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The public schools with the most Black students in Houston, Texas

Across Houston, Texas, 743 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Summer Creek High School leads the list at 1,835, against a median of 97 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
743
Houston, Texas
Top Black students
1,835
Median Black students
97
MOST BLACK (COUNT) · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents% BlackBlack students
1Summer Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISD3,97246.2%1,835
2Nimitz High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD2,65142.6%1,130
3C E King High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSHELDON ISD3,71630.4%1,130
4Andy Dekaney High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD2,48540.8%1,014
5North Shore Senior HighHOUSTON, TXGALENA PARK ISD4,28422.9%980
6Cypress Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,22229.1%938
7Elsik High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD4,05723.1%937
8Lamar High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,96830.9%917
9Hastings High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD3,78623.5%889
10Davis H S AldineHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD3,18427.6%878
11Westfield High SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD2,26438.5%872
12Westside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,72931.6%863
13Taylor High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD2,83824.8%705
14Cypress Falls High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,01821.4%646
15Dobie High SchoolHOUSTON, TXPASADENA ISD3,69217.1%632
16Sterling High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,14655.1%631
17Mayde Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKATY ISD3,03620.6%624
18KIPP Unity Primary SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS1,05056.9%597
19KIPP Zenith AcademyHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS78075.4%588
20Cypress Ridge High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD2,86120.5%586
21Yates High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD68581.3%557
22Eisenhower High SchoolHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD2,26224.4%552
23Langham Creek High SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD3,01118.1%545
24Beatrice Mayes Institute Charter SchoolHOUSTON, TXBEATRICE MAYES INSTITUTE CHARTER SCHOOL55897.5%544
25Madison High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,58833.2%527
26Rice School /La Escuela RiceHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,04350.4%526
27Westbury High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,99125.5%508
28Worthing High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD75167.2%505
29Willowridge High SchoolHOUSTON, TXFORT BEND ISD1,24240.3%500
30Outley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD86353.8%464
31Bleyl Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXCYPRESS-FAIRBANKS ISD1,32234.3%454
32Iltexas Houston Orem Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)83754.0%452
33O'Donnell Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXALIEF ISD1,21437.2%452
34North Forest High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD90549.0%443
35Bastian Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD63365.4%414
36Pershing Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,14135.9%410
37Woodcreek Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISD1,11636.6%409
38Bammel Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD69758.5%408
39Lawson Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,06937.6%402
40KIPP Sunnyside High SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS62263.8%397
41Iltexas Westpark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)85246.2%394
42Bammel Middle SchoolHOUSTON, TXSPRING ISD78350.3%394
43Woodson SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD45785.8%392
44KIPP Spirit College PrepHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS53272.2%384
45Centennial Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHUMBLE ISD1,09035.0%382
46Blue Ridge Briargate Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXFORT BEND ISD56767.2%381
47KIPP Peace Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS52572.4%380
48Hilliard Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD54569.5%379
49Longfellow Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD57664.2%370
50Washington B T High SchoolHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD81145.6%370
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