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Enrollment
2,729
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364008816
Westside High School
14201 BRIAR FOREST, HOUSTON, TX 77077 · (281) 920-8000 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,729 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
146 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
1,832 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 | 826 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 669 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 626 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 608 | 22% |
Student demographics
68%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp 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 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 30.0% | 32.0% | 17.0% |
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% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Westside High School
Westside High School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westside High School this school | 2,729 | 67.1% | 53.9% |
| Paetow High School KATY | 3,447 | 64.7% | 59.8% |
| Cypress Springs High School CYPRESS | 2,800 | 69.4% | 50.7% |
| Cypress Creek High School HOUSTON | 3,222 | 62.6% | 58.1% |
| Cypress Park High School CYPRESS | 3,117 | 71.5% | 56.7% |
| Cypress Lakes High School KATY | 3,175 | 73.4% | 54.8% |
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 Westside High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #687 of 1,385 | #72 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #508 of 1,425 ▲ 41 | #77 of 155 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,029 of 1,425 ▼ 42 | #107 of 155 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #408 of 1,184 | #58 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,729 | #123 of 2,107 | #42 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #1,236 of 1,344 | #125 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #170 of 1,346 | #27 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.1% | #647 of 1,522 | #122 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #398 of 557 | #59 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
2,729
-139 (-5%) vs 2020
+54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,772
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 2,729 | 145.6 | 18.7:1 | 67% (1,832) |
| 2023-24 | 2,825 | 159.8 | 17.7:1 | 69% (1,952) |
| 2022-23 | 2,882 | 156.2 | 18.4:1 | 66% (1,892) |
| 2020-21 | 2,868 | 167 | 17.2:1 | 60% (1,731) |
| 2017-18 | 2,874 | 160.4 | 17.9:1 | 50% (1,433) |
| 2015-16 | 2,953 | 149 | 19.8:1 | 55% (1,631) |
| 2010-11 | 3,143 | 160 | 19.6:1 | 34% (1,057) |
| 2000-01 | 1,772 | 85 | 20.9:1 | 17% (310) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westside High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,874 to 2,729); teachers down 9% (160.4 to 145.6).
About Westside High School
Westside High School is a large high school for students in HOUSTON, Texas. Enrollment stands at 2,729 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That is 243% larger than the average of about 796 students for high schools in Texas.
Within HOUSTON ISD, Westside High School is one of 273 schools. The district enrolls 176,727 students.
About 45% of students at Westside High School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 32% Black, 13% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among Harris County residents, the Hispanic share is about 44%. A diversity index of 68% means there is a 68% chance two randomly chosen students at Westside High School are from different groups.
On staff are 145.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 67% of students at Westside High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Westside High School is 45.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.9%.
In the surrounding county, Harris County, the median household earns about $74,983 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Harris County has 1,205 public schools with about 886,911 students, including Westside High School.
Among nearby public schools, Bush Elementary School is closest at about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.7% proficiency; Westside High School posts 53.9%.
Westside High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 2,868 (2020-21) to 2,729 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.7:1, from 17.2:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
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Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
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Other Westside High schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Westside High. Westside High School is the largest of the 11.
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 2,145 students
- Westside HighAnderson, SC · 1,687 students
- WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 1,533 students
- Westside High SchoolAugusta, GA · 1,088 students
- Westside High SchoolMacon, GA · 1,013 students
Nearby schools
- Bush Elementary School0.5 mi · 703
- West Briar Middle School0.7 mi · 994
- Ray Daily Elementary School1.4 mi · 853
- Maurice L Wolfe Elementary School1.8 mi · 412
- Nottingham Elementary School1.8 mi · 746
- Heflin Elementary School2.5 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Westside High SchoolHow many students attend Westside High School?
Westside High School enrolls approximately 2,729 students in grades 09-12.
Is Westside High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westside High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Westside High School?
Approximately 18.7:1 students per teacher at Westside High School.
What is the student diversity at Westside High School?
Student demographics at Westside High School are roughly 13% White, 45% Hispanic, 32% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Westside High School?
Westside 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.