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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Houston, Texas

Across Houston, Texas, 54 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men leads the list at -48.9%, against a median of -10.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
54
Houston, Texas
Best Enrollment change
-48.9%
Median Enrollment change
-10.7%
FASTEST DECLINING · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young MenHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD491251-48.9%
2Wheatley High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD969537-44.6%
3Mount Carmel AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD347194-44.1%
4Texans Can Academy - Houston NorthHOUSTON, TXTEXANS CAN ACADEMIES443254-42.7%
5Chavez High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD3,0671,857-39.5%
6Austin High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,8451,181-36.0%
7Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,5501,058-31.7%
8Jones Futures AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD430298-30.7%
9Hall Success AcademyHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD239168-29.7%
10Long AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD915680-25.7%
11Westfield High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD2,9872,264-24.2%
12Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/ArtsHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD901708-21.4%
13Furr High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,122914-18.5%
14Sterling High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,3841,146-17.2%
15Westchester Academy for International StudiesHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD1,031864-16.2%
16Yates High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD814685-15.8%
17Westbury High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,3581,991-15.6%
18Eastwood AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD427365-14.5%
19YES Prep - SoutheastHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC997854-14.3%
20Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,7952,396-14.3%
21Cypress Falls High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,4993,018-13.7%
22Dobie High SchoolHOUSTON, TXPASADENA ISD4,2053,692-12.2%
23Lamar High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD3,3782,968-12.1%
24Worthing High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD851751-11.8%
25Scarborough High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD780691-11.4%
26Taylor High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD3,1932,838-11.1%
27North Forest High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,017905-11.0%
28North Shore Senior HighHOUSTON, TXGALENA PARK ISD4,7784,284-10.3%
29Liberty High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD391352-10.0%
30Kashmere High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD724655-9.5%
31Waltrip High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,7781,615-9.2%
32H S for Law and JusticeHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD430391-9.1%
33Cypress Ridge High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,1142,861-8.1%
34Hastings High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD4,1033,786-7.7%
35Spring Woods High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD2,1652,020-6.7%
36Spring Early College AcademyHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD417391-6.2%
37Energy Institute High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD706663-6.1%
38Houston Heights Charter SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL204192-5.9%
39Jersey Village High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,5213,323-5.6%
40Willowridge High SchoolHOUSTON, TXFORT BEND ISD1,3151,242-5.6%
41East Early College High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD485458-5.6%
42Elsik High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD4,2784,057-5.2%
43Westside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,8742,729-5.0%
44Northbrook High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD2,5172,398-4.7%
45Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,6631,588-4.5%
46Cypress Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,3573,222-4.0%
47YES Prep - GulftonHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC1,0801,039-3.8%
48Langham Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,1263,011-3.7%
49Young Women's College Prep AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD513494-3.7%
50Houston Academy for International StudiesHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD487473-2.9%
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