Wisdom H S

Houston Isd · Harris County · High school

Wisdom H S enrolled 1,964 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 58% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 4% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~17 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Wisdom H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 5% in TX-21.5 vs TX
Wisdom H S 68.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 40% in TX+10.0 vs TX
Wisdom H S 85.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 27% in TX-6.8 vs TX
Wisdom H S 37.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 40% in TX+1.9 vs TX
Wisdom H S 83.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 34% in TX-6.8 vs TX
Wisdom H S 7.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 22% in TX+19.2 vs TX
Wisdom H S 45.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 14% in TX-17.7 vs TX
Wisdom H S 37.4%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course37 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 99 · White: 38
Take an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 96 · White: 19
Pass an AP/IB exam24 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 17 · White: 39

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

5060708090201220152018202120249068

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080100201720192021202320248575

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

203040506020162018202020224538

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

607080901002012201520182021202483

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

0510152020122015201820212024158

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434402

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

16171819201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1515.51616.5172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

204060201720192022202420254526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060201720192022202420255649

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

10203040502017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

0204060201420172020202320245537

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040602015201720192021202320244535

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030402012201520182021202418

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

01020304050201220152018202120243624

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336247

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202458%68.3%55.1%57.6%58.7%
College/career/military ready202483.5%85.1%85.7%74.2%82.9%
Algebra I proficiency202550.1%45.2%49.5%58.6%50%
Biology proficiency202547%56.4%41.4%51.9%45.9%
English II proficiency202536.5%40.5%33.8%39.1%36%
Advanced course completion202435.4%37.4%35.1%37.5%36.1%
Took an AP/IB course202428.7%44.7%25.5%25.8%27.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202417.9%17.7%18.1%19.1%17.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202431.3%23.5%32.7%38.5%33.3%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).