📍 14201 Briar Forest, Houston, Harris County, 77077
Westside H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 2,882 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alisa Zapata. It is part of the Houston Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 156.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The school offers 23 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Westside H S enrolls 2,882 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 156.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 34% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,262 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 967 | 34% |
| White | 392 | 14% |
| Asian | 193 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,892 of the school's 2,882 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,830 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Westside 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 17, state house district 133.
Westside 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 2,882 students, Westside 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