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The highest-poverty public schools in Houston, Texas

708 public schools in Houston, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY TIDWELL leads the list at 100%, against a median of 89.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
708
Houston, Texas
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
89.7%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1BRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND CREATIVITY TIDWELLHOUSTON, TXBRAZOS SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY & CREATIVITYElementary151100%
2DRAW ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXDRAW ACADEMYElementary696100%
3PRO-VISION MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXTHE PRO-VISION ACADEMYMiddle140100%
4GARCIA ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary289100%
5BERRY ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary745100%
6CULLEN MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle310100%
7FOSTER ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary334100%
8MITCHELL ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary498100%
9WESLEY ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary291100%
10ROBINSON ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary401100%
11LIBERTY H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh352100%
12FONWOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CTRHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary405100%
13WELCH MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle54799.8%
14SHERMAN ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary45399.8%
15FARIAS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary38999.7%
16EDISON MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle38899.7%
17WILLIAMS MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle35299.7%
18GALLEGOS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary35199.7%
19HALPIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTRHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary30299.7%
20BENAVIDEZ ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary78299.6%
21PORT HOUSTON ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary25599.6%
22HENDERSON N ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary25199.6%
23LOOSCAN ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary22999.6%
24LEWIS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary67599.6%
25PLEASANTVILLE ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary21999.5%
26DAVILA ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary39899.5%
27GROSS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary39099.5%
28ACCELERATED INTERDISCIPLINARY ACADHOUSTON, TXACCELERATED INTERMEDIATE ACADEMYElementary16199.4%
29HOLLIBROOK ELHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDElementary63699.4%
30KING EARLY CHILDHOOD CTRHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary29999.3%
31NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXRAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESSMiddle13399.2%
32THE VARNETT SCHOOL - NORTHEASTHOUSTON, TXTHE VARNETT PUBLIC SCHOOLElementary35499.2%
33TIJERINA ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary33399.1%
34BARRICK ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary43399.1%
35THE PRO-VISION ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXTHE PRO-VISION ACADEMYHigh21299.1%
36FONDREN MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle71399.0%
37SUGAR GROVE ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle77799.0%
38SCROGGINS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary28799.0%
39KELSO ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary36498.9%
40CLIFTON MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle36398.9%
41FOERSTER ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary53198.9%
42BRAEBURN ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary85398.8%
43LONG ACADEMYHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh68098.8%
44SER-NINOS CHARTER EL IIHOUSTON, TXSER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOLElementary24698.8%
45ISAACS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary24198.8%
46BENBROOK ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary48198.8%
47BASTIAN ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary63398.7%
48NEFF ECCHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary55098.7%
49BELLFORT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDElementary31398.7%
50FOREST BROOK MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDMiddle54698.7%
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