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Best High Schools in Houston, TX (2025-26)
Ranked high schools
106
Listed, not ranked
30
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+ | Spring Branch Academic Institute (K-12) | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 97% | 70% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 145 |
| #2 | A+ | Debakey H S For Health Prof (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 93% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 916 |
| #3 | A+ | Carnegie Vanguard (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 91% | 69% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 841 |
| #4 | A+ | Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 90% | 71% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 786 |
| #5 | A+ | Kerr | Houston | Alief Isd | 85% | 70% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 804 |
| #6 | A+ | Alief Early College | Houston | Alief Isd | 83% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 407 |
| #7 | A+ | Memorial | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 81% | 73% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,555 |
| #8 | A+ | T H Rogers School (Magnet, K-12) | Houston | Houston Isd | 80% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,063 |
| #9 | A+ | Houston Gateway Academy Coral Campus (Charter, K-12) | Houston | Houston Gateway Academy Inc | 68% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 914 |
| #10 | A | Ischool High At University Park (Charter) | Houston | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 77% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 374 |
| #11 | A | Clear Horizons Early College | Houston | Clear Creek Isd | 75% | 57% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 425 |
| #12 | A | East Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 73% | 58% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 452 |
| #13 | A | Eastwood Academy | Houston | Houston Isd | 70% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 390 |
| #14 | A | Energy Institute (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 69% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 676 |
| #15 | A | Houston Academy For International Studies (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 68% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 461 |
| #16 | A | Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical (K-12) | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 62% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,451 |
| #17 | A- | Challenge Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 65% | 58% | Exceeds Expectations | 454 |
| #18 | A- | Clear Lake | Houston | Clear Creek Isd | 64% | 57% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,533 |
| #19 | A- | Langham Creek | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 64% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,781 |
| #20 | A- | Westchester Academy For International Studies (Charter) | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 63% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 890 |
| #21 | A- | Blanson Cte | Houston | Aldine Isd | 62% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,299 |
| #22 | A- | Cypress Creek | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 60% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 3,366 |
| #23 | A- | Galena Park Isd Career And Technical Echs | Houston | Galena Park Isd | 60% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 464 |
| #24 | A- | Stratford | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 60% | 59% | Meets Expectations | 2,272 |
| #25 | A- | Cypress Falls | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 59% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,865 |
| #26 | B+ | North Houston Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 58% | 60% | Meets Expectations | 475 |
| #27 | B+ | Jersey Village | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 57% | 51% | Exceeds Expectations | 3,364 |
| #28 | B+ | H S For Law And Justice (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 55% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 436 |
| #29 | B+ | Spring Early College Academy | Houston | Spring Isd | 55% | 61% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 377 |
| #30 | B+ | Lamar (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 54% | 51% | Exceeds Expectations | 3,125 |
| #31 | B+ | Westside (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 54% | 49% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,882 |
| #32 | B+ | Cypress Ridge | Houston | Cypress-Fairbanks Isd | 53% | 49% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,921 |
| #33 | B+ | Mayde Creek | Houston | Katy Isd | 53% | 47% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,940 |
| #34 | B+ | South Early College (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 52% | 55% | Meets Expectations | 391 |
| #35 | B | Avalos P Tech School | Houston | Aldine Isd | 50% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 452 |
| #36 | B | Young Womens College Prep Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 50% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 400 |
| #37 | B | Spring Woods | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 49% | 44% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,113 |
| #38 | B | Dobie | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 48% | 48% | Meets Expectations | 3,870 |
| #39 | B | Heights (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 48% | 48% | Meets Expectations | 2,476 |
| #40 | B | Kipp Houston (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 48% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 685 |
| #41 | B | Harmony School Of Advancement Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 47% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 714 |
| #42 | B | Sharpstown International School (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 47% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,279 |
| #43 | B | Harmony School Of Discovery Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston North | 46% | 39% | Exceeds Expectations | 839 |
| #44 | B | Summer Creek | Houston | Humble Isd | 46% | 49% | Meets Expectations | 3,600 |
| #45 | B | Yes Prep North Central (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 46% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 977 |
| #46 | B- | Harmony Science Academy Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 45% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 667 |
| #47 | B- | South Houston H S So | Houston | Pasadena Isd | 45% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 2,213 |
| #48 | B- | Yes Prep Southeast (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 44% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 969 |
| #49 | B- | Victory Early College | Houston | Aldine Isd | 43% | 46% | Meets Expectations | 405 |
| #50 | B- | Jones Futures Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 42% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 321 |
| #51 | B- | Kipp East End (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 42% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 463 |
| #52 | C+ | Yes Prep Southwest (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 40% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,027 |
| #53 | C+ | North Shore Senior High | Houston | Galena Park Isd | 39% | 37% | Exceeds Expectations | 4,569 |
| #54 | C+ | Kipp Generations Collegiate (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 37% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 583 |
| #55 | C+ | Northbrook | Houston | Spring Branch Isd | 36% | 35% | Meets Expectations | 2,610 |
| #56 | C+ | Mount Carmel Academy (Charter) | Houston | Houston Isd | 35% | 28% | Exceeds Expectations | 269 |
| #57 | C | Milby (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 34% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 2,107 |
| #58 | C | Yes Prep North Forest (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 34% | 16% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,014 |
| #59 | C | Yes Prep East End (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 33% | 19% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 982 |
| #60 | C | Yes Prep Northline (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 33% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 847 |
| #61 | C | Yes Prep West (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 33% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 997 |
| #62 | C | Taylor | Houston | Alief Isd | 31% | 39% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,831 |
| #63 | C | Yes Prep 5th Ward (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 31% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 943 |
| #64 | C | Yes Prep Brays Oaks (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 31% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,032 |
| #65 | C | Yes Prep Gulfton (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 30% | 26% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,062 |
| #66 | C- | Carver H S For Applied Techengineeringarts (Magnet) | Houston | Aldine Isd | 28% | 24% | Exceeds Expectations | 755 |
| #67 | C- | Elsik | Houston | Alief Isd | 28% | 38% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 4,118 |
| #68 | C- | Harmony School Of Ingenuity Houston (Charter) | Houston | Harmony Public Schools - Houston South | 28% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 749 |
| #69 | C- | Kipp Sunnyside (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 28% | 22% | Exceeds Expectations | 583 |
| #70 | C- | Mickey Leland College Prep (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 28% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 311 |
| #71 | C- | Washington B T (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 28% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 878 |
| #72 | C- | C E King | Houston | Sheldon Isd | 27% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 3,473 |
| #73 | C- | Chavez (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 27% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 2,272 |
| #74 | C- | Hastings | Houston | Alief Isd | 27% | 37% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,930 |
| #75 | C- | Kipp Northeast College Preparatory (Charter) | Houston | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 27% | 21% | Exceeds Expectations | 541 |
| #76 | C- | Waltrip (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 27% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,597 |
| #77 | C- | Yes Prep Southside (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 27% | 18% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 922 |
| #78 | C- | Yes Prep White Oak (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 26% | 19% | Exceeds Expectations | 879 |
| #79 | C- | Yes Prep Northside (Charter) | Houston | Yes Prep Public Schools Inc | 25% | 21% | Exceeds Expectations | 941 |
| #80 | D+ | Westbury (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 25% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 2,243 |
| #81 | D+ | Worthing | Houston | Houston Isd | 24% | 16% | Exceeds Expectations | 827 |
| #82 | D | Davis H S Aldine | Houston | Aldine Isd | 23% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 3,093 |
| #83 | D | Early College T Stem Academy (Charter) | Houston | Raul Yzaguirre Schools For Success | 23% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 314 |
| #84 | D | Nimitz | Houston | Aldine Isd | 23% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,772 |
| #85 | D | Sterling (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 23% | 20% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,421 |
| #86 | D | Northside (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 22% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 1,168 |
| #87 | D | Willowridge | Houston | Fort Bend Isd | 22% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 1,319 |
| #88 | D | Aldine | Houston | Aldine Isd | 21% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,663 |
| #89 | D | Eisenhower (Magnet) | Houston | Aldine Isd | 21% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,855 |
| #90 | D | Energized For Stem Academy (Charter) | Houston | Houston Isd | 21% | 34% | Underperforms Expectations | 583 |
| #91 | D | Macarthur | Houston | Aldine Isd | 21% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 3,571 |
| #92 | D | North Forest | Houston | Houston Isd | 21% | 15% | Exceeds Expectations | 974 |
| #93 | D | Kashmere (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 20% | 18% | Exceeds Expectations | 725 |
| #94 | D | Iltexas Houston Windmill Lakes Orem (Charter) | Houston | International Leadership of Texas (iltexas) | 19% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 602 |
| #95 | D | Furr (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 18% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 1,173 |
| #96 | D | Scarborough (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 18% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 750 |
| #97 | D | Wheatley | Houston | Houston Isd | 18% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 643 |
| #98 | D | Yates (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 18% | 17% | Meets Expectations | 851 |
| #99 | D- | Houston Math Science And Technology Center | Houston | Houston Isd | 17% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 2,779 |
| #100 | D- | Westfield | Houston | Spring Isd | 17% | 22% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,574 |
| #101 | D- | Austin (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 16% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 1,448 |
| #102 | D- | Sharpstown | Houston | Houston Isd | 16% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,855 |
| #103 | D- | Wisdom | Houston | Houston Isd | 16% | 20% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,260 |
| #104 | D- | Long Academy (Magnet) | Houston | Houston Isd | 15% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 818 |
| #105 | D- | Madison | Houston | Houston Isd | 15% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 1,924 |
| #106 | D- | Andy Dekaney | Houston | Spring Isd | 13% | 28% | Underperforms Expectations | 2,401 |
How Houston, TX's high schools compare
A: 25B: 26C: 28D: 27
48% of the 106 ranked high schools in Houston, TX earn an A or B (25 A grades, 26 B, 28 C, 27 D, 0 F), against 48% of high schools nationwide. 90 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (85% here, 75% nationally), and 65 exceed it. On average 42% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 35% (national averages: 42% actual, 40% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Houston Gateway Academy Coral Campus (68% against 22%, A+), Ischool High At University Park (77% against 39%, A), T H Rogers School (80% against 43%, A+), Yes Prep North Central (46% against 18%, B), Spring Branch Academic Institute (97% against 70%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 27): Houston Isd (10), Spring Branch Isd (4), Cypress-Fairbanks Isd (4), Alief Isd (2).
The largest ranked high schools: North Shore Senior High (4,569 students, C+, #53), Elsik (4,118 students, C-, #67), Hastings (3,930 students, C-, #74).
Of the top 25, 8 are magnet schools and 3 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
30 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 (17)
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- Community Services Sec, Houston
- F Empowerment, Houston
- D- George I Sanchez Charter, Houston
- D- George I Sanchez North, Houston
- F Hall Success Academy, Houston
- D Houston Heights Charter School, Houston
- D- Kase Academy, Houston
- F Liberty, Houston
- C- Middle College, Houston
- D- Middle College, Houston
- D Phoenix School At Southwest Schools, Houston
- B Premier H S Houston Champions, Houston
- D+ Premier H S Houston Gallery North, Houston
- F Richard Milburn Academy Houston Suburban, Houston
- F Texans Can Academy Houston North, Houston
- D- Texans Can Academy Houston Southwest, Houston
- F The Pro Vision Academy, Houston
Closed schools (1)
NCES lists these schools as closed or inactive since their last graded year.
- C Kipp Connect, Houston
Not yet graded (12)
Too little test data to grade.
- Alief Learning Ctr 6 12, Houston
- Crossroads, Houston
- Excel Academy Education Transition Center, Houston
- Harper Daep, Houston
- Highpoint, Houston
- Highpoint School East Crosby, Houston
- Highpoint School East Daep, Houston
- Ischool High Atascocita, Houston
- Lane School, Houston
- Premier H S Houston Hobby, Houston
- Richey Academy, Houston
- Soar Ctr, 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?
Spring Branch Academic Institute in Houston ranks first among the 106 ranked high schools in Houston, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 97% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 70%.
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 136 public high schools in Houston, TX; 106 are ranked here and 30 are listed as not ranked.