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The highest-poverty public high schools in Houston, Texas

121 public high schools in Houston, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public high schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Liberty High School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 86.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
121
Houston, Texas
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
86.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Liberty High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh352100%
2The Pro-Vision AcademyHOUSTON, TXTHE PRO-VISION ACADEMYHigh21299.1%
3Long AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh68098.8%
4Washington B T High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh81197.5%
5YES Prep - GulftonHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,03997.1%
6Early College T-STEM AcademyHOUSTON, TXRAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESSHigh30397.0%
7Kashmere High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh65596.9%
8Scarborough High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh69196.7%
9Wheatley High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh53796.5%
10Energized for STEM Academy High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh52096.3%
11North Forest High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh90596.2%
12KIPP Generations CollegiateHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh61496.1%
13Wisdom High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,96596.1%
14YES Prep - SouthsideHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh86095.9%
15Ser-Ninos Charter HighHOUSTON, TXSER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOLHigh16995.9%
16Sharpstown High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,68995.9%
17KIPP Sharpstown College PrepHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh78995.6%
18Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,05895.6%
19Austin High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,18195.5%
20Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh2,39695.3%
21Furr High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh91494.5%
22YES Prep - Brays OaksHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,05194.4%
23Jones Futures AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh29894.3%
24KIPP Northeast College PreparatoryHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh61494.1%
25YES Prep North ForestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh99194.0%
26Milby High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh2,12693.9%
27Sterling High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,14693.7%
28Yates High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh68593.3%
29YES Prep - NorthsideHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh94893.2%
30YES Prep - WestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh99093.2%
31YES Prep - White OakHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh94293.0%
32YES Prep - 5th WardHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh93392.9%
33Sharpstown International SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,35292.9%
34YES Prep - SouthwestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,06092.4%
35Richard Milburn Academy Houston (suburban)HOUSTON, TXRICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)High15792.4%
36Chavez High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,85792.4%
37Northbrook High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDHigh2,39891.7%
38KIPP Sunnyside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh62291.5%
39Westbury High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,99191.3%
40Momentum High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISDHigh17690.9%
41Accelerated Center for Education (ace)HOUSTON, TXGALENA PARK ISDHigh23090.9%
42YES Prep - NorthlineHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,00490.7%
43KIPP East End High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh62590.7%
44Worthing High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh75190.5%
45KIPP Houston High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh64289.9%
46Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,58889.9%
47Premier H S Houston Gallery NorthHOUSTON, TXPREMIER HIGH SCHOOLSHigh10889.8%
48Aldine High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISDHigh2,48189.8%
49YES Prep - North CentralHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,00289.4%
50Middle College H S at Hcc FragaHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh13089.2%
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