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The highest-poverty public high schools in Harris County, Texas

Across Harris County, Texas, 175 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Liberty High School leads the list at 100%, against a median of 79.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
175
Harris County, Texas
Top % FRL
100%
Median % FRL
79.4%
HIGHEST POVERTY · HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents% FRL
1Liberty High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh352100%
2The Pro-Vision AcademyHOUSTON, TXTHE PRO-VISION ACADEMYHigh21299.1%
3Long AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh68098.8%
4Texans Can Academy - Houston HobbyDALLAS, TXTEXANS CAN ACADEMIESHigh32298.1%
5Washington B T High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh81197.5%
6YES Prep - GulftonHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,03997.1%
7Early College T-STEM AcademyHOUSTON, TXRAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESSHigh30397.0%
8Kashmere High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh65596.9%
9Scarborough High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh69196.7%
10Wheatley High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh53796.5%
11Energized for STEM Academy High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh52096.3%
12North Forest High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh90596.2%
13KIPP Generations CollegiateHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh61496.1%
14Wisdom High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,96596.1%
15YES Prep - SouthsideHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh86095.9%
16Ser-Ninos Charter HighHOUSTON, TXSER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOLHigh16995.9%
17Sharpstown High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,68995.9%
18KIPP Sharpstown College PrepHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh78995.6%
19Northside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,05895.6%
20Austin High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,18195.5%
21Houston Math Science and Technology CenterHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh2,39695.3%
22Furr High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh91494.5%
23YES Prep - Brays OaksHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,05194.4%
24Jones Futures AcademyHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh29894.3%
25KIPP Northeast College PreparatoryHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh61494.1%
26YES Prep North ForestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh99194.0%
27Milby High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh2,12693.9%
28Sterling High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,14693.7%
29Yates High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh68593.3%
30YES Prep - NorthsideHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh94893.2%
31YES Prep - WestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh99093.2%
32YES Prep - White OakHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh94293.0%
33YES Prep - 5th WardHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh93392.9%
34Sharpstown International SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,35292.9%
35YES Prep - SouthwestHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,06092.4%
36Richard Milburn Academy Houston (suburban)HOUSTON, TXRICHARD MILBURN ALTER HIGH SCHOOL (KILLEEN)High15792.4%
37Chavez High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,85792.4%
38Northbrook High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISDHigh2,39891.7%
39KIPP Sunnyside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh62291.5%
40Westbury High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,99191.3%
41Momentum High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISDHigh17690.9%
42Accelerated Center for Education (ace)HOUSTON, TXGALENA PARK ISDHigh23090.9%
43YES Prep - NorthlineHOUSTON, TXYES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INCHigh1,00490.7%
44KIPP East End High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh62590.7%
45Worthing High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh75190.5%
46KIPP Houston High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLSHigh64289.9%
47Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISDHigh1,58889.9%
48Premier H S Houston Gallery NorthHOUSTON, TXPREMIER HIGH SCHOOLSHigh10889.8%
49Aldine High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISDHigh2,48189.8%
50Pasadena High SchoolPASADENA, TXPASADENA ISDHigh2,21789.6%
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