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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MISSION BEND EL | Combined | M-M | · |
| MISSION BEND GLEN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 460 |
| MISSION GLEN EL | Combined | M-M | · |
| MISSION WEST EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 513 |
| MISTRAL CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD | Elementary | PK-KG | 329 |
| MITCHELL EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 498 |
| MOMENTUM H S | High | 09-12 | 176 |
| MONTGOMERY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 373 |
| MOORE EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 356 |
| MOORE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 873 |
| MORENO EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 697 |
| MORRIS MIDDLE | Middle | 05-06 | 603 |
| MOUNT CARMEL ACADEMY | High | 09-12 | 194 |
| NAVARRO MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 400 |
| NCI CHARTER SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS | Elementary | PK-PK | 891 |
| NEFF ECC | Elementary | PK-01 | 550 |
| NEFF EL | Elementary | 02-05 | 709 |
| NEW NEIGHBOR CAMPUS | Elementary | PK-PK | 33 |
| NEXTGEN INNOVATION ACADEMY | Elementary | M-M | · |
| NEXUS - HOUSTON | Elementary | M-M | · |
| NIMITZ H S | High | 09-12 | 2,651 |
| NORMANDY CROSSING EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 596 |
| NORTH CENTRAL EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 863 |
| NORTH EAST STEM ACADEMY | Middle | 06-08 | 133 |
| NORTH FOREST EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 772 |
| NORTH FOREST H S | High | 09-12 | 905 |
| NORTH HOUSTON EARLY COLLEGE H S | High | 09-12 | 489 |
| NORTH POINTE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 573 |
| NORTH SHORE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 965 |
| NORTH SHORE MIDDLE | Middle | 07-08 | 1,299 |
| NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGH | High | 09-12 | 4,284 |
| NORTHBROOK H S | High | 09-12 | 2,398 |
| NORTHBROOK MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 508 |
| NORTHGATE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 700 |
| NORTHLINE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 358 |
| NORTHSIDE H S | High | 09-12 | 1,058 |
| NOTTINGHAM EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 746 |
| O'DONNELL MIDDLE | Middle | 07-08 | 1,214 |
| OAK FOREST EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 950 |
| OATES EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 233 |
| ODOM EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 322 |
| OGDEN EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 584 |
| OLESON EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 411 |
| OLLE MIDDLE | Middle | 07-08 | 1,025 |
| ORANGE GROVE EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 516 |
| ORTIZ MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 772 |
| OSBORNE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 269 |
| OUTLEY EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 863 |
| OWENS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 779 |
| OWENS INT | Middle | 05-06 | 809 |
| PARK PLACE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 686 |
| PARKER EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 924 |
| PAT REYNOLDS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 877 |
| PATTERSON EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 811 |
| PECK EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 288 |
| PERSHING MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,141 |
| PETERSEN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 357 |
| PETROSKY EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 515 |
| PHOENIX SCHOOL AT SOUTHWEST SCHOOLS | High | 05-12 | 107 |
| PILGRIM ACADEMY | Elementary | PK-08 | 1,233 |
| PINE SHADOWS EL | Elementary | KG-05 | 859 |
| PINEY POINT EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,286 |
| PLEASANTVILLE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 219 |
| PLUMMER MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 894 |
| POE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 748 |
| PONDEROSA EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 740 |
| PORT HOUSTON EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 255 |
| POST EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 798 |
| PREMIER H S - HOUSTON - HOBBY | High | 09-12 | 97 |
| PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (GREENSPOINT) | High | 09-12 | 60 |
| PREMIER H S - HOUSTON (SHARPSTOWN) | High | 09-12 | 91 |
| PREMIER H S HOUSTON GALLERY NORTH | High | 09-12 | 108 |
| PREMIER H S-HOUSTON (CHAMPIONS) | High | 09-12 | 109 |
| PRO-VISION MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 140 |
| PROJECT CHRYSALIS MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 241 |
| PSTEM ACADEMY | Elementary | PK-05 | 482 |
| PUGH EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 256 |
| PURPLE SAGE EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 428 |
| PYBURN EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 454 |
| R D S P D | Elementary | PK-PK | 46 |
| RALPH EICKENROHT EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 574 |
| RAY DAILY EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 853 |
| RAYMOND EL | Elementary | 01-05 | 297 |
| REAGAN K-8 EDUCATIONAL CTR | Elementary | KG-08 | 682 |
| RED EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 530 |
| REECE ACADEMY | Elementary | PK-KG | 402 |
| REED ACADEMY | Elementary | 01-05 | 637 |
| REED EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 847 |
| REES EL | Elementary | PK-04 | 526 |
| REVE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-08 | 237 |
| REVERE MIDDLE | Middle | 06-08 | 1,095 |
| REYNOLDS EL | Elementary | PK-05 | 301 |
| RICE SCH /LA ESCUELA RICE | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,043 |
| RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY HOUSTON (SUBURBAN) | High | 09-12 | 157 |
| RICHEY ACADEMY | High | 06-12 | 56 |
| RICK SCHNEIDER MIDDLE | Middle | 05-06 | 500 |
| RIDGECREST EL | Elementary | KG-05 | 836 |
| RIDGEGATE EL | Elementary | KG-05 | 432 |
| RIDGEMONT EARLY LITERACY CENTER | Elementary | PK-01 | 410 |
| RIDGEMONT EL | Elementary | 02-05 | 337 |
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.