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Sharpstown H S

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7504 Bissonnet St, Houston, TX 77074 · (713) 771-7215 · Part of Houston Independent School District

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

Directions
Students
1,689
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Sharpstown H S

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state

On the path

Where Houston kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–851 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Sharpstown H SYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency7%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts23%
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

Directions ↗

7504 Bissonnet St, Houston

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9644
Grade 10407
Grade 11317
Grade 12321
Enrollment over time
1,698’20
1,731’21
1,855’22
1,803’23
1,689’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 77%Black 13%Asian 7%White 2%Two or more races <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Sharpstown H S from Houston families.

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The district →
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Pilgrim Academy
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1,233 students18:1
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
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1,183 students19:1
Emerson El
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C−
990 students20:1
Oak Forest El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A
950 students18:1
Bonham El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
C−
940 students15:1

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.