Due to the pandemic, this year’s rankings will focus on three-year analyses that showcase campus and district consistency over time via its Three Year Strong ranking. Overall, in Houston, there are 430 high-performing schools which are A or B Pandemic Edition Ranked schools: 237 elementary schools, 117 middle schools, and 76 high schools. Houston has 35 Pandemic Proof Schools: 19 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, and 6 high schools. There are 13 Consistent Gold Ribbon Schools: 12 elementary schools and 1 middle school. For the newest ranking, PaceSetter Schools, Houston has 35: 31 elementary schools and 4 middle schools.
Top 10 Public High Schools in Houston
1. DeBakey HS for Health Professions, Houston ISD
2. Kerr HS, Alief ISD
3. Eastwood Academy, Houston ISD
4. Alief Early College HS, Alief ISD
5. Carnegie Vanguard HS, Houston ISD
6. East Early College HS, Houston ISD
7. Challenge Early College HS, Houston ISD
8. Clear Horizons Early College HS, Clear Creek ISD
9. Young Women’s College Prep Academy, Houston ISD
10. Seven Lakes HS, Katy ISD
Top 5 Middle Schools in Houston
1.T.H. Rogers School, Houston ISD
2. Cornerstone Academy, Spring Branch ISD
3. Fort Settlement Middle, Fort Bend ISD
4. Mandarin Immersion Magnet School, Houston ISD
5. Project Chrysalis Middle, Houston ISD
Top 5 Elementary Schools in Houston
1. T.H. Rogers School, Houston ISD
2. Creekside Forest Elementary, Tomball ISD
3. Commonwealth Elementary, Fort Bend ISD
4. Devers Elementary, Devers ISD
5. Cornerstone Elementary, Fort Bend ISD
Top Pandemic Proof Schools
Pandemic Proof Schools are schools with 75% or more of a campus’ students classified as low-income that have been classified as high performing campuses (receiving A or B C@R Grades) for three years running.
Elementary
1. Park Place Elementary, Houston ISD
2. Lyons Elementary, Houston ISD
3. Burbank Elementary, Houston ISD
Middle
1. Texas Serenity Academy, Texas Serenity Academy
2. Amigos Por Vida-Friends for Life Charter School
3. Harmony School of Innovation – Houston, Harmony Science Academy
High
1. Eastwood Academy, Houston ISD
2. East Early College High School, Houston ISD
3. North Houston Early College High School, Houston ISD
Consistent Gold Ribbon Schools
Gold Ribbon Schools are schools that are neither a charter nor magnet, have a high concentration of economically disadvantaged students, and receive an A or B grade. Below are the top Gold Ribbon Schools in Houston.
Elementary
1. Park Place Elementary, Houston ISD
2. Lyons Elementary, Houston ISD
3. DeAnda Elementary, Houston ISD
Middle
1. Miller Intermediate School, Pasadena ISD
Pace Setter Schools
Pace Setters are Gold Ribbon eligible schools (schools with 75% or more of a campus’ students classified as low-income that do not classify as charter or magnet programs) that have shown significant improvements from prior years and are on track to becoming Gold Ribbon schools in the future.
Elementary
1. Joan Link Elementary, Spring ISD
2. Heritage Elementary, Spring ISD
3. T.W. Ogg Elementary, Brazosport ISD
4. Looscan Elementary, Houston ISD
Middle Schools
1. Holland Middle, Houston ISD
2. Missouri City Middle, Fort Bend ISD
3. Forest Brook Middle, Houston ISD
Top Performing Schools in Racial Equity
Elementary Schools
1. KIPP Sharp Prep, KIPP Texas Public Schools
2. Lyons Elementary, Houston ISD
3. Burbank Elementary, Houston ISD
Middle Schools
1. Energized for STEM Academy West Middle, Houston ISD
2. Sharpstown International School, Houston ISD
3. KIPP Academy Middle, KIPP Texas Public Charter Schools
High Schools
1. Alief Early College High School, Alief ISD
2. Eastwood Academy, Houston ISD
3. Challenge Early College High School, Houston ISD
