Westside H S

Houston Isd · Harris County · High school

Westside H S enrolled 2,720 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 91.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 24% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Westside H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 45% in TX+4.9 vs TX
Westside H S 94.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 48% in TX+5.2 vs TX
Westside H S 80.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 45% in TX+1.6 vs TX
Westside H S 46.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 23% in TX+16.0 vs TX
Westside H S 97.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 36% in TX+1.0 vs TX
Westside H S 15.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 39% in TX+7.5 vs TX
Westside H S 33.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 39% in TX-3.4 vs TX
Westside H S 51.7%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 course52 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 439 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam34 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 432 · White: 67
Pass an AP/IB exam58 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 146 · White: 80

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095201220152018202120249590

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248075

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.

40506070201620182020202246

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.

60708090100201220152018202120249781

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.

102030402012201520182021202416

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.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark444

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.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark470

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

Avg ACT math

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

1617181920201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

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

1617181920201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

17181920201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

204060201720192022202420253426

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420254946

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420254844

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

2040602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

304050602015201720192021202320243835

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

203040201220152018202120243417

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

2030405060201220152018202120245836

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336861

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.5%94.7%87.6%96%91%
College/career/military ready202486.6%80.3%88.1%91.5%84.9%
Algebra I proficiency202536.3%33.5%37.3%37.7%32.7%
Biology proficiency202555.4%46.1%54.5%76.7%47.2%
English II proficiency202550.9%48.1%50%53.1%45.9%
Advanced course completion202462.3%51.7%60.6%77.8%59.6%
Took an AP/IB course202455%37.6%59.2%74.5%50.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202448.2%33.8%47.9%67%41.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202472.2%57.5%74.9%79.7%70.1%

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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).