📍 6529 Beverly Hill Ln, Houston, Harris County, 77057
Wisdom H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 2,260 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Reginald Bush. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 106.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The school offers 27 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wisdom H S enrolls 2,260 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 106.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 72% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 8.6% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,622 | 72% |
| Black or African American | 283 | 13% |
| Asian | 195 | 8.6% |
| White | 147 | 6.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,191 of the school's 2,260 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,180 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wisdom H S is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-70, state senate district 13, state house district 137.
Wisdom H S is one of 274 schools in HOUSTON ISD, based in HOUSTON, Texas. The district serves 176,727 students district-wide and employs 10,993 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,260 students, Wisdom H S is larger than the district average of about 645 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large