WORTHING H S

WORTHING H S operates as a moderately sized senior high in HOUSTON, Texas, part of HOUSTON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 751 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Across the 273 schools in HOUSTON ISD (176,727 students total), WORTHING H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, WORTHING H S reports that Black students make up the majority at 67%. The remainder looks like 28% Hispanic, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 19%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 75 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WORTHING H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.4%, the actual is 29.4%, a residual of -5.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. WORTHING H S is one of 1205 public schools in Harris County (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students).

The closest other public school is THE PRO-VISION ACADEMY, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WORTHING H S at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. WORTHING H S's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 751). Black enrollment moved from 80% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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