Photo: WhisperToMe at English Wikipedia · Public domainSouthside Place’s public schools score below 77% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Southside Place, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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.
Southside Place’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 116 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Southside Place’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 23% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 36% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
83% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,950 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
176 elementary schools, then 52 middle and 40 high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 10% 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.
What’s behind Southside Place’s grade
C−: better than 23% of Texas school districts. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Southside Place, with each school’s own grade.
Southside Place’s public schools are run by Houston Independent School District, which also serves Bellaire, Houston, Jacinto City and West University Place. 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.
Below the state in reading
Southside Place vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Southside Place’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Southside Place | C− | Houston Independent |
| West University Place | C− | Houston Independent |
Every school in Southside Place
252 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Southside Place’s schools
Are Southside Place’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Southside Place children attend score below 77% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Southside Place in?
Houston Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 176,727 students in 273 schools (2024–25).
Where do Southside Place kids go to high school?
One of 40 high schools, depending on your address: Bellaire H S, Lamar H S, Westside H S, Heights H S, Houston Math Science and Technology Center, Milby H S, Westbury H S, Wisdom H S, Chavez H S, Sharpstown H S, Waltrip H S, Madison H S, Sharpstown International School, Austin H S, Sterling H S, T H Rogers School, Northside H S, Debakey H S for Health Prof, Furr H S, North Forest H S, Carnegie Vanguard H S, Washington B T H S, Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts, Worthing H S, Scarborough H S, Yates H S, Long Academy, Energy Institute H S, Kashmere H S, Wheatley H S, Young Women's College Prep Academy, North Houston Early College H S, Challenge Early College H S, Houston Academy for International Studies, East Early College H S, South Early College H S, H S for Law and Justice, Eastwood Academy, Jones Futures Academy and Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men.
What is Southside Place’s graduation rate?
83% of the class of 2023 in Houston Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Southside Place spend per student?
$13,950 in Houston Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Southside Place families are saying about school.
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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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.