Westbury High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Westbury High School serves 1,991 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 337th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 129.79 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 | 482364002609 |
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 | 1,991 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.3% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 62% 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.
Westbury High School in context
Size
Westbury High School is the 7th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 1,991 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,320; Westbury 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 525 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 459, against an average of 498 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 508 in grade 9 and 499 in grade 12.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 69.2% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 25.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.3% 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 129.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,991 students, Westbury High School has 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,991 students would have about 142.2 teachers, so Westbury High School has 12.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Westbury High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston, 2.8 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Houston South. Within 10 miles there are 63 other high schools, 23 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 | 69.2% |
| Black | 25.5% |
| White | 2.6% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 508 |
| Grade 10 | 525 |
| Grade 11 | 459 |
| Grade 12 | 499 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11911 Chimney Rock, Houston, TX 77035
Phone: (713)723-6015
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westbury High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 2.8 mi | 727 | 15.4 | 77.4% |
| Bellaire High School | Houston ISD | 3.0 mi | 3,216 | 19.3 | 57.6% |
| Texans Can Academy - Houston Southwest | Texans Can Academies | 3.0 mi | 410 | 28.3 | 88.5% |
| Madison High School | Houston ISD | 3.1 mi | 1,588 | 13.4 | 89.9% |
| Sharpstown High School | Houston ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,689 | 15.9 | 95.9% |
| YES Prep - Brays Oaks | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 3.2 mi | 1,051 | 17.9 | 94.4% |
| Energized for STEM Academy High School | Houston ISD | 3.3 mi | 520 | 27.5 | 96.3% |
| Thurgood Marshall High School | Fort Bend ISD | 3.6 mi | 1,698 | 15.5 | 72.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.