Total enrollment
525,339
-54,114 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
798 schools in Houston
Texas · Public K-12
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary campus, Houston's 798 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 526,618 students (478 elementary, 137 middle, and 157 high).
7-year change in Houston
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
760
+15 (+2%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
8%
was 9%
% Hispanic
64%
was 61%
% Black
21%
was 23%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP INTREPID PREPARATORY | Middle | 05-08 | 509 |
| KIPP LEGACY PREPARATORY | Elementary | PK-04 | 820 |
| KIPP LIBERATION COLLEGE PREPARATORY | Middle | 05-08 | 405 |
| KIPP MOSAIC ACADEMY SCHOOL | Middle | 06-10 | 788 |
| KIPP MOSAIC PRI | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,092 |
| KIPP NEXUS MIDDLE | Middle | 05-08 | 432 |
| KIPP NEXUS PRI | Elementary | PK-04 | 739 |
| KIPP NORTHEAST COLLEGE PREPARATORY | High | 09-12 | 614 |
| KIPP PEACE EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 525 |
| KIPP POLARIS ACADEMY FOR BOYS | Middle | 05-08 | 341 |
| KIPP PRIME COLLEGE PREPARATORY | Middle | 05-08 | 453 |
| KIPP SHARP PREP | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,078 |
| KIPP SHARPSTOWN COLLEGE PREP | High | 06-11 | 789 |
| KIPP SHINE PREP | Elementary | PK-04 | 920 |
| KIPP SPIRIT COLLEGE PREP | Middle | 05-08 | 532 |
| KIPP SUNNYSIDE H S | High | 09-12 | 622 |
| KIPP UNITY PRI | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,050 |
| KIPP VOYAGE ACADEMY FOR GIRLS | Middle | 05-08 | 368 |
| KIPP ZENITH ACADEMY | Elementary | PK-04 | 780 |
| KIRK EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 743 |
| KLENTZMAN INT | Middle | 05-06 | 833 |
| KNIPPEL EDUCATION CENTER | High | 10-10 | 0 |
| KUJAWA EC/PK/K | Elementary | PK-KG | 650 |
| KUJAWA EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 562 |
| L E MONAHAN EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 635 |
| LA PROMESA | High | 09-12 | 448 |
| LABAY MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,067 |
| LAKE HOUSTON MIDDLE | Elementary | M-M | · |
| LAKESHORE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 862 |
| LAMAR H S | High | 09-12 | 2,968 |
| LANDIS EL | Elementary | KG-04 | 545 |
| LANDRUM MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 698 |
| LANE SCHOOL | Combined | PK-12 | 101 |
| LANGHAM CREEK H S | High | 09-12 | 3,011 |
| LANIER MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,485 |
| LANTRIP EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 405 |
| LAS AMERICAS | Middle | 06-08 | 111 |
| LAURA WELCH BUSH EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 555 |
| LAURENZO EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR | Elementary | PK-KG | 240 |
| LAW EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 426 |
| LAWSON MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,069 |
| LEE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 780 |
| LEONEL CASTILLO EARLY CHILDHOOD STEM ACADEMY | Elementary | PK-KG | 69 |
| LEWIS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 675 |
| LEWIS MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,054 |
| LIBERTY H S | High | 09-12 | 352 |
| LIEDER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 742 |
| LIESTMAN EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 514 |
| LOCKHART EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 306 |
| LONG ACADEMY | High | 06-12 | 680 |
| LONGFELLOW EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 576 |
| LOOSCAN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 229 |
| LOVE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 340 |
| LOVETT EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 700 |
| LOWERY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 660 |
| LYONS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 767 |
| MACARTHUR H S | High | 09-12 | 3,501 |
| MACGREGOR EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 395 |
| MADING EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 298 |
| MADISON H S | High | 09-12 | 1,588 |
| MAHANAY EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 499 |
| MANDARIN IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-08 | 822 |
| MARCELLA EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 530 |
| MARIA DEL CARMEN MARTINEZ EARLY LEARNING CENTER | Elementary | PK-PK | 335 |
| MARK WHITE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 486 |
| MARSHALL EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 453 |
| MARSHALL MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 456 |
| MARTIN EL | Elementary | KG-04 | 654 |
| MARTINEZ C EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 271 |
| MARTINEZ R EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 380 |
| MARY AUSTIN HOLLEY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 648 |
| MATA INT | Middle | 05-06 | 753 |
| MATZKE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,026 |
| MAURICE L WOLFE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 412 |
| MAYDE CREEK EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 816 |
| MAYDE CREEK H S | High | 09-12 | 3,036 |
| MAYDE CREEK J H | Middle | 06-08 | 1,214 |
| MCGOWEN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 386 |
| MCNAMARA EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 916 |
| MCREYNOLDS MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 297 |
| MEAD MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 910 |
| MEADOR EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 443 |
| MEADOW WOOD EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 686 |
| MELILLO MIDDLE | Middle | 05-06 | 612 |
| MEMORIAL DRIVE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 |
| MEMORIAL EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 474 |
| MEMORIAL H S | High | 09-12 | 2,636 |
| MEMORIAL MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,236 |
| METCALF EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 855 |
| MEYER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 680 |
| MEYERLAND MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,166 |
| MEYERPARK EL | Elementary | PK-08 | 296 |
| MICHAEL R NULL MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,050 |
| MICKEY LELAND COLLEGE PREP ACAD FOR YOUNG MEN | High | 06-12 | 251 |
| MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC FRAGA | High | 09-12 | 130 |
| MIDDLE COLLEGE H S AT HCC GULFTON | High | 09-12 | 72 |
| MILBY H S | High | 09-12 | 2,126 |
| MILLER INT | Middle | 05-06 | 793 |
| MILNE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 498 |
| MILTON COOPER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 766 |
About Houston
Houston is a broad Texas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 798 schools and 526,618 students total.
In terms of grade levels, the city is made up of 478 elementary, 137 middle, 157 high, and 26 other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 9%: 579,453 students in SY 2017-18 versus 525,339 in SY 2024-25. Houston now counts 760 public schools, up from 745 in SY 2017-18.
On allk12, the community for Houston discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.