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Schools in Houston · Chartiers-Houston School District

Houston’s public schools outscore 82% of Pennsylvania districts

Math proficiency in Houston’s districts is 51%, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Houston, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
69%
▲ 14 pts vs PA 55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
▲ 15 pts vs PA 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 23% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,230 students on the public path
In brief

Houston’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1903 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Houston’s, its schools beat 88%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,693 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Chartiers-Houston JSHS. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Houston’s grade

A Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 82% of Pennsylvania school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Pennsylvania school districts we grade (688)Better than 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1903)Better than 88%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 596 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Houston anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Houston’s students in the tested grades sat them (580 in math, 611 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Houston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Allison Park El SchChartiers-Houston School DistrictB+
7–12Chartiers-Houston JSHSChartiers-Houston School DistrictB

Houston’s public schools are run by Chartiers-Houston School District, which also serves Chartiers. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Chartiers-Houston School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 1,230 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,693PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 55.1% · 611 students tested
Math51%
State average 36.1% · 580 students tested

Houston vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Houston’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HoustonA−Chartiers-Houston
ChartiersA−Chartiers-Houston
North StrabaneACanon-McMillan
CanonsburgACanon-McMillan

Every school in Houston

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Houstonin other towns
Allison Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
691 students14:1Rate it →
Chartiers-Houston JSHS
High · Grades 7–12
B
539 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Houston’s schools

Are Houston’s schools good?

By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Houston children attend outscore 82% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 88%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Houston in?

Chartiers-Houston School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,230 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

What is Houston’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Chartiers-Houston School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.

How much does Houston spend per student?

$16,693 in Chartiers-Houston School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.