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The highest-poverty public high schools in Texas · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the highest-poverty public schools in Texas. Back to page 1.

HIGHEST POVERTY · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
51	Mercedes Academic Academy	MERCEDES, TX	MERCEDES ISD	High	100	96.0%
52	Iltexas Liberty High School	CLEVELAND, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	High	421	96.0%
53	YES Prep - Southside	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	860	95.9%
54	Ser-Ninos Charter High	HOUSTON, TX	SER-NINOS CHARTER SCHOOL	High	169	95.9%
55	Sharpstown High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,689	95.9%
56	Bowie High School	EL PASO, TX	EL PASO ISD	High	1,003	95.8%
57	Dr Leo Cigarroa High School	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	High	1,379	95.8%
58	IDEA College Preparatory Alamo	ALAMO, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	737	95.8%
59	W W Samuell High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,709	95.7%
60	Nixon High School	LAREDO, TX	LAREDO ISD	High	2,124	95.6%
61	KIPP Sharpstown College Prep	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	789	95.6%
62	Northside High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,058	95.6%
63	Premier H S of Weslaco	WESLACO, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	112	95.5%
64	Austin High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,181	95.5%
65	Psja Thomas Jefferson T-STEM Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	553	95.5%
66	Houston Math Science and Technology Center	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	2,396	95.3%
67	IDEA College Prep	DONNA, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	823	95.3%
68	Dr L G Pinkston Sr High School	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	1,264	95.3%
69	Everman High School	EVERMAN, TX	EVERMAN ISD	High	1,529	95.2%
70	Houston High School	SAN ANTONIO, TX	SAN ANTONIO ISD	High	800	95.1%
71	Psja Southwest Early College High School	PHARR, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	1,588	95.1%
72	San Elizario High School	SAN ELIZARIO, TX	SAN ELIZARIO ISD	High	985	95.0%
73	Premier High Schools - Edinburg Career & Technical	EDINBURG, TX	PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS	High	153	94.8%
74	Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt View	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	High	474	94.7%
75	West Oso High School	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	WEST OSO ISD	High	491	94.7%
76	Furr High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	914	94.5%
77	Donna North High School	DONNA, TX	DONNA ISD	High	1,974	94.5%
78	Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School	FORT WORTH, TX	FORT WORTH ISD	High	877	94.5%
79	KIPP University Prep High School	SAN ANTONIO, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	630	94.4%
80	Rivera Early College High School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	High	2,150	94.4%
81	YES Prep - Brays Oaks	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	1,051	94.4%
82	IDEA Riverview College Preparatory	BROWNSVILLE, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	813	94.3%
83	IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	790	94.3%
84	Jones Futures Academy	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	298	94.3%
85	Brownsville Early College High School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	High	311	94.2%
86	Tornillo High School	TORNILLO, TX	TORNILLO ISD	High	241	94.2%
87	Paul A Brown Alternative Center	BEAUMONT, TX	BEAUMONT ISD	High	171	94.2%
88	KIPP Northeast College Preparatory	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	614	94.1%
89	Memorial High School	SAN ANTONIO, TX	EDGEWOOD ISD	High	846	94.1%
90	YES Prep North Forest	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	991	94.0%
91	Presidio High School	PRESIDIO, TX	PRESIDIO ISD	High	418	94.0%
92	Pace Early College High School	BROWNSVILLE, TX	BROWNSVILLE ISD	High	1,621	94.0%
93	IDEA College Preparatory Pharr	PHARR, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	848	94.0%
94	Navarro Early College High School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	High	1,633	93.9%
95	Milby High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	2,126	93.9%
96	Thelma Rosa Salinas STEM Early College High School	LA JOYA, TX	LA JOYA ISD	High	471	93.8%
97	Frederick A Douglass Learning Academy	CLEVELAND, TX	CLEVELAND ISD	High	129	93.8%
98	Psja Early College High School	SAN JUAN, TX	PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD	High	2,300	93.7%
99	Sterling High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	1,146	93.7%
100	Coles H S and Educational Center	CORPUS CHRISTI, TX	CORPUS CHRISTI ISD	High	110	93.6%

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