Houston Independent School District, Texas, elections

Houston Independent School District
District details
	School board members: 9
	Next election: November 4, 2025
	Students: 184,109 (2023-2024)
	Schools: 274 (2023-2024)
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Houston Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Harris County). During the 2024 school year, 184,109 students attended one of the district's 274 schools.

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Houston Independent School District, District I

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for Houston Independent School District, District I

Felicity Pereyra is running in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District I on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Felicity Pereyra (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District IX

General election

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General election for Houston Independent School District, District IX

Incumbent Myrna Guidry is running in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IX on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
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Houston Independent School District, District V

General election

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General election for Houston Independent School District, District V

Maria Benzon and Robbie McDonough are running in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District V on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Maria Benzon (Nonpartisan)
		Robbie McDonough (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District VI

General election

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General election for Houston Independent School District, District VI

Incumbent Kendall Baker and Michael McDonough are running in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VI on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Michael McDonough (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District VII

General election

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General election for Houston Independent School District, District VII

Incumbent Bridget Wade and Audrey Nath are running in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VII on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Bridget Wade (Nonpartisan)
		Audrey Nath (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District II

General election

The general election was canceled. Savant Moore (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Katherine Blueford-Daniels (Nonpartisan)

Houston Independent School District, District III

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District III

Incumbent Daniela Hernandez defeated Fe Bencosme in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District III on November 7, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniela Hernandez (Nonpartisan)	78.4	8,943
	Submit photo	Fe Bencosme (Nonpartisan)	21.6	2,470

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,413
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Houston Independent School District, District IV

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District IV

Incumbent Patricia Allen defeated Meg Seff in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IV on November 7, 2023.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patricia Allen (Nonpartisan)	81.1	13,150
	Meg Seff (Nonpartisan)	18.9	3,070

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,220
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Houston Independent School District, District VIII

General election

The general election was canceled. Placido Gomez (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

Houston Independent School District, District I

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District I

Incumbent Elizabeth Santos and Janette Garza Lindner advanced to a runoff. They defeated Matias Kopinsky in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District I on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Elizabeth Santos (Nonpartisan)	41.6	3,940
✔	Janette Garza Lindner (Nonpartisan)	35.0	3,315
	Matias Kopinsky (Nonpartisan)	23.5	2,225

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,480
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Houston Independent School District, District IX

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District IX

Incumbent Myrna Guidry defeated Gerry Monroe and Joshua Rosales in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IX on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Myrna Guidry (Nonpartisan)	60.6	4,854
		Gerry Monroe (Nonpartisan)	22.4	1,793
		Joshua Rosales (Nonpartisan)	17.0	1,357

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,004
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Houston Independent School District, District V

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District V

Incumbent Sue Deigaard and Caroline Walter advanced to a runoff. They defeated Maria Benzon in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District V on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Sue Deigaard (Nonpartisan)	49.5	7,921
✔	Caroline Walter (Nonpartisan)	36.3	5,814
	Maria Benzon (Nonpartisan)	14.2	2,276

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,011
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Houston Independent School District, District VI

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District VI

Incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca and Kendall Baker advanced to a runoff. They defeated Gregory Degeyter in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VI on November 2, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (Nonpartisan)	42.5	3,422
✔	Kendall Baker (Nonpartisan)	40.1	3,229
	Gregory Degeyter (Nonpartisan)	17.4	1,405

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,056
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Houston Independent School District, District VII

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District VII

Bridget Wade and incumbent Anne Sung advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lee Macerlaen Walker and Dwight Jefferson in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VII on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bridget Wade (Nonpartisan)	40.8	6,118
✔		Anne Sung (Nonpartisan)	36.8	5,509
		Lee Macerlaen Walker (Nonpartisan)	19.6	2,944
	Submit photo	Dwight Jefferson (Nonpartisan)	2.8	413

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,984
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Houston Independent School District, District II

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District II

Katherine Blueford-Daniels and John Gibbs Sr. advanced to a runoff. They defeated Cristin Moses, Chloe Veal, and Jevon German in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District II on November 5, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katherine Blueford-Daniels (Nonpartisan)	42.5	6,088
✔		John Gibbs Sr. (Nonpartisan)	21.6	3,088
		Cristin Moses (Nonpartisan)	15.8	2,265
	Submit photo	Chloe Veal (Nonpartisan)	10.6	1,522
		Jevon German (Nonpartisan)	9.5	1,361

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,324
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Michael Maloney (Nonpartisan)
Arthur Smith (Nonpartisan)

Houston Independent School District, District III

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District III

Daniela Hernandez defeated incumbent Sergio Lira in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District III on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Daniela Hernandez (Nonpartisan)	63.6	4,936
	Sergio Lira (Nonpartisan)	36.4	2,827

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,763
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Houston Independent School District, District IV

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District IV

Patricia Allen and Matthew Barnes advanced to a runoff. They defeated Reagan Flowers and Larry McKinzie in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IV on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patricia Allen (Nonpartisan)	30.6	6,072
✔	Matthew Barnes (Nonpartisan)	29.5	5,857
	Reagan Flowers (Nonpartisan)	27.7	5,496
	Larry McKinzie (Nonpartisan)	12.2	2,414

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 19,839
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Houston Independent School District, District VIII

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District VIII

Judith Cruz defeated incumbent Diana Davila in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VIII on November 5, 2019.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Judith Cruz (Nonpartisan)	63.8	8,493
	Diana Davila (Nonpartisan)	36.2	4,816

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,309
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Houston Independent School District, District IX

General election

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General election for Houston Independent School District, District IX

Incumbent Wanda Adams won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IX on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Wanda Adams (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District V

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District V

Incumbent Sue Deigaard won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District V on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Sue Deigaard (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District VI

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District VI

Incumbent Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VI on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Holly Maria Flynn Vilaseca (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District VII

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Incumbent Anne Sung won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VII on November 7, 2017.

		Candidate
✔		Anne Sung (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District II

General election

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Incumbent Rhonda Skillern-Jones won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District II on December 12, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Rhonda Skillern-Jones (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District IV

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District IV

Jolanda Jones won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District IV on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Jolanda Jones (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District VIII

General election

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Incumbent Diana Davila won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District VIII on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Diana Davila (Nonpartisan)

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Houston Independent School District, District I

General election

General election for Houston Independent School District, District I

Incumbent Anna Eastman won election in the general election for Houston Independent School District, District I on November 5, 2013.

		Candidate
✔		Anna Eastman (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The Houston Independent School District consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Audrey Momanaee
Michelle Arnold		2024
Cassandra Bandy		2024
Ric Campo		2024
Angela Flowers		2024
Janette Lindner		2024
Rolando Martinez		2024
Paula Mendoza		2024
Adam Rivon		2024
Placido Gomez	District VIII	2024	2027
Savant Moore	District II	2024	2027
Patricia Allen	District IV	2020	2027
Daniela Hernandez	District III	2020	2027
Kendall Baker	District VI	2022	2025
Bridget Wade	District VII	2022	2025
Myrna Guidry	District IX	2020	2025
Sue Deigaard	District V	2018	2025
Elizabeth Santos	District I	2017	2025

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District map

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Overlapping state house districts

Houston Independent School District
Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 131	Alma Allen	Democratic Party	13%	83%
Texas House of Representatives District 146	Lauren Ashley Simmons	Democratic Party	12%	99%
Texas House of Representatives District 145	Christina Morales	Democratic Party	11%	100%
Texas House of Representatives District 134	Ann Johnson	Democratic Party	10%	100%
Texas House of Representatives District 147	Jolanda Jones	Democratic Party	10%	82%
Texas House of Representatives District 142	Harold Dutton Jr.	Democratic Party	9%	26%
Texas House of Representatives District 141	Senfronia Thompson	Democratic Party	8%	28%
Texas House of Representatives District 143	Ana Hernandez	Democratic Party	6%	22%
Texas House of Representatives District 137	Gene Wu	Democratic Party	5%	73%
Texas House of Representatives District 133	Mano Deayala	Republican Party	5%	50%
Texas House of Representatives District 140	Armando Walle	Democratic Party	4%	30%
Texas House of Representatives District 139	Charlene Ward Johnson	Democratic Party	3%	25%
Texas House of Representatives District 148	Penny Morales Shaw	Democratic Party	2%	16%
Texas House of Representatives District 144	Mary Ann Perez	Democratic Party	1%	7%
Texas House of Representatives District 138	Lacey Hull	Republican Party	1%	3%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[1]

Revenue
Expenditures

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$683,805,000	$3,514	23%
Local:	$2,024,644,000	$10,404	69%
State:	$234,725,000	$1,206	8%
Total:	$2,943,174,000	$15,124

Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$2,824,805,000	$14,515
Total Current Expenditures:	$2,341,246,000	$12,030
Instructional Expenditures:	$1,269,429,000	$6,523	45%
Student and Staff Support:	$286,567,000	$1,472	10%
Administration:	$368,123,000	$1,891	13%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$417,127,000	$2,143	15%
Total Capital Outlay:	$153,313,000	$787
Construction:	$64,951,000	$333
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$17,676,000	$90
Interest on Debt:	$121,949,000	$626

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."^[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	27	72	16	22	35-39	45-49	59
2018-2019	45	80	33	44	35-39	66	67
2017-2018	43	80	31	42	40-44	63	66
2016-2017	71	91	63	72	70-74	84	87
2015-2016	69	90	59	70	60-64	83	86
2014-2015	67	88	57	68	70-74	82	86
2013-2014	70	89	60	71	65-69	83	87
2012-2013	72	90	63	73	75-79	83	87
2011-2012	80	94	72	82	75-79	89	91
2010-2011	83	92	77	84	80-84		92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2020-2021	35	71	28	30	40-44	40-44	70
2018-2019	41	75	33	37	35-39	70	71
2017-2018	39	74	30	36	45-49	67	71
2016-2017	63	84	57	62	60-64	83	87
2015-2016	64	84	58	62	65-69	85	86
2014-2015	65	83	59	64	60-64	85	87
2013-2014	67	84	61	66	65-69	86	88
2012-2013	72	85	69	70	70-74	88	90
2011-2012	85	92	82	84	85-89	94	95
2010-2011	86	94	84	85	85-89		95

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2018-2019	79	91	79	78	70-79	75-79	79
2017-2018	79	93	78	79	60-69	80-84	77
2016-2017	79	90	78	79	60-69	75-79	78
2015-2016	78	92	76	78	70-79	75-79	80
2014-2015	79	92	77	79	60-79	75-79	83
2013-2014	79	92	75	78	70-79	85-89	86
2012-2013	79	87	76	77	70-79	90-94	91
2011-2012	79	92	77	77	70-79	90-94	89
2010-2011	79	92	77	76	60-79	>=90	90

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[3]

Enrollment
Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024	184,109	-3.2
2022-2023	189,934	-2.5
2021-2022	194,607	-1.2
2020-2021	196,943	-6.7
2019-2020	210,061	0.1
2018-2019	209,772	-2.1
2017-2018	214,175	-0.9
2016-2017	216,106	0.2
2015-2016	215,627	0.2
2014-2015	215,225	1.7
2013-2014	211,552	3.9
2012-2013	203,354	0.1
2011-2012	203,066	-0.6
2010-2011	204,245	0.7
2009-2010	202,773	1.3
2008-2009	200,225	0.3
2007-2008	199,534	-1.7
2006-2007	202,936	-3.6
2005-2006	210,292	0.6
2004-2005	208,945	-1.2
2003-2004	211,499	-0.3
2002-2003	212,099	0.5
2001-2002	210,950	1.2
2000-2001	208,462	-0.6
1999-2000	209,716	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE	Houston Independent School District (%)	Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.2	0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	5.0	5.4
Black	21.3	12.8
Hispanic	61.7	53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1	0.2
Two or More Races	1.8	3.1
White	9.9	25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Houston Independent School District had 11,785.74 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	642.24
Kindergarten:	605.96
Elementary:	4,777.21
Secondary:	4,514.58
Total:	11,785.74

Houston Independent School District employed 24.02 district administrators and 1,296.66 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	24.02
District Administrative Support:	2,319.43
School Administrators:	1,296.66
School Administrative Support:	1,226.91

Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	1,320.95
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	14.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	354.14
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists:	103.21
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	1,674.34
Other Support Services:	5,945.80

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.^[5]

The Houston Independent School District operates 274 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools
SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Alcott El	228	PK-5
Almeda El	798	PK-5
Anderson El	588	PK-5
Arabic Immersion Magnet School	611	PK-8
Ashford El	534	PK-5
Askew El	862	PK-5
Atherton El	475	PK-5
Attucks Middle	440	6-8
Austin H S	1,286	9-12
Barrick El	458	PK-5
Bastian El	664	PK-5
Baylor College Of Medicine Academy At Ryan	313	6-8
Baylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At Rusk	350	6-8
Bellaire H S	3,161	9-12
Bell El	564	PK-5
Bellfort Early Childhood Center	320	PK-KG
Benavidez El	838	PK-5
Benbrook El	485	PK-5
Berry El	755	PK-5
Black Middle	1,331	6-8
Blackshear El	302	PK-5
Bonham El	992	PK-5
Bonner El	596	PK-5
Braeburn El	860	PK-5
Briargrove El	881	PK-5
Briarmeadow Charter	580	PK-8
Briscoe El	227	PK-5
Brookline El	663	PK-5
Browning El	408	PK-5
Bruce El	310	PK-5
Burbank El	754	PK-5
Burbank Middle	1,454	6-8
Burnet El	368	PK-5
Burrus El	216	PK-5
Bush El	726	PK-5
Cage El	365	PK-5
Carnegie Vanguard H S	824	9-12
Carrillo El	352	PK-5
Challenge Early College H S	480	9-12
Chavez H S	2,006	9-12
Clifton Middle	419	6-8
Codwell El	346	PK-5
Community Services-Sec	107	PK-12
Condit El	733	PK-5
Cook Jr El	467	PK-5
Coop El	547	PK-5
Cornelius El	753	PK-5
Crespo El	526	PK-5
Crockett El	551	PK-5
Cullen Middle	290	6-8
Cunningham El	536	PK-5
Davila El	416	PK-5
Deady Middle	494	6-8
Deanda El	641	PK-5
Debakey H S For Health Prof	922	9-12
De Chaumes El	697	PK-5
De Zavala El	232	PK-5
Dogan El	466	PK-5
Durham El	570	PK-5
Durkee El	435	PK-5
East Early College H S	461	9-12
Eastwood Academy	383	9-12
Edison Middle	445	6-8
El Daep	2	5-5
Eliot El	500	PK-5
Ella J Baker Montessori School	617	PK-8
Elmore El	508	PK-5
Elrod El	733	PK-5
Emerson El	993	PK-5
Energized For Excellence Academy Ecc	191	PK-PK
Energized For Excellence Academy El	950	KG-5
Energized For Excellence Academy Inc Middle	549	6-8
Energized For Stem Academy H S	549	9-12
Energized For Stem Academy Middle	351	6-8
Energy Institute H S	663	9-12
Farias Early Childhood Center	399	PK-KG
Field El	464	PK-5
Fleming Middle	348	6-8
Foerster El	545	PK-5
Fondren El	322	PK-5
Fondren Middle	764	6-8
Fonville Middle	663	6-8
Fonwood Early Childhood Ctr	432	PK-KG
Forest Brook Middle	605	6-8
Foster El	363	PK-5
Franklin El	239	PK-5
Frost El	469	PK-5
Furr H S	1,025	9-12
Gallegos El	365	PK-5
Garcia El	325	PK-5
Garden Oaks Montessori	780	PK-8
Garden Villas El	360	PK-5
Golfcrest El	419	PK-5
Gregg El	370	PK-5
Gregory-Lincoln Ed Ctr	494	PK-8
Grissom El	470	PK-5
Gross El	422	PK-5
Halpin Early Childhood Ctr	348	PK-KG
Hamilton Middle	837	6-8
Harper Daep	127	9-12
Harris Co J J A E P	13	8-10
Harris J R El	312	PK-5
Harris R P El	389	PK-5
Hartman Middle	766	6-8
Hartsfield El	300	PK-5
Harvard El	673	PK-5
Hcc Life Skills Program	65	12-12
Heights H S	2,521	9-12
Helms El	481	PK-5
Henderson J El	539	PK-5
Henderson N El	211	PK-5
Henry Middle	610	6-8
Herod El	766	PK-5
Herrera El	781	PK-5
Highland Hts El	444	PK-5
Hilliard El	592	PK-5
Hines-Caldwell	692	PK-5
Hobby El	481	PK-5
Hogg Middle	1,120	6-8
Holland Middle	591	6-8
Horn El	753	PK-5
Houston Academy For International Studies	456	9-12
Houston Math Science And Technology Center	2,644	9-12
H S Ahead Academy	144	7-8
H S For Law And Justice	435	9-12
Isaacs El	274	PK-5
Janowski El	401	PK-5
Jefferson El	334	PK-5
Jones Futures Academy	317	9-12
Kashmere Gardens El	331	PK-5
Kashmere H S	640	9-12
Kelso El	398	PK-5
Kennedy El	496	PK-5
Ketelsen El	422	PK-5
Key Middle	554	6-8
Kinder H S For Performing And Visual Arts	769	9-12
King Early Childhood Ctr	307	PK-KG
Kolter El	762	PK-5
Lamar H S	3,078	9-12
Lanier Middle	1,418	6-8
Lantrip El	462	PK-5
Las Americas	213	4-8
Laurenzo Early Childhood Ctr	229	PK-KG
Law El	519	PK-5
Lawson Middle	1,132	6-8
Lewis El	710	PK-5
Liberty H S	373	9-12
Lockhart El	338	PK-5
Long Academy	715	6-12
Longfellow El	656	PK-5
Looscan El	238	PK-5
Love El	345	PK-5
Lovett El	654	PK-5
Lyons El	825	PK-5
Macgregor El	436	PK-5
Mading El	338	PK-5
Madison H S	1,855	9-12
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School	792	PK-8
Mark White El	522	PK-5
Marshall El	540	KG-5
Marshall Middle	584	6-8
Martinez C El	257	PK-5
Martinez R El	423	PK-5
Mcgowen El	352	PK-5
Mcnamara El	962	PK-5
Mcreynolds Middle	345	6-8
Memorial El	447	PK-5
Meyerland Middle	1,122	6-8
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young Men	302	6-12
Middle College H S At Hcc Fraga	134	9-12
Middle College H S At Hcc Gulfton	112	9-12
Milby H S	2,179	9-12
Milne El	506	PK-5
Mistral Center For Early Childhood	355	PK-KG
Mitchell El	565	PK-5
Montgomery El	423	PK-5
Moreno El	692	PK-6
Mount Carmel Academy	229	9-12
Navarro Middle	487	6-8
Neff Ecc	586	PK-1
Neff El	727	2-5
North Forest H S	949	9-12
North Houston Early College H S	483	9-12
Northline El	398	PK-5
Northside H S	1,141	9-12
Oak Forest El	922	PK-5
Oates El	272	PK-5
Ortiz Middle	823	6-8
Osborne El	323	PK-5
Parker El	887	PK-5
Park Place El	705	PK-5
Patterson El	877	PK-5
Peck El	340	PK-5
Pershing Middle	1,270	6-8
Petersen El	361	PK-5
Pilgrim Academy	1,303	PK-8
Piney Point El	1,276	PK-5
Pin Oak Middle	1,194	6-8
Pleasantville El	231	PK-5
Poe El	736	PK-5
Port Houston El	269	PK-5
Project Chrysalis Middle	252	6-8
Pugh El	320	PK-5
Ray Daily El	841	PK-5
R D S P D	49	PK-PK
Reagan K-8 Educational Ctr	765	KG-8
Red El	586	PK-5
Revere Middle	1,102	6-8
Reynolds El	286	PK-5
Rice Sch /La Escuela Rice	1,040	KG-8
River Oaks El	744	PK-5
Roberts El	730	PK-5
Robinson El	453	PK-5
Roderick R Paige El	399	PK-5
Rodriguez El	849	PK-5
Roosevelt El	404	PK-5
Ross El	258	PK-5
Rucker El	418	PK-5
Sanchez El	432	PK-5
Scarborough El	717	PK-5
Scarborough H S	725	9-12
School At St George Place	784	PK-5
Scroggins El	328	PK-5
Secondary Daep	59	6-8
Seguin El	350	PK-5
Shadowbriar El	408	PK-5
Shadydale El	604	KG-5
Sharpstown H S	1,803	9-12
Sharpstown International School	1,297	6-12
Shearn El	469	PK-5
Sherman El	478	PK-5
Sinclair El	716	PK-5
Smith El	736	PK-5
Soar Ctr	248	PK-12
South Early College H S	416	9-12
Southmayd El	353	PK-5
Sterling H S	1,341	9-12
Stevens El	574	PK-5
Stevenson Middle	1,117	6-8
Sugar Grove Academy	800	6-8
Sutton El	921	PK-5
Tanglewood Middle	854	6-8
Texas Connections Academy At Houston	8,332	3-12
Thomas Middle	474	6-8
Thompson El	376	PK-5
T H Rogers School	1,058	KG-12
Tijerina El	345	PK-5
Tinsley El	607	1-5
Travis El	725	PK-5
Twain El	870	PK-5
Valley West El	599	PK-5
Wainwright El	396	PK-5
Walnut Bend El	610	PK-5
Waltrip H S	1,659	9-12
Washington B T H S	837	9-12
Welch Middle	547	6-8
Wesley El	296	PK-5
West Briar Middle	1,027	6-8
Westbury H S	2,263	9-12
Westside H S	2,825	9-12
West University El	1,131	PK-5
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy	651	PK-8
Wheatley H S	616	9-12
Whidby El	368	PK-5
White E El	719	PK-5
Whittier El	327	PK-5
Williams Middle	393	6-8
Windsor Village El	638	PK-5
Wisdom H S	2,306	9-12
Woodson School	489	PK-5
Worthing H S	831	9-12
Yates H S	781	9-12
Young El	398	PK-5
Young Women'S College Prep Academy	445	6-12

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[1] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[2] U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021

[3] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[4] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

[5] National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025

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