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Schools in West University Place · Houston Independent School District

West University Place’s public schools score below 77% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving West University 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.

#544of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
47%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
▼ 5 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
83%
▼ 7 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 9% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
81,183 students on the public path
In brief

West University Place’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 37 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of West University Place’s, its schools beat 5%, 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 ↓

One elementary school, then 52 middle and 40 high schools

Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Mark's Episcopal School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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 West University Place’s grade

C+ Test scoresD Graduation

C−: better than 23% of Texas school districts, #544 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 23%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (37)Better than 5%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 103,682 test results and a graduating class of 13,637 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of West University Place’s students in the tested grades sat them (103,192 in math, 104,173 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5West University ElHouston Independent School DistrictA+
6–852 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1240 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

West University Place’s public schools are run by Houston Independent School District, which also serves Bellaire, Houston, Jacinto City and Southside 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.

Houston Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 273 schools · 176,727 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,950TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 104173 students tested
Math36%
State average 40.9% · 103192 students tested

West University Place vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share West University Place’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West University PlaceC−Houston Independent
Southside PlaceC−Houston Independent

Every school in West University Place

89 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).

District schools in West University Placeby address
West University El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Houston
A+
1,183 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving West University Placein other towns
Pilgrim Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
1,233 students18:1Rate it →
Mandarin Immersion Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
A+
822 students18:1Rate it →
Garden Oaks Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
B−
763 students17:1Rate it →
Wharton K-8 Dual Language Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
B+
715 students17:1Rate it →
Ella J Baker Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
B
610 students17:1Rate it →
Arabic Immersion Magnet School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
A
609 students25:1Rate it →
Briarmeadow Charter
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
A−
591 students17:1Rate it →
Gregory-Lincoln Ed CTR
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
C−
502 students13:1Rate it →
T H Rogers School
Grades K–12 · Houston
A+
1,079 students18:1Rate it →
Rice SCH /la Escuela Rice
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Houston
B−
1,043 students17:1Rate it →
Reagan K-8 Educational CTR
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Houston
D
682 students13:1Rate it →
Lanier Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
A+
1,485 students20:1Rate it →
Burbank Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B
1,412 students18:1Rate it →
Black Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B+
1,364 students20:1Rate it →
Sharpstown International School
High · Grades 6–12 · Houston
B
1,352 students19:1Rate it →
Pin Oak Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bellaire
A
1,253 students19:1Rate it →
Meyerland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
C
1,166 students16:1Rate it →
Hogg Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B+
1,161 students18:1Rate it →
Pershing Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B+
1,141 students16:1Rate it →
Stevenson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
C
1,096 students18:1Rate it →
Revere Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
1,095 students17:1Rate it →
Lawson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
C−
1,069 students15:1Rate it →
West Briar Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B
994 students17:1Rate it →
Hamilton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B−
911 students17:1Rate it →
Tanglewood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B−
836 students17:1Rate it →
Sugar Grove Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
777 students16:1Rate it →
Ortiz Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
C−
772 students16:1Rate it →
Fondren Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
713 students15:1Rate it →
Long Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Houston
D
680 students14:1Rate it →
Hartman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
645 students15:1Rate it →
Fonville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
583 students14:1Rate it →
Welch Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
547 students14:1Rate it →
Forest Brook Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
546 students13:1Rate it →
Henry Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
523 students13:1Rate it →
Key Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
516 students13:1Rate it →
Young Women's College Prep Academy
High · Grades 6–12 · Houston
A−
494 students18:1Rate it →
Holland Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
476 students14:1Rate it →
Marshall Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
456 students14:1Rate it →
Deady Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
413 students11:1Rate it →
Navarro Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
400 students13:1Rate it →
Attucks Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
392 students13:1Rate it →
Thomas Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
391 students12:1Rate it →
Edison Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
388 students12:1Rate it →
Clifton Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D
363 students14:1Rate it →
Williams Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
352 students12:1Rate it →
Baylor College of Medicine Biotech Academy at Rusk
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B
325 students13:1Rate it →
Fleming Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
319 students14:1Rate it →
Cullen Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
310 students11:1Rate it →
Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
B
306 students12:1Rate it →
McReynolds Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
D−
297 students12:1Rate it →
Mickey Leland College Prep Acad for Young Men
High · Grades 6–12 · Houston
C
251 students12:1Rate it →
Project Chrysalis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Houston
A−
241 students10:1Rate it →
Bellaire H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bellaire
A−
3,216 students19:1Rate it →
Lamar H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A−
2,968 students20:1Rate it →
Westside H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
B+
2,729 students19:1Rate it →
Heights H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
B
2,426 students20:1Rate it →
Houston Math Science and Technology Center
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
2,396 students15:1Rate it →
Milby H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C+
2,126 students19:1Rate it →
Westbury H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C
1,991 students15:1Rate it →
Wisdom H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
1,965 students14:1Rate it →
Chavez H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C
1,857 students16:1Rate it →
Sharpstown H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
1,689 students16:1Rate it →
Waltrip H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C−
1,615 students17:1Rate it →
Madison H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D−
1,588 students13:1Rate it →
Austin H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D−
1,181 students14:1Rate it →
Sterling H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C−
1,146 students13:1Rate it →
Northside H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C−
1,058 students14:1Rate it →
Debakey H S for Health Prof
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A+
929 students17:1Rate it →
Furr H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
914 students13:1Rate it →
North Forest H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
905 students12:1Rate it →
Carnegie Vanguard H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A+
855 students23:1Rate it →
Washington B T H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C
811 students11:1Rate it →
Kinder H S for Performing and Visual Arts
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A+
782 students16:1Rate it →
Worthing H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
C−
751 students10:1Rate it →
Scarborough H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
691 students11:1Rate it →
Yates H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
685 students11:1Rate it →
Energy Institute H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A
663 students17:1Rate it →
Kashmere H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
655 students11:1Rate it →
Wheatley H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
D
537 students9:1Rate it →
North Houston Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A
489 students21:1Rate it →
Challenge Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A
485 students19:1Rate it →
Houston Academy for International Studies
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A+
473 students23:1Rate it →
East Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A+
458 students20:1Rate it →
South Early College H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A−
452 students20:1Rate it →
H S for Law and Justice
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A
391 students16:1Rate it →
Eastwood Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
A
365 students17:1Rate it →
Jones Futures Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Houston
B
298 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Mark's Episcopal School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Houston
Private · Religious
453 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about West University Place’s schools

Are West University Place’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools West University Place children attend score below 77% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #544 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West University Place in?

Houston Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 176,727 students in 273 schools (2024–25).

Where do West University 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 West University 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 West University Place spend per student?

$13,950 in Houston Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in West University Place?

Yes: St. Mark's Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–8, 453 students).

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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.