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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Houston, Texas

106 public high schools in Houston, Texas appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Sharpstown High School leads the list at 24.2%, against a median of 48.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

106

Houston, Texas

Best % Proficient

24.2%

Median % Proficient

48.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · HOUSTON, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Sharpstown High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	95.9%	1,689	24.2%
2	Andy Dekaney High School	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	79.7%	2,485	25.2%
3	Westfield High School	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING ISD	High	74.9%	2,264	27.3%
4	Long Academy	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	98.8%	680	31.7%
5	Willowridge High School	HOUSTON, TX	FORT BEND ISD	High	79.2%	1,242	32.2%
6	Wisdom High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	96.1%	1,965	32.3%
7	Eisenhower High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	86.4%	2,262	33.3%
8	Austin High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	95.5%	1,181	33.6%
9	Washington B T High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	97.5%	811	33.8%
10	Macarthur High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	85.5%	3,501	33.9%
11	Yates High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	93.3%	685	33.9%
12	Worthing High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	90.5%	751	34.0%
13	Houston Math Science and Technology Center	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	95.3%	2,396	34.0%
14	Davis H S Aldine	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	83.3%	3,184	34.5%
15	KIPP Sunnyside High School	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	91.5%	622	34.8%
16	Scarborough High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	96.7%	691	35.0%
17	YES Prep - Southside	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	95.9%	860	35.2%
18	Mount Carmel Academy	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	88.7%	194	36.0%
19	Kashmere High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	96.9%	655	37.0%
20	KIPP East End High School	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	90.7%	625	37.3%
21	Sterling High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	93.7%	1,146	37.5%
22	Hastings High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	82.2%	3,786	37.6%
23	Northside High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	95.6%	1,058	37.7%
24	YES Prep North Forest	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	94.0%	991	38.1%
25	Wheatley High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	96.5%	537	38.2%
26	North Forest High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	96.2%	905	38.2%
27	KIPP Northeast College Preparatory	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	94.1%	614	38.3%
28	Furr High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	94.5%	914	38.5%
29	Nimitz High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	78.3%	2,651	38.7%
30	C E King High School	HOUSTON, TX	SHELDON ISD	High	77.4%	3,716	39.3%
31	YES Prep - Hobby	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	86.4%	685	39.4%
32	Madison High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	89.9%	1,588	39.5%
33	Aldine High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	89.8%	2,481	39.7%
34	Northbrook High School	HOUSTON, TX	SPRING BRANCH ISD	High	91.7%	2,398	40.7%
35	Milby High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	93.9%	2,126	40.8%
36	YES Prep - Northside	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	93.2%	948	41.2%
37	YES Prep - West	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	93.2%	990	41.3%
38	KIPP Connect Preparatory	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	72.7%	979	41.5%
39	Westbury High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	91.3%	1,991	41.6%
40	Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	76.5%	251	42.3%
41	Chavez High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	92.4%	1,857	42.3%
42	KIPP Generations Collegiate	HOUSTON, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	96.1%	614	42.6%
43	Elsik High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	78.8%	4,057	42.9%
44	Harmony School of Ingenuity-Houston	HOUSTON, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - HOUSTON SOUTH	High	77.4%	727	43.4%
45	YES Prep - White Oak	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	93.0%	942	43.7%
46	Waltrip High School	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	High	79.6%	1,615	43.9%
47	YES Prep - East End	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	88.5%	1,014	43.9%
48	YES Prep - Northwest	HOUSTON, TX	YES PREP PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC	High	86.5%	940	45.4%
49	Carver H S for Applied Tech/Engineering/Arts	HOUSTON, TX	ALDINE ISD	High	80.9%	708	45.7%
50	Taylor High School	HOUSTON, TX	ALIEF ISD	High	79.4%	2,838	46.7%

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