Wisdom High School
Public high school in Houston, Texas · Houston ISD · Grades 9–12
Wisdom High School serves 1,965 students in grades 9–12 in Houston (Harris County). It is one of 273 schools in Houston ISD. By enrollment it is the 349th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.1 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 139.48 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 | 482364002518 |
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 | 1,965 | 176,727 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 16.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.1% | 79.3% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Wisdom High School in context
Size
Wisdom High School is the 8th largest of Houston ISD's 47 high schools; its 1,965 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 571; Wisdom 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 600 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 337, against an average of 491 per grade. This year grade 12 has 41% fewer students than grade 9 (337 against 567). 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: 68.5% here and 61.7% across Houston ISD. Black students are next, at 12.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.1% 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 139.48 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,965 students, Wisdom High School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,965 students would have about 140.4 teachers, so Wisdom High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Wisdom High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy, 0.3 miles away in Southwest Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 71 other high schools, 20 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 | 68.5% |
| Black | 12.6% |
| Asian | 9.3% |
| White | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.6% of students are girls and 55.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 567 |
| Grade 10 | 600 |
| Grade 11 | 461 |
| Grade 12 | 337 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6529 Beverly Hill Ln, Houston, TX 77057
Phone: (713)787-1700
Website: houstonisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wisdom High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Public Schools College &career Prep Academy | Southwest Public Schools | 0.3 mi | 462 | 285.2 | 92.9% |
| KIPP Sharpstown College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 789 | 21.6 | 95.6% |
| Premier H S - Houston (Sharpstown) | Premier High Schools | 1.4 mi | 91 | 35.1 | 93.4% |
| Ser-Ninos Charter High School | Ser-Ninos Charter School | 1.4 mi | 169 | 12.6 | 95.9% |
| YES Prep - Gulfton | YES Prep Public Schools Inc | 1.5 mi | 1,039 | 17 | 97.1% |
| KIPP Connect Preparatory | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 979 | 20.2 | 72.7% |
| Long Academy | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 680 | 13.8 | 98.8% |
| Liberty High School | Houston ISD | 1.7 mi | 352 | 23.5 | 100% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.