Washington B T High School

Summary:

Washington B T High School is a public magnet high school located in Houston, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 878 students. The school is part of the Houston Independent School District, which is ranked 572 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Washington B T High School faces significant challenges compared to its surrounding peers. The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American (47.95%) and Hispanic (49.77%) students, and it has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its graduation rates have fluctuated between 64% and 81.4% over the past 5 years, and its dropout rates have been high, ranging from 3.9% to 9.3% during the same period. Academically, the school's performance on STAAR EOC tests is consistently lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, with particularly low performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students.

In contrast, the nearby magnet schools, such as Heights High School and North Houston Early College High School, significantly outperform Washington B T High School across a range of metrics, including statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic achievement. This suggests that the magnet school model may be more effective in supporting student success. However, the recent increase in Washington B T High School's graduation rate and the strong performance of its English Language Learner subgroup indicate that there may be opportunities for improvement with the right interventions and support.


Detail:

Public, Magnet 9-12

 4204 Yale St
       Houston, TX  77018-6545


(713) 696-6600

District: Houston Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1734th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,504 Help


Feeder schools for Washington B T High School:

Elementary:    Burrus Elementary
    Highland Hts Elementary
    Kennedy Elementary
    Osborne Elementary
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Middle:    Williams Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  9.5 Help
Number of students:  837

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
49.6%
African American:
47.0%
White:
1.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  98% Help


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Compare Details Washington B T High School ranks worse than 87.3% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 40th among 45 ranked high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.93. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Washington B T High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (49.6%), African American (47%), White (1.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 98% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Washington B T High School is 9.5, which is the 4th best among 45 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Washington B T High School is $12,504, which is the 6th highest among 45 high schools in the Houston Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Washington B T High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Washington B T High School 1734th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Washington B T High School in the ranking list.)

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Houston Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Houston Independent School District (Isd) 572nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Washington B T High School

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Rank History for all students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 34.62 1136th 1427 20.4%
2005 35.28 1100th 1429 23.0%
2006 39.17 1050th 1430 26.6%
2007 34.47 1167th 1497 22.0%
2008 48.41 973rd 1510 35.6%
2009 40.83 1166th 1539 24.2%
2010 42.97 1185th 1568 24.4%
2011 32.02 1421st 1672 15.0%
2012 27.31 1319th 1603 17.7%
2013 25.71 1350th 1652 18.3%
2014 35.30 1250th 1734 27.9%
2015 26.85 1400th 1743 19.7%
2016 20.22 1505th 1762 14.6%
2017 14.52 1531st 1777 13.8%
2018 9.88 1613th 1797 10.2%
2019 14.20 1610th 1857 13.3%
2021 17.02 1573rd 1861 15.5%
2022 24.18 1461st 1876 22.1%
2023 9.55 1761st 1961 10.2%
2024 12.93 1734th 1987 12.7%
See the entire list of Texas High School Rankings!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.45 1034th 1113 7.1%
2019 25.82 902nd 1136 20.6%
2021 41.60 591st 1195 50.5%
2022 21.71 1065th 1278 16.7%
2023 15.62 1226th 1371 10.6%
2024 18.12 1248th 1435 13.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.05 1129th 1347 16.2%
2019 21.10 1216th 1357 10.4%
2021 34.74 901st 1382 34.8%
2022 35.68 897th 1418 36.7%
2023 19.27 1352nd 1478 8.5%
2024 35.24 1026th 1547 33.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.55 1643rd 1794 8.4%
2019 17.25 1613th 1818 11.3%
2021 21.98 1515th 1848 18.0%
2022 29.92 1337th 1847 27.6%
2023 11.71 1703rd 1897 10.2%
2024 15.58 1667th 1883 11.5%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.60 1677th 1781 5.8%
2019 11.07 1626th 1798 9.6%
2021 14.22 1586th 1815 12.6%
2022 21.96 1480th 1841 19.6%
2023 6.20 1755th 1891 7.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.99 1100th 1137 3.3%
2019 9.69 1102nd 1145 3.8%
2021 5.96 1132nd 1177 3.8%
2022 14.60 1072nd 1172 8.5%
2023 0.32 1172nd 1182 0.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.28 1627th 1784 8.8%
2019 21.86 1574th 1810 13.0%
2021 25.44 1441st 1829 21.2%
2022 33.81 1201st 1837 34.6%
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Rank History for Male students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.90 1636th 1803 9.3%
2019 15.10 1619th 1824 11.2%
2021 18.30 1534th 1840 16.6%
2022 24.98 1397th 1853 24.6%
2023 12.04 1691st 1913 11.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.28 825th 1013 18.6%
2019 25.92 770th 1024 24.8%
2021 29.76 700th 1020 31.4%
2022 41.24 523rd 1031 49.3%
2023 18.69 889th 1069 16.8%
2024 24.99 777th 1065 27.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.63 1546th 1691 8.6%
2019 15.77 1527th 1714 10.9%
2021 21.67 1420th 1743 18.5%
2022 22.95 1407th 1762 20.1%
2023 10.85 1631st 1820 10.4%
2024 12.69 1637th 1804 9.3%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Washington B T High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 0.73 1530th 1539 0.6%
2022 7.52 1425th 1525 6.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a student
Thursday, June 23, 2022

Open Quote This is the worst place to send your child. It was bad in 1985 and it is still a danger today. Shooting, stabbings, and drugs. 30 years later and the damage this school did to my education is still haunting me now. Parents listen to you child when they say HSEP is a joke. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Washington B T High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 60 1354 38 66 n/a n/a n/a 0 1518
1989 32 1427 36 68 1 n/a n/a 0 1564
1990 35 1266 26 85 1 n/a n/a 0 1413
1991 48 1240 41 101 1 n/a n/a 0 1431
1992 56 1307 45 111 1 n/a n/a 0 1520
1993 59 1319 46 111 1 n/a n/a 0 1536
1994 48 1306 44 120 0 n/a n/a 0 1518
1995 30 1348 23 121 0 n/a n/a 0 1522
1996 30 1348 23 121 0 n/a n/a 0 1522
1997 32 1286 19 123 0 n/a n/a 0 1460
1998 36 1269 18 150 1 n/a n/a 0 1474
1999 46 1215 19 174 1 n/a n/a 0 1455
2000 49 1154 14 175 0 n/a n/a 0 1392
2001 54 1069 15 191 0 n/a n/a 0 1329
2002 43 982 12 208 0 n/a n/a 0 1245
2003 43 982 12 208 0 n/a n/a 0 1245
2004 32 1033 8 187 0 n/a n/a 0 1260
2005 33 952 5 191 1 n/a n/a 0 1182
2006 27 926 8 194 0 n/a n/a 0 1155
2007 27 856 5 186 1 n/a n/a 0 1075
2008 23 767 4 170 2 n/a n/a 0 966
2009 24 705 2 170 2 n/a n/a 0 903
2010 25 704 8 221 2 n/a n/a 0 960
2011 24 621 1 242 11 7 1 0 907
2012 12 525 1 265 8 10 1 0 822
2013 26 494 2 294 6 6 3 0 831
2014 16 457 3 283 3 6 5 0 773
2015 19 394 2 282 1 3 6 0 707
2016 10 407 3 310 3 2 6 0 741
2017 7 410 1 331 3 1 11 0 764
2018 15 398 1 339 3 1 7 0 764
2019 17 359 0 374 3 0 7 0 760
2020 11 384 0 421 2 0 1 0 819
2021 9 359 1 389 1 0 1 0 760
2022 16 385 0 442 2 0 4 0 849
2023 10 421 1 437 3 1 5 0 878
2024 15 393 1 415 2 1 10 0 837

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Washington B T High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 84.0 18.0 n/a
1989 1564 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1413 79.0 17.8 n/a
1991 1431 78.6 18.2 n/a
1992 1520 81.1 18.7 14.5
1993 1536 82.0 18.7 28.9
1994 1518 82.1 18.5 16.1
1995 1522 86.7 17.6 34.6
1996 1522 86.7 17.6 34.6
1997 1460 88.6 16.5 30.5
1998 1474 85.1 17.3 35.9
1999 1455 83.7 17.4 36.2
2000 1392 83.7 16.6 41.1
2001 1329 75.6 17.6 45
2002 1245 72.0 17.3 42.8
2003 1245 72.0 17.3 42.8
2004 1260 73.9 17.1 52.8
2005 1182 75.9 15.6 53.5
2006 1155 71.6 16.1 71.1
2007 1075 67.5 15.9 39.4
2008 966 68.5 14.1 49.3
2009 903 64.0 14.1 53.2
2010 960 58.0 16.5 52.1
2011 907 62.3 14.5 42.2
2012 822 58.9 13.9 44
2013 831 49.0 16.9 84.1
2014 773 48.0 16.1 93.7
2015 707 49.0 14.4 68.7
2016 741 48.0 15.4 76.8
2017 764 47.9 15.9 72.8
2018 764 49.0 15.5 66.6
2019 760 52.3 14.5 94.6
2020 819 54.8 14.9 94.7
2021 760 59.4 12.7 95.3
2022 849 55.6 15.2 96.9
2023 878 57.3 15.3 96.5
2024 837 87.8 9.5 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Washington B T High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1518 84.0 18.0 n/a
1989 1564 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1413 79.0 17.8 n/a
1991 1431 78.6 18.2 n/a
1992 1520 81.1 18.7 14.5
1993 1536 82.0 18.7 28.9
1994 1518 82.1 18.5 16.1
1995 1522 86.7 17.6 34.6
1996 1522 86.7 17.6 34.6
1997 1460 88.6 16.5 30.5
1998 1474 85.1 17.3 35.9
1999 1455 83.7 17.4 36.2
2000 1392 83.7 16.6 41.1
2001 1329 75.6 17.6 45
2002 1245 72.0 17.3 42.8
2003 1245 72.0 17.3 42.8
2004 1260 73.9 17.1 52.8
2005 1182 75.9 15.6 53.5
2006 1155 71.6 16.1 71.1
2007 1075 67.5 15.9 39.4
2008 966 68.5 14.1 49.3
2009 903 64.0 14.1 53.2
2010 960 58.0 16.5 52.1
2011 907 62.3 14.5 42.2
2012 822 58.9 13.9 44
2013 831 49.0 16.9 84.1
2014 773 48.0 16.1 93.7
2015 707 49.0 14.4 68.7
2016 741 48.0 15.4 76.8
2017 764 47.9 15.9 72.8
2018 764 49.0 15.5 66.6
2019 760 52.3 14.5 94.6
2020 819 54.8 14.9 94.7
2021 760 59.4 12.7 95.3
2022 849 55.6 15.2 96.9
2023 878 57.3 15.3 96.5
2024 837 87.8 9.5 98

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Washington B T High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,722 (15.5%) $9,364 (84.5%) $11,086
2020 $2,115 (16.7%) $10,582 (83.3%) $12,697
2021 $1,737 (13.9%) $10,767 (86.1%) $12,504

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Washington B T High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1610th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1761st of 1961 High schools
 3.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Washington B T High School)2914
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5034
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Washington B T High School)3922
 17%
   End of Course Biology (Houston Independent School District (Isd))5140
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Washington B T High School)1522
 7%
   End of Course English I Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))3941
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Washington B T High School)2123
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Houston Independent School District (Isd))4344
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Washington B T High School)5447
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Houston Independent School District (Isd))6863
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students760878
 15.5%
African American359421
 17.3%
American Indian33
Asian01
Hispanic374437
 16.8%
Pacific Islander01
White1710
 41.2%
Two or More Races75
 28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94.6%96.5%
 1.9%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Washington B T High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 837 students attended Washington B T High School.

Students at Washington B T High School are 50% Hispanic, 47% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

Washington B T High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Burrus Elementary
Elementary : Highland Hts Elementary
Elementary : Kennedy Elementary
Elementary : Osborne Elementary
Elementary : Wesley Elementary
Middle : Williams Middle

Washington B T High School ranks in the bottom 12.7% of Texas high schools.


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