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The highest-poverty public high schools in Texas

Across Texas, 1,526 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE leads the list at 100%, against a median of 61.5% 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

1,526

Texas

Top % FRL

100%

Median % FRL

61.5%

HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	DALLAS COUNTY JUVENILE JUSTICE	DALLAS, TX	ACADEMY FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE	High	139	100%
2	INTERNATIONAL H S	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	213	100%
3	LIBERTY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	352	100%
4	PROGRESO H S	PROGRESO, TX	PROGRESO ISD	High	431	100%
5	MARTIN H S	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	High	1,975	99.9%
6	INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY SECONDARY	DALLAS, TX	INSPIRED VISION ACADEMY	High	558	99.5%
7	PREMIER H S OF MISSION	MISSION, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	178	99.4%
8	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - OAK CLIFF	DALLAS, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	High	523	99.4%
9	BUELL CENTRAL DAEP	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	117	99.1%
10	PREMIER H S OF PALMVIEW	PALMVIEW, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	108	99.1%
11	THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY	High	212	99.1%
12	LONG ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	680	98.8%
13	PSJA COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	340	98.8%
14	LOPEZ EARLY COLLEGE H S	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	High	1,739	98.7%
15	W H ADAMSON H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,353	98.7%
16	PREPARATORY FOR EARLY COLLEGE H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	430	98.6%
17	MARLIN HIGH	MARLIN, TX	MARLIN ISD	High	347	98.6%
18	A+ SECONDARY SCHOOL	DALLAS, TX	A+ ACADEMY	High	790	98.2%
19	TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - HOUSTON HOBBY	DALLAS, TX	TEXANS CAN ACADEMIES	High	322	98.1%
20	JUAREZ-LINCOLN H S	MISSION, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	1,952	98.0%
21	WILMER-HUTCHINS H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	921	97.9%
22	SOUTH OAK CLIFF H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,560	97.9%
23	PREMIER H S OF LAREDO	LAREDO, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	138	97.8%
24	ELVIS J BALLEW H S	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	136	97.8%
25	FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT H S OF INNOVATION	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	720	97.6%
26	SANTA MARIA H S	SANTA MARIA, TX	SANTA MARIA ISD	High	165	97.6%
27	THOMAS JEFFERSON H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,516	97.6%
28	WASHINGTON B T H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	811	97.5%
29	GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY - MIDDLE - H S	DALLAS, TX	GATEWAY CHARTER ACADEMY	High	196	97.4%
30	RICE CHALLENGE ACADEMY	EAGLE LAKE, TX	RICE CISD	High	114	97.4%
31	JAMES MADISON H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	349	97.1%
32	YES PREP - GULFTON	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,039	97.1%
33	EARLY COLLEGE T-STEM ACADEMY	HOUSTON, TX	RAUL YZAGUIRRE SCHOOLS FOR SUCCESS	High	303	97.0%
34	BRAZOS H S	WACO, TX	WACO ISD	High	100	97.0%
35	KASHMERE H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	655	96.9%
36	LINCOLN HUMANITIES/COMMUNICATIONS MAGNET HIGH SCH	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	580	96.9%
37	PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S	ALAMO, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,997	96.8%
38	GRULLA H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	716	96.8%
39	SCARBOROUGH H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	691	96.7%
40	LANIER H S	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	High	1,620	96.5%
41	WHEATLEY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	537	96.5%
42	LEARN4LIFE	SAN ANTONIO, TX	EDGEWOOD ISD	High	224	96.4%
43	H GRADY SPRUCE H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,370	96.4%
44	EMMETT J CONRAD H S	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,321	96.4%
45	ENERGIZED FOR STEM ACADEMY H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	520	96.3%
46	NORTH FOREST H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	905	96.2%
47	RIO GRANDE CITY H S	RIO GRANDE CITY, TX	RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD	High	1,670	96.2%
48	KIPP GENERATIONS COLLEGIATE	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	614	96.1%
49	WISDOM H S	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,965	96.1%
50	PREMIER H S - FORT WORTH (JACKSBORO)	FORT WORTH, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	101	96.0%

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