Westside High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Westside High School serves 2,729 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 124th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 18.7 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 ÷ 145.61 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 | 482364008816 |
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 | 2,729 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 18.7 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.1% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Westside High School in context
Size
Westside High School is the 3rd largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 2,729 students are 1.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 4 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,411; Westside High School is close to their typical size.
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 9 with 826 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 608, against an average of 682 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (608 against 826). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 44.8% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 31.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.1% 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 145.61 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,729 students, Westside High School has 18.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,729 students would have about 194.9 teachers, so Westside High School has 49.3 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Westside High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Stratford High School, 2.5 miles away in Spring Branch ISD. Within 10 miles there are 49 other high schools, 10 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 | 44.8% |
| Black | 31.6% |
| White | 12.6% |
| Asian | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 826 |
| Grade 10 | 669 |
| Grade 11 | 626 |
| Grade 12 | 608 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14201 Briar Forest, Houston, TX 77077
Phone: (281)920-8000
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Westside High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford High School | Spring Branch ISD | 2.5 mi | 2,394 | 19 | 32.2% |
| Elsik High School | Alief ISD | 3.7 mi | 4,057 | 17.8 | 78.8% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies | Spring Branch ISD | 3.8 mi | 864 | 13.7 | 48.8% |
| Hastings High School | Alief ISD | 3.9 mi | 3,786 | 14.1 | 82.2% |
| Alief Early College High School | Alief ISD | 4.1 mi | 402 | 18 | 84.6% |
| Taylor High School | Alief ISD | 4.1 mi | 2,838 | 16.6 | 79.4% |
| Kerr High School | Alief ISD | 4.3 mi | 807 | 21.5 | 68.8% |
| George Bush High School | Fort Bend ISD | 4.4 mi | 2,428 | 17.5 | 67.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.