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Enrollment
1,615
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002604
Waltrip High School
1900 W 34TH ST, HOUSTON, TX 77018 · (713) 688-1361 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,615 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
1,286 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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 | 518 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 401 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 356 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 340 | 21% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +39.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 39 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 41.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Waltrip High School
Waltrip High School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waltrip High School this school | 1,615 | 79.6% | 43.9% |
| Andress High School EL PASO | 1,341 | 79.3% | 37.6% |
| North Mesquite High School MESQUITE | 2,099 | 81.8% | 47.3% |
| Lee High School BAYTOWN | 1,747 | 74.1% | 44.8% |
| Blanson CTE High School HOUSTON | 1,258 | 80.4% | 76.3% |
| Grand Prairie High School GRAND PRAIRIE | 2,817 | 77.7% | 33.3% |
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 Waltrip High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #1,026 of 1,385 | #101 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #670 of 1,425 ▲ 68 | #102 of 155 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,028 of 1,425 ▼ 122 | #106 of 155 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #249 of 1,184 | #36 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,615 | #429 of 2,107 | #72 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,069 of 1,344 | #96 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.6% | #956 of 1,346 | #109 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #400 of 1,522 | #86 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.2% | #268 of 557 | #41 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
1,615
-238 (-13%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,507
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,615 | 94.9 | 17.0:1 | 80% (1,286) |
| 2023-24 | 1,659 | 99.3 | 16.7:1 | 82% (1,357) |
| 2022-23 | 1,597 | 105.8 | 15.1:1 | 74% (1,181) |
| 2020-21 | 1,853 | 107 | 17.3:1 | 73% (1,353) |
| 2017-18 | 1,778 | 95.2 | 18.7:1 | 65% (1,153) |
| 2015-16 | 1,743 | 102 | 17.1:1 | 75% (1,315) |
| 2010-11 | 1,762 | 105 | 16.8:1 | 50% (878) |
| 2000-01 | 1,646 | 86 | 19.1:1 | 38% (621) |
| 1990-91 | 1,507 | 83 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waltrip High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (1,778 to 1,615); teachers unchanged (95.2 to 94.9).
About Waltrip High School
Waltrip High School is a large high school based in HOUSTON, Texas. It teaches 1,615 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
The district, HOUSTON ISD, has 176,727 students enrolled across 273 schools.
The student body at Waltrip High School is 80% Hispanic. It is also 12% Black and 7% White. Harris County's residents are about 44% Hispanic, 36 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 35, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Waltrip High School comes to 94.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.0:1. The school's 17.0:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. On the income side, 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Harris County.
Waltrip High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.9% and a predicted 39.7%.
The school's county is Harris County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Waltrip High School shares Harris County with 1,204 other public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Waltrip High School from the closest public school, Oak Forest Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Waltrip High School is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 238 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Oak Forest Elementary School0.7 mi · 950
- Black Middle School0.8 mi · 1,364
- Stevens Elementary School1.0 mi · 556
- Garden Oaks Montessori1.2 mi · 763
- Harper DAEP1.5 mi · 76
- Durham Elementary School1.5 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Waltrip High SchoolHow large is Waltrip High School?
Waltrip High School enrolls approximately 1,615 students in grades 09-12.
Is Waltrip High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Waltrip High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Waltrip High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Waltrip High School is approximately 17.0:1 (95 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Waltrip High School?
At Waltrip High School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 80% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Waltrip High School?
Waltrip High School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
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