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If you had an hour of school board time for SOUTH HOUSTON H S, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,185
High
DISTRICT 1,777 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PASADENA ISD·NCES 483432003849
South Houston High School
3820 S SHAVER, SO HOUSTON, TX 77587 · (713) 740-0350 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,185 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public high schools
- C-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.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
143 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,864 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
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 | 546 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 558 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 523 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 558 | 26% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 27.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 41.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 South Houston High School
South Houston High School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Houston High School this school | 2,185 | 85.3% | 41.3% |
| Trimble Technical High School FORT WORTH | 1,924 | 89.3% | 39.3% |
| W T White High School DALLAS | 2,204 | 90.0% | 40.0% |
| Channelview High School CHANNELVIEW | 2,917 | 89.4% | 39.2% |
| Spring Woods High School HOUSTON | 2,020 | 86.9% | 51.5% |
| North Mesquite High School MESQUITE | 2,099 | 81.8% | 47.3% |
Matched among Texas 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 South Houston High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #1,094 of 1,385 | #112 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #731 of 1,425 ▲ 341 | #109 of 155 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,279 of 1,425 ▲ 73 | #139 of 155 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #546 of 1,184 | #76 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,185 | #255 of 2,107 | #59 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #774 of 1,344 | #46 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.3% | #1,067 of 1,346 | #119 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #294 of 1,522 | #70 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.7% | #71 of 557 | #12 of 75 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,185
-46 (-2%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 2,349
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,185 | 143.1 | 15.3:1 | 85% (1,864) |
| 2023-24 | 2,214 | 148.1 | 14.9:1 | 77% (1,714) |
| 2022-23 | 2,213 | 158.2 | 14.0:1 | 87% (1,928) |
| 2020-21 | 2,231 | 150 | 14.9:1 | 87% (1,932) |
| 2017-18 | 2,902 | 191.2 | 15.2:1 | 76% (2,194) |
| 2015-16 | 2,823 | 160 | 17.6:1 | 79% (2,224) |
| 2010-11 | 2,400 | 170 | 14.1:1 | 12% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 2,602 | 153 | 17.0:1 | 40% (1,042) |
| 1990-91 | 2,349 | 111 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Houston High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (2,902 to 2,185); teachers down 25% (191.2 to 143.1).
About South Houston High School
SO HOUSTON, Texas, is home to South Houston High School, a large high school. Its 2,185 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.
Enrollment across the 67 schools in PASADENA ISD totals 46,491 students.
Federal enrollment data show South Houston High School is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 10% Black and 2% White. The school's Hispanic share is 42 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. South Houston High School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at South Houston High School is 143.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Around 85% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Harris County, the average is 70%.
South Houston High School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 30% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
South Houston High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (41.3%) and its predicted rate (37.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Harris County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Harris County is home to 1,205 public schools and about 886,911 public school students.
Pearl Hall Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of South Houston High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, South Houston High School is ahead of the 39.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,231 in 2020-21, 2,185 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for South Houston High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PASADENA ISD
- Dobie High SchoolHigh · 3,692 students
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Dr Kirk Lewis Career and Technical High SchoolCombined · 1,486 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
Other schools in SO HOUSTON
- Pearl Hall Elementary SchoolElementary · 571 students
- South Houston Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 509 students
- South Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 422 students
Nearby schools
- Pearl Hall Elementary School0.6 mi · 571
- Young Elementary School0.9 mi · 545
- Miller Intermediate School0.9 mi · 780
- YES Prep - Southeast0.9 mi · 854
- Southeast Elementary School0.9 mi · 816
- Earnesteen Milstead Middle School1.1 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About South Houston High SchoolHow large is South Houston High School?
South Houston High School enrolls approximately 2,185 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does South Houston High School serve?
South Houston High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Houston High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Houston High School is approximately 15.3:1 (143 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Houston High School?
At South Houston High School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is South Houston High School public or private?
South Houston High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PASADENA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.