WESTSIDE H S

WESTSIDE H S operates as a substantial senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, one of the schools within HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,729 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 243% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. WESTSIDE H S is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WESTSIDE H S lists that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 32% Black, 13% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, WESTSIDE H S logs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTSIDE H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of +10.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Harris County put median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. WESTSIDE H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

Nearest neighbor: BUSH EL, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, WESTSIDE H S comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.8%.

WESTSIDE H S operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. WESTSIDE H S's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 2,874 (now 2,729). The White share of enrollment decreased from 20% to 13% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for WESTSIDE H S typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.