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Phoenix School at Southwest Schools

PublicHighGrades 5–12CharterAlternative Education School

9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77099 · (713) 784-6345

Houston’s School Grade C− better than 23% of Texas school districts

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Students
107
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
5–12
The gist

What stands out about Phoenix School at Southwest Schools

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 15.7% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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9920 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 52
Grade 74
Grade 811
Grade 925
Grade 1027
Grade 1116
Grade 1222
Enrollment over time
127’20
115’21
114’22
137’23
107’24

Down 15.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 41%Hispanic 31%Black 21%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phoenix School at Southwest Schools from Houston families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Houston’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.