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The highest-poverty public high schools in Houston, Texas

122 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 H S leads the list at 100%, against a median of 86.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

122

Houston, Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

86.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HOUSTON, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	LIBERTY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	352	100%
2	THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	High	212	99.1%
3	LONG ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	680	98.8%
4	WASHINGTON B T H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	811	97.5%
5	YES PREP - GULFTON	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,039	97.1%
6	EARLY COLLEGE T-STEM ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS	High	303	97.0%
7	KASHMERE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	655	96.9%
8	SCARBOROUGH H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	691	96.7%
9	WHEATLEY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	537	96.5%
10	ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	520	96.3%
11	NORTH FOREST H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	905	96.2%
12	KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	614	96.1%
13	WISDOM H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,965	96.1%
14	YES PREP - SOUTHSIDE	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	860	95.9%
15	SER-NINOS CHARTER HIGH	HOUSTON, TX	SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL	High	169	95.9%
16	SHARPSTOWN H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,689	95.9%
17	KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREP	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	789	95.6%
18	NORTHSIDE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,058	95.6%
19	AUSTIN H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,181	95.5%
20	HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	2,396	95.3%
21	FURR H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	914	94.5%
22	YES PREP - BRAYS OAKS	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,051	94.4%
23	JONES FUTURES ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	298	94.3%
24	KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	614	94.1%
25	YES PREP NORTH FOREST	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	991	94.0%
26	MILBY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	2,126	93.9%
27	STERLING H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,146	93.7%
28	YATES H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	685	93.3%
29	YES PREP - NORTHSIDE	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	948	93.2%
30	YES PREP - WEST	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	990	93.2%
31	YES PREP - WHITE OAK	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	942	93.0%
32	YES PREP - 5TH WARD	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	933	92.9%
33	SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,352	92.9%
34	SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS COLLEGE &CAREER PREP ACAD	HOUSTON, TX	SOUTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	462	92.9%
35	YES PREP - SOUTHWEST	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,060	92.4%
36	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN)	HOUSTON, TX	RICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)	High	157	92.4%
37	CHAVEZ H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,857	92.4%
38	NORTHBROOK H S	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	High	2,398	91.7%
39	KIPP SUNNYSIDE H S	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	622	91.5%
40	WESTBURY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,991	91.3%
41	MOMENTUM H S	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	176	90.9%
42	ACCELERATED CENTER FOR EDUCATION (ACE)	HOUSTON, TX	GALENA PARK ISD	High	230	90.9%
43	YES PREP - NORTHLINE	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,004	90.7%
44	KIPP EAST END H S	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	625	90.7%
45	WORTHING H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	751	90.5%
46	KIPP HOUSTON H S	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	642	89.9%
47	MADISON H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,588	89.9%
48	PREMIER H S HOUSTON GALLERY NORTH	HOUSTON, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	108	89.8%
49	ALDINE H S	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	2,481	89.8%
50	YES PREP - NORTH CENTRAL	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,002	89.4%

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