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Enrollment
537
High
DISTRICT 995 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002611
Wheatley High School
4801 PROVIDENCE, HOUSTON, TX 77020 · (713) 671-3900 · Harris County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public high schools
- DTest 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.
- 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
9.2:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
518 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 | 154 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 141 | 26% |
Student demographics
51%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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 40.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 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 | 43.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Wheatley High School
Wheatley High School's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley High School this school | 537 | 96.5% | 38.2% |
| Marlin High MARLIN | 347 | 98.6% | 23.6% |
| Kashmere High School HOUSTON | 655 | 96.9% | 37.0% |
| James Madison High School DALLAS | 349 | 97.1% | 35.7% |
| North Forest High School HOUSTON | 905 | 96.2% | 38.2% |
| KIPP Oak Cliff Academy DALLAS | 340 | 93.2% | 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 Wheatley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,183 of 1,385 | #125 of 150 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #388 of 1,425 ▲ 237 | #50 of 155 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,170 of 1,425 ▲ 180 | #124 of 155 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #127 of 1,184 | #22 of 151 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #858 of 2,107 | #127 of 223 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #57 of 1,344 | #1 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #668 of 1,346 | #73 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #41 of 1,522 | #10 of 175 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.6% | #15 of 557 | #2 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
537
-248 (-32%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 1,148
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 537 | 58.3 | 9.2:1 | 96% (518) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 65.7 | 9.4:1 | 97% (600) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 57.6 | 11.2:1 | 95% (613) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 64 | 12.3:1 | 96% (754) |
| 2017-18 | 969 | 54.4 | 17.8:1 | 74% (715) |
| 2015-16 | 764 | 47 | 16.3:1 | 70% (531) |
| 2010-11 | 1,080 | 65 | 16.6:1 | 44% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 51 | 17.1:1 | 70% (612) |
| 1990-91 | 1,148 | 60 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheatley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (969 to 537); teachers up 7% (54.4 to 58.3).
About Wheatley High School
Wheatley High School is a small high school found in HOUSTON, Texas. The school's 537 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
HOUSTON ISD is the district for Wheatley High School. It has 273 schools and 176,727 students.
Black students are the majority at Wheatley High School, with 54% of enrollment. It is also 45% Hispanic. Harris County's residents are about 19% Black, 35 points below the school's share. Wheatley High School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 58.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.2:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 96%. The 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 26 points lower.
Wheatley High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wheatley High School, the prediction is 32.5% and the result is 38.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Harris County, the median household income is $74,983, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. There are 1,205 public schools in Harris County, enrolling about 886,911 students in all.
The school nearest to Wheatley High School is Henderson N Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Wheatley High School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 537, a 32% decrease from 785 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 12.3:1 to 9.2:1 between 2020-21 and 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
- Henderson N Elementary School0.2 mi · 251
- McReynolds Middle School0.5 mi · 297
- Atherton Elementary School0.6 mi · 450
- YES Prep - 5th Ward0.6 mi · 933
- Pugh Elementary School0.8 mi · 256
- Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men1.0 mi · 251
Frequently asked questions
About Wheatley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wheatley High School?
Wheatley High School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Wheatley High School serve?
Wheatley High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Wheatley High School?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at Wheatley High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wheatley High School?
At Wheatley High School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 45% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheatley High School?
Wheatley 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.