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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at HOUSTON HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
529
High
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICKASAW COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280020001536
Houston High School
634 Starkville Road, Houston, MS 38851 · (662) 456-3320 · Chickasaw County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Mississippi public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Mississippi public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
342 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 80%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 133 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 148 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 22% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
55.0%
MS avg 45.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
MS avg 52.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 78.3% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Mississippi's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Houston High School
Houston High School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston High School this school | 529 | 64.7% | 65.5% |
| Independence High School Coldwater | 507 | 70.2% | 50.3% |
| Bruce High School BRUCE | 435 | 67.8% | 59.2% |
| Strayhorn High School Sarah | 404 | 68.3% | 48.1% |
| Amory High School Amory | 444 | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| Lawrence County High School Monticello | 529 | 66.7% | 46.0% |
Matched among Mississippi high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Houston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #64 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #30 of 199 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #59 of 199 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #94 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #80 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #8 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.7% | #128 of 194 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 529 | 43.1 | 12.3:1 | 65% (342) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 72% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 33.5 | 14.9:1 | 99% (496) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Houston High School.
About Houston High School
Houston High School is a small high school in Houston, Mississippi. It reported 529 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Houston High School is part of Chickasaw County School District, where 5 schools serve 2,197 students.
No group is above 50% at Houston High School; the largest is White, at 44%. The school is also 35% Black, 10% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. The diversity index for Houston High School is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 43.1 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 12.3:1. That is in line with the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 65%. Compared with the 79% average for public schools in Chickasaw County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Mississippi public high schools, Houston High School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Houston High School, the prediction is 61.9% and the result is 65.5%.
The school's county is Chickasaw County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $43,586, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Chickasaw County's 11 public schools enroll about 2,709 students and include Houston High School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Houston Middle School, is the closest to Houston High School. Houston High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Houston High School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
On allk12, people connected to Houston High School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,915
Census ACS
Median income
$43,586
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,709 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chickasaw County School District
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houlka Attendance CenterCombined · 457 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other schools in Houston
- Houston Lower Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Houston Upper ElementaryElementary · 387 students
- Houston Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- HOUSTON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLHigh
- HOUSTON CAREER & TECHNOLOGY ED.High
Other Houston High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Houston High. Houston High School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Houston High SchoolGermantown, TN · 1,806 students
- Houston High SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 800 students
- HOUSTON HIGHHOUSTON, MO · 359 students
- Houston High SchoolBig Lake, AK · 337 students
- Houston High SchoolHouston, OH · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Houston Middle School0.1 mi · 352
- Houston Lower Elementary School0.4 mi · 472
- Houston Upper Elementary1.2 mi · 387
- Vardaman Attendance Center10.2 mi · 624
- Houlka Attendance Center10.2 mi · 457
- West Clay Elementary School11.7 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Houston High SchoolHow many students attend Houston High School?
Houston High School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades 09-12.
Is Houston High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Houston High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Houston High School have?
Houston High School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Houston High School?
Houston High School reports a student body of 44% White, 10% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Houston High School public or private?
Houston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Chickasaw County School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.