Best High Schools in Houston, TX (2025-26)
Ranked high schools
115
Listed, not ranked
33
Every ranked high school in Houston, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Houston, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
Houston, TX high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Carnegie Vanguard (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 99% | 84% | Exceeds Expectations | 841 |
| #2 | A+ | Spring Branch Academic Institute (K-12) | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 99% | 82% | Exceeds Expectations | 145 |
| #3 | A+ | Debakey H S For Health Prof (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 95% | 76% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 916 |
| #4 | A+ | Kerr | Houston | Alief Isd | 95% | 75% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 804 |
| #5 | A+ | Alief Early College | Houston | Alief Isd | 93% | 75% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 407 |
| #6 | A+ | Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 93% | 80% | Exceeds Expectations | 786 |
| #7 | A+ | T H Rogers School (Magnet, K-12) | Houston | Houston Isd | 93% | 80% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,063 |
| #8 | A+ | Clear Horizons Early College | Houston | Clear Creek Isd | 92% | 77% | Exceeds Expectations | 425 |
| #9 | A+ | Challenge Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 89% | 69% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 454 |
| #10 | A+ | Spring Early College Academy | Houston | Spring Isd | 89% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 377 |
| #11 | A+ | North Houston Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 86% | 71% | Exceeds Expectations | 475 |
| #12 | A+ | Westchester Academy For International Studies (Charter) | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 81% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 890 |
| #13 | A+ | East Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 80% | 69% | Exceeds Expectations | 452 |
| #14 | A+ | Memorial | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 80% | 78% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,555 |
| #15 | A+ | Energy Institute (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 79% | 58% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 676 |
| #16 | A+ | Eastwood Academy | Houston | Houston Isd | 78% | 65% | Exceeds Expectations | 390 |
| #17 | A+ | Victory Early College | Houston | Aldine Isd | 78% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 405 |
| #18 | A+ | Avalos P Tech School | Houston | Aldine Isd | 77% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 452 |
| #19 | A | Blanson Cte | Houston | Aldine Isd | 74% | 54% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,299 |
| #20 | A | Ischool High At University Park (Charter) | Houston | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 74% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 374 |
| #21 | A | Harmony School Of Discovery Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 73% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 839 |
| #22 | A | Galena Park Isd Career And Technical Echs | Houston | Galena Park Isd | 71% | 58% | Exceeds Expectations | 464 |
| #23 | A | Ischool High Atascocita (Charter) | Houston | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 71% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 90 |
| #24 | A | Clear Lake | Houston | Clear Creek Isd | 70% | 59% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,533 |
| #25 | A | Young Womens College Prep Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 70% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 400 |
| #26 | A | Beta Academy (Charter) | Houston | Beta Academy | 69% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 584 |
| #27 | A | Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical (K-12) | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 64% | 47% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,451 |
| #28 | A | Houston Gateway Academy Coral Campus (Charter, K-12) | Houston | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 64% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 914 |
| #29 | A- | Houston Academy For International Studies (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 69% | 67% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 461 |
| #30 | A- | Harmony Science Academy Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 67% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 667 |
| #31 | A- | South Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 67% | 65% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 391 |
| #32 | A- | Energized For Stem Academy (Charter) | Houston | Houston Isd | 66% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 583 |
| #33 | A- | Stratford | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 65% | 62% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,272 |
| #34 | A- | Sst Champions (Charter, K-12) | Houston | School of Science And Technology | 57% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,283 |
| #35 | B+ | Langham Creek | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 62% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 2,781 |
| #36 | B+ | Yes Prep North Central (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 62% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 977 |
| #37 | B+ | Harmony School Of Advancement Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 61% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 714 |
| #38 | B+ | Kipp Houston (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 59% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 685 |
| #39 | B+ | H S For Law And Justice (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 58% | 49% | Meets Expectations | 436 |
| #40 | B+ | Yes Prep Northwest (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 54% | 15% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 521 |
| #41 | B | Yes Prep Southwest (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 58% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,027 |
| #42 | B | Heights (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 56% | 45% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,476 |
| #43 | B | Jersey Village | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 55% | 57% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,364 |
| #44 | B- | Yes Prep Northline (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 57% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 847 |
| #45 | B- | Yes Prep 5th Ward (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 54% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 943 |
| #46 | B- | Yes Prep Brays Oaks (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 54% | 16% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,032 |
| #47 | B- | Cypress Creek | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 53% | 50% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,366 |
| #48 | B- | Dobie | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 53% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 3,870 |
| #49 | B- | Mickey Leland College Prep (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 53% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 311 |
| #50 | B- | Sharpstown International School (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 53% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,279 |
| #51 | B- | Yes Prep Gulfton (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 53% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,062 |
| #52 | B- | Cypress Falls | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 52% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 2,865 |
| #53 | B- | Lamar (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 52% | 51% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,125 |
| #54 | B- | Summer Creek | Houston | Humble Isd | 51% | 52% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,600 |
| #55 | B- | Yes Prep Southeast (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 51% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 969 |
| #56 | B- | Mayde Creek | Houston | Katy Isd | 50% | 44% | Meets Expectations | 2,940 |
| #57 | B- | Kipp Sharpstown Colege Prep (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 49% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 595 |
| #58 | C+ | Yes Prep White Oak (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 50% | 13% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 879 |
| #59 | C+ | Harmony School Of Ingenuity Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 49% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 749 |
| #60 | C+ | Westside (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 49% | 49% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,882 |
| #61 | C+ | Yes Prep East End (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 48% | 15% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 982 |
| #62 | C+ | Cypress Ridge | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 47% | 49% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,921 |
| #63 | C+ | North Shore Senior High | Houston | Galena Park Isd | 47% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 4,569 |
| #64 | C+ | Waltrip (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 47% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,597 |
| #65 | C+ | Yes Prep North Forest (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 46% | 12% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,014 |
| #66 | C | Milby (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 46% | 36% | Meets Expectations | 2,107 |
| #67 | C | Yes Prep Northside (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 46% | 13% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 941 |
| #68 | C | North Forest | Houston | Houston Isd | 45% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 974 |
| #69 | C | Spring Woods | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 45% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 2,113 |
| #70 | C | Yes Prep West (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 45% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 997 |
| #71 | C | Madison | Houston | Houston Isd | 44% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,924 |
| #72 | C | Jones Futures Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 43% | 29% | Exceeds Expectations | 321 |
| #73 | C | Wheatley | Houston | Houston Isd | 43% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 643 |
| #74 | C | Carver H S For Applied Techengineeringarts (Magnet) | Houston | Aldine Isd | 42% | 30% | Exceeds Expectations | 755 |
| #75 | C- | Early College T Stem Academy (Charter) | Houston | Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success | 42% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 314 |
| #76 | C- | Wisdom | Houston | Houston Isd | 42% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,260 |
| #77 | C- | Furr (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 41% | 24% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,173 |
| #78 | C- | Kashmere (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 41% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 725 |
| #79 | C- | Kipp Connect Middle (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 41% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 364 |
| #80 | C- | Sterling (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 41% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,421 |
| #81 | C- | Taylor | Houston | Alief Isd | 41% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 2,831 |
| #82 | C- | Chavez (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 40% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,272 |
| #83 | C- | Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem (Charter) | Houston | International Leadership of Texas (iltexas) | 40% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 602 |
| #84 | C- | Yes Prep Hobby (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 40% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 482 |
| #85 | C- | Houston Math Science And Technology Center | Houston | Houston Isd | 39% | 26% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,779 |
| #86 | C- | Washington B T (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 39% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 878 |
| #87 | C- | Westbury (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 39% | 26% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,243 |
| #88 | C- | Worthing | Houston | Houston Isd | 39% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 827 |
| #89 | C- | Yes Prep Southside (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 39% | 12% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 922 |
| #90 | C- | Yates (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 38% | 15% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 851 |
| #91 | C- | Fallbrook Academy (Charter, K-12) | Houston | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 36% | 10% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 287 |
| #92 | D+ | Ser-ninos Charter High (Charter) | Houston | 49% | 24% | Exceeds Expectations | 54 | |
| #93 | D+ | Aldine | Houston | Aldine Isd | 37% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 2,663 |
| #94 | D+ | Elsik | Houston | Alief Isd | 37% | 35% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 4,118 |
| #95 | D+ | Kipp Generations Collegiate (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 37% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 583 |
| #96 | D+ | Northside (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 37% | 22% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,168 |
| #97 | D+ | Nimitz | Houston | Aldine Isd | 36% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 2,772 |
| #98 | D+ | South Houston H S So | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 35% | 33% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,213 |
| #99 | D | C E King | Houston | Sheldon Isd | 33% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,473 |
| #100 | D | Eisenhower (Magnet) | Houston | Aldine Isd | 33% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 2,855 |
| #101 | D | Kipp Northeast College Preparatory (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 33% | 19% | Exceeds Expectations | 541 |
| #102 | D | Long Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 33% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 818 |
| #103 | D | Austin (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 32% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 1,448 |
| #104 | D | Northbrook | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 32% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,610 |
| #105 | D | Davis H S Aldine | Houston | Aldine Isd | 30% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,093 |
| #106 | D | Hastings | Houston | Alief Isd | 30% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,930 |
| #107 | D | Kipp Sunnyside (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 30% | 15% | Exceeds Expectations | 583 |
| #108 | D | Macarthur | Houston | Aldine Isd | 30% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,571 |
| #109 | D | Scarborough (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 30% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 750 |
| #110 | D | Willowridge | Houston | Fort Bend Isd | 29% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 1,319 |
| #111 | D- | Kipp East End (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 35% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 463 |
| #112 | D- | Sharpstown | Houston | Houston Isd | 25% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 1,855 |
| #113 | D- | Andy Dekaney | Houston | Spring Isd | 24% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,401 |
| #114 | D- | Westfield | Houston | Spring Isd | 20% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,574 |
| #115 | F | Mount Carmel Academy (Charter) | Houston | Houston Isd | 15% | 35% | Underperforms Expectations | 269 |
How Houston, TX's high schools compare
A: 34B: 23C: 34D: 23F: 1
50% of the 115 ranked high schools in Houston, TX earn an A or B (34 A grades, 23 B, 34 C, 23 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 95 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 74% nationally), and 78 exceed it. On average 53% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Houston Gateway Academy Coral Campus (64% against 19%, A), Yes Prep North Central (62% against 18%, B+), Yes Prep Northline (57% against 14%, B-), Yes Prep Southwest (58% against 17%, B), Beta Academy (69% against 29%, A).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 29): Houston Isd (11), Spring Branch Isd (3), Aldine Isd (3), Alief Isd (2).
The largest ranked high schools: North Shore Senior High (4,569 students, C+, #63), Elsik (4,118 students, D+, #94), Hastings (3,930 students, D, #106).
Of the top 25, 9 are magnet schools and 4 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in Houston, TX that are not ranked
33 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (21)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D+ Empowerment, Houston
- F George I Sanchez Charter, Houston
- F George I Sanchez North, Houston
- F Hall Success Academy, Houston
- F Harper Daep, Houston
- F Houston Heights Charter School, Houston
- F Kase Academy, Houston
- D- La Promesa, Houston
- D+ Liberty, Houston
- B+ Middle College, Houston
- D- Middle College, Houston
- F Momentum H S, Houston
- F Premier H S - Houston(sharpstown), Houston
- D Premier H S Houston Champions, Houston
- D- Premier H S Houston Gallery North, Houston
- D- Premier H S Houston Hobby, Houston
- F Richard Milburn Academy Houston Suburban, Houston
- B+ Soar Ctr, Houston
- F Texans Can Academy Houston North, Houston
- F Texans Can Academy Houston Southwest, Houston
- F The Pro Vision Academy, Houston
Fully online schools (1)
Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.
- A Harmony Virtual Academy, Houston
Not yet graded (11)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alief Learning Ctr 6 12, Houston
- Community Services Sec, Houston
- Crossroads, Houston
- Excel Academy Education Transition Center, Houston
- Hcc Life Skills Program, Houston
- Highpoint, Houston
- Highpoint School East Crosby, Houston
- Highpoint School East Daep, Houston
- Kipp Connect, Houston
- Lane School, Houston
- Richey Academy, Houston
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in Houston, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in Houston, TX
What is the best high school in Houston, TX?
Carnegie Vanguard in Houston ranks first among the 115 ranked high schools in Houston, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 99% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 84%.
How are high schools in Houston, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does Houston, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 148 public high schools in Houston, TX; 115 are ranked here and 33 are listed as not ranked.