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Enrollment
1,991
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002609
Westbury High School
11911 CHIMNEY ROCK, HOUSTON, TX 77035 · (713) 723-6015 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,991 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
1,818 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 | 508 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 525 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 459 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 499 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
41.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Westbury High School
Westbury High School's state test result (41.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westbury High School this school | 1,991 | 91.3% | 41.6% |
| North Dallas High School DALLAS | 1,300 | 91.1% | 38.5% |
| Eisenhower High School HOUSTON | 2,262 | 86.4% | 33.3% |
| Tyler High School TYLER | 2,148 | 86.7% | 40.8% |
| Seagoville High School DALLAS | 1,786 | 91.3% | 36.8% |
| Justin F Kimball High School DALLAS | 1,175 | 89.5% | 29.5% |
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 Westbury High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #1,087 of 1,385 | #110 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #553 of 1,425 ▲ 44 | #84 of 155 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,113 of 1,425 ▲ 92 | #116 of 155 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #193 of 1,184 | #30 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,991 | #333 of 2,107 | #65 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #791 of 1,344 | #52 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #801 of 1,346 | #93 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #151 of 1,522 | #40 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #158 of 557 | #21 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
1,991
-402 (-17%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 1,785
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 1,991 | 129.8 | 15.3:1 | 91% (1,818) |
| 2023-24 | 2,263 | 127.5 | 17.8:1 | 90% (2,027) |
| 2022-23 | 2,243 | 129 | 17.4:1 | 92% (2,062) |
| 2020-21 | 2,393 | 125 | 19.1:1 | 91% (2,186) |
| 2017-18 | 2,358 | 123.7 | 19.1:1 | 73% (1,711) |
| 2015-16 | 2,136 | 112 | 19.1:1 | 84% (1,794) |
| 2010-11 | 2,160 | 134 | 16.1:1 | 48% (1,030) |
| 2000-01 | 1,969 | 101 | 19.5:1 | 33% (642) |
| 1990-91 | 1,785 | 89 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westbury High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,358 to 1,991); teachers up 5% (123.7 to 129.8).
About Westbury High School
Westbury High School is a large high school. Its address is in HOUSTON, Texas. The school reports 1,991 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 150% bigger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
In HOUSTON ISD, 273 schools enroll a combined 176,727 students.
A majority of students at Westbury High School, 69%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Black and 3% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Westbury High School has a diversity index of 45%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Westbury High School is 129.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.3:1. Across high schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. About 91% of students, or 1,818, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Harris County.
The allk12 Grade for Westbury High School is C+. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Westbury High School would score about 34.7%. It scores 41.6%, 6.9 points above that figure.
Among Harris County residents, median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Westbury High School is one of 1,205 public schools in Harris County, which together enroll about 886,911 students.
Anderson Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Westbury High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 2,393 in 2020-21 and 1,991 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.1:1 to 15.3:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Westbury High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Other Westbury High schools
One other US public school is named Westbury High. Westbury High School is the largest of the 2.
- WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOLOLD WESTBURY, NY · 1,574 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Elementary School0.4 mi · 585
- Meyerpark Elementary School0.8 mi · 296
- Accelerated Interdisciplinary Academy0.9 mi · 161
- Accelerated Int Charter School0.9 mi · 21
- Varnett Charter School1.0 mi · 530
- Parker Elementary School1.1 mi · 924
Frequently asked questions
About Westbury High SchoolHow many students attend Westbury High School?
Westbury High School enrolls approximately 1,991 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Westbury High School serve?
Westbury High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westbury High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westbury High School is approximately 15.3:1 (130 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Westbury High School?
Westbury High School reports a student body of 3% White, 69% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Westbury High School?
Westbury High School is overseen by HOUSTON ISD in Harris County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.