Heights High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Heights High School serves 2,426 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 189th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 19.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 123.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Houston ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482364002562 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Houston ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,426 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 19.7 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.5% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 91% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Heights High School in context
Size
Of the 47 high schools in Houston ISD, Heights High School is the 4th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 650; Heights High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 646 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 565, against an average of 607 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 621 in grade 9 and 565 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 73.1% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. White students are next, at 14.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 79.3% across Houston ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 123.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,426 students, Heights High School has 19.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,426 students would have about 173.3 teachers, so Heights High School has 50.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Heights High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Houston Heights Charter School, 0.9 miles away in Houston Heights High School. Within 10 miles there are 76 other high schools, 25 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 73.1% |
| White | 14.3% |
| Black | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 621 |
| Grade 10 | 646 |
| Grade 11 | 594 |
| Grade 12 | 565 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
413 E 13th St, Houston, TX 77008
Phone: (713)865-4400
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Heights High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Heights Charter School | Houston Heights High School | 0.9 mi | 192 | 11.2 | – |
| Washington B T High School | Houston ISD | 2.1 mi | 811 | 11.1 | 97.5% |
| Northside High School | Houston ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,058 | 14.4 | 95.6% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston North | Texans Can Academies | 2.5 mi | 254 | 42.3 | 84.6% |
| Harper DAEP | Houston ISD | 2.6 mi | 76 | 3.7 | 90.8% |
| North Houston Early College High School | Houston ISD | 2.8 mi | 489 | 21.3 | 87.9% |
| Waltrip High School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,615 | 17 | 79.6% |
| Carnegie Vanguard High School | Houston ISD | 2.9 mi | 855 | 22.8 | 32.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.