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The public schools with the most improved test scores in Houston, Texas

637 public schools in Houston, Texas appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. TRAVIS EL leads the list at +44.0pp, against a median of +10.0pp 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
637
Houston, Texas
Top 3-yr change
+44.0pp
Median 3-yr change
+10.0pp
MOST IMPROVED · HOUSTON, TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictStudents3 yrs agoLatestChange
1TRAVIS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD76240.0%84.0%+44.0pp
2SPRING BRANCH MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD1,13730.5%72.0%+41.5pp
3VICTORY EARLY COLLEGE H SHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD44243.5%84.5%+41.0pp
4BURRUS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD19814.0%53.5%+39.5pp
5YATES H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD68513.0%52.5%+39.5pp
6NORTHSIDE H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,05816.5%53.0%+36.5pp
7OAK FOREST ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD95050.0%86.5%+36.5pp
8HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,39613.5%50.0%+36.5pp
9MEMORIAL H SHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD2,63641.5%78.0%+36.5pp
10FOREST BROOK MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD54614.0%50.0%+36.0pp
11GARDEN OAKS MONTESSORIHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD76321.0%56.0%+35.0pp
12MILNE ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD49814.0%49.0%+35.0pp
13JEFFERSON ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD33026.0%60.5%+34.5pp
14WISDOM H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,96511.5%46.0%+34.5pp
15AVALOS P-TECH SCHOOLHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD40039.5%73.5%+34.0pp
16BLANSON CTE H SHOUSTON, TXALDINE ISD1,25847.0%81.0%+34.0pp
17AUSTIN H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,18112.5%46.5%+34.0pp
18SHARPSTOWN H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,6899.5%43.5%+34.0pp
19MACGREGOR ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD39527.0%60.5%+33.5pp
20CLEAR LAKE H SHOUSTON, TXCLEAR CREEK ISD2,50040.5%73.5%+33.0pp
21BROOKWOOD ELHOUSTON, TXCLEAR CREEK ISD79235.5%68.5%+33.0pp
22HOGG MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,16138.0%71.0%+33.0pp
23KASHMERE H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD65511.5%44.5%+33.0pp
24WORTHING H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD75112.5%45.5%+33.0pp
25NORTH FOREST H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD90516.5%49.5%+33.0pp
26EDISON MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD38831.0%63.5%+32.5pp
27WILLIAMS MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD35219.5%52.0%+32.5pp
28FONVILLE MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD58319.5%51.0%+31.5pp
29HARRIS J R ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD28828.0%59.5%+31.5pp
30MEYERLAND MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,16626.5%58.0%+31.5pp
31CULLEN MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD3108.0%39.0%+31.0pp
32MILBY H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,12622.5%53.5%+31.0pp
33SINCLAIR ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD72842.5%73.5%+31.0pp
34WHEATLEY H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD53718.5%49.5%+31.0pp
35HOUSTON CLASSICALHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL34233.5%64.0%+30.5pp
36MCREYNOLDS MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD29716.0%46.5%+30.5pp
37PARKER ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD92433.0%63.0%+30.0pp
38KIPP NEXUS PRIHOUSTON, TXKIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS73918.0%47.5%+29.5pp
39MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MENHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD25132.5%62.0%+29.5pp
40RODERICK R PAIGE ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD39319.5%48.5%+29.0pp
41DURHAM ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD54732.5%61.5%+29.0pp
42LAMAR H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD2,96821.0%50.0%+29.0pp
43MADISON H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD1,58817.5%46.5%+29.0pp
44MITCHELL ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD49825.5%54.5%+29.0pp
45STEVENS ELHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD55614.0%43.0%+29.0pp
46WASHINGTON B T H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD81115.5%44.5%+29.0pp
47ORTIZ MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD77226.0%55.0%+29.0pp
48NOTTINGHAM ELHOUSTON, TXSPRING BRANCH ISD74647.5%76.5%+29.0pp
49ILTEXAS HOUSTON WINDMILL LAKES MIDDLEHOUSTON, TXINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)44918.0%46.5%+28.5pp
50SCARBOROUGH H SHOUSTON, TXHOUSTON ISD6916.5%35.0%+28.5pp
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