FURR H S

Located at 520 MERCURY, in HOUSTON, Texas, FURR H S is a middle-of-the-pack senior high that teaches 914 students (grades 9 through 12), run under HOUSTON ISD.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), FURR H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, FURR H S reports that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, FURR H S has 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 95% of students at FURR H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FURR H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.6%, the actual is 36.6%, a residual of +4.0 points.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FURR H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is WHITTIER EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FURR H S ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 38.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 1,122 students in 2018 compared to 914 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.