.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 385 | 16 | 83.1% |
| Ross Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 262 | 12 | 96.2% |
| Rucker Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 434 | 14 | 94% |
| Sanchez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 378 | 14.5 | 95.5% |
| Scarborough Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 790 | 18.8 | 94.4% |
| Scarborough High School | High | 9–12 | 691 | 11.4 | 96.7% |
| School at St George Place | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 781 | 18.2 | 54.8% |
| Scroggins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 287 | 12.5 | 99% |
| Secondary DAEP | Middle | 6–8 | 38 | 1.8 | 97.4% |
| Seguin Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 395 | 14.6 | 97.2% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 | 11.9 | 86.2% |
| Shadydale Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 576 | 14.9 | 96.5% |
| Sharpstown High School | High | 9–12 | 1,689 | 15.9 | 95.9% |
| Sharpstown International School | High | 6–12 | 1,352 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| Shearn Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 470 | 16.8 | 95.3% |
| Sherman Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 453 | 18.9 | 99.8% |
| Sinclair Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 728 | 17.1 | 32.8% |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 730 | 15.9 | 96.8% |
| Soar Center | Other | Pre-K–12 | 209 | – | 23.4% |
| South Early College High School | High | 9–12 | 452 | 20.4 | 81% |
| Southmayd Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 321 | 12.3 | 96.3% |
| Sterling High School | High | 9–12 | 1,146 | 13.2 | 93.7% |
| Stevens Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 556 | 15 | 90.6% |
| Stevenson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,096 | 17.9 | 90.5% |
| Sugar Grove Academy | Middle | 6–8 | 777 | 15.5 | 99% |
| Sutton Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 833 | 16.3 | 96.4% |
| T H Rogers School | Other | K–12 | 1,079 | 18.1 | 11.3% |
| Tanglewood Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 836 | 17.4 | 65% |
| Texas Connections Academy at Houston | Other | 3–12 | 8,641 | 30.9 | – |
| Thomas Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 391 | 12.1 | 98% |
| Thompson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 363 | 13.5 | 95.9% |
| Tijerina Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 333 | 16.7 | 99.1% |
| Tinsley Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 590 | 17.9 | 98.5% |
| Travis Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 762 | 16.6 | 13.5% |
| Twain Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 924 | 18.5 | 19.3% |
| Valley West Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 505 | 13.3 | 90.9% |
| Wainwright Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 382 | 13.2 | 98.2% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 587 | 16.9 | 90.6% |
| Waltrip High School | High | 9–12 | 1,615 | 17 | 79.6% |
| Washington B T High School | High | 9–12 | 811 | 11.1 | 97.5% |
| Welch Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 547 | 14.4 | 99.8% |
| Wesley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 291 | 13 | 100% |
| West Briar Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 994 | 17.3 | 69% |
| West University Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,183 | 18.5 | 6.1% |
| Westbury High School | High | 9–12 | 1,991 | 15.3 | 91.3% |
| Westside High School | High | 9–12 | 2,729 | 18.7 | 67.1% |
| Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 715 | 17.5 | 39.2% |
| Wheatley High School | High | 9–12 | 537 | 9.2 | 96.5% |
| Whidby Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 369 | 13.2 | 94.9% |
| White E Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 691 | 16.9 | 91.9% |
| Whittier Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 326 | 15.5 | 85.6% |
| Williams Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 352 | 12.5 | 99.7% |
| Windsor Village Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 628 | 16.5 | 98.4% |
| Wisdom High School | High | 9–12 | 1,965 | 14.1 | 96.1% |
| Woodson School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 457 | 14.3 | 98.5% |
| Worthing High School | High | 9–12 | 751 | 10 | 90.5% |
| Yates High School | High | 9–12 | 685 | 10.7 | 93.3% |
| Young Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 334 | 12.8 | 98.5% |
| Young Women's College Prep Academy | High | 6–12 | 494 | 18.4 | 58.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Houston ISD schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Houston ISD in context
Size
Houston ISD enrolls 3.2% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 647 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Texas Connections Academy at Houston (8,641) and the smallest is Harris County JJAEP (25).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 9, with 14,337 students. Grade 12 has 11,585 students and kindergarten has 12,164, within 10% of each other. Houston ISD enrolls 12,306 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Houston ISD at 61.7%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 20.8%.
79.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 6.1% at West University Elementary School to 100% at Wesley Elementary School. 272 of its 273 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 10,959.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 16.1 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 346.7 counselors it has 510 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports 55.3 librarians or media specialists and 42 school psychologists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Houston ISD is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is A+ Unlimited Potential, 1.7 miles away with 203 students. 57 districts are within 25 miles, and 0 of them enroll more students than Houston ISD. Harris County has 62 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 10,230.2 | 17 |
| School counselors | 346.7 | 510 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 55.3 | 3,196 |
| School psychologists | 42 | 4,208 |
| Instructional aides | 1,456.1 | 121 |
| Other student support staff | 1,754.1 | 101 |
| School administrators | 1,243.6 | 142 |
| District administrators | 20 | 8,836 |
| All staff | 23,960.8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 61.7% |
| Black | 20.8% |
| White | 10% |
| Asian | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 12,306 |
| Kindergarten | 12,164 |
| Grade 1 | 12,908 |
| Grade 2 | 13,437 |
| Grade 3 | 14,234 |
| Grade 4 | 13,704 |
| Grade 5 | 13,477 |
| Grade 6 | 11,105 |
| Grade 7 | 11,127 |
| Grade 8 | 11,666 |
| Grade 9 | 14,337 |
| Grade 10 | 12,859 |
| Grade 11 | 11,818 |
| Grade 12 | 11,585 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ Unlimited Potential | 2 mi | 203 | 22.4 | – |
| Elevate Collegiate Charter School | 2 mi | 192 | 21.3 | – |
| Harmony Public Schools - Houston West | 2 mi | 6,541 | 16.4 | – |
| Yellowstone College Preparatory | 2 mi | 321 | 14.6 | – |
| Excel Academy | 2 mi | 302 | 9.2 | – |
| YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 2 mi | 19,573 | 16.1 | – |
| Bakerripley Community Schools | 2 mi | 1,808 | 17.8 | – |
| The Lawson Academy | 3 mi | 235 | 19.3 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Harris County
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (117,927 students)
- Katy ISD (96,111 students)
- Aldine ISD (56,419 students)
- Klein ISD (52,437 students)
- Humble ISD (48,502 students)
- Pasadena ISD (46,491 students)
- Clear Creek ISD (39,684 students)
- Alief ISD (38,610 students)
- Spring ISD (33,590 students)
- KIPP Texas Public Schools (32,771 students)
- Spring Branch ISD (32,668 students)
- Goose Creek CISD (24,032 students)
- Tomball ISD (22,913 students)
- Galena Park ISD (20,862 students)
- YES Prep Public Schools Inc (19,573 students)
- Deer Park ISD (12,165 students)
- Sheldon ISD (10,946 students)
- Waller ISD (9,905 students)
- Channelview ISD (9,335 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston North (7,571 students)
- La Porte ISD (7,099 students)
- Crosby ISD (7,046 students)
- School of Science and Technology (5,602 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - Houston South (3,663 students)
- Huffman ISD (3,646 students)
- Houston Gateway Academy Inc (2,157 students)
- Raul Yzaguirre Schools for Success (1,991 students)
- Southwest Public Schools (1,866 students)
- Bakerripley Community Schools (1,808 students)
- Richard Milburn Alternative High School (Killeen) (1,607 students)
All Texas districts (31 more in Harris County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
4400 W 18th St, Houston, TX 77092
Phone: (713)556-6005
Website: houstonisd.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.