Westside High School

Direction14201 Briar Forest, Houston, TX, 77077

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Westside High School is located at 14201 BRIAR FOREST, HOUSTON, TX, 77077. The school is part of HOUSTON ISD.

To contact the school, call (281) 920-8000.
Teachers
Westside High School employs 146 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 12 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 2,720 students with a student to teacher ratio of 18.70 S/T. The special education division has 4 teachers assisting it. Westside High School also employs 11 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
2729
Is Charter
No
Address
14201 BRIAR FOREST, HOUSTON, TX, 77077
Principal
MS ALISA ZAPATA
School District
Phone
(281) 920-8000
County
Harris County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Westside High School

Accountability Ratings

B
Good
Start FullStart FullStart FullStart FullStar Empty
TEA Ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 79
Student Progress 87
Closing Performance Gaps 92
Overall 89

Distinction Designations

MedalMedalMedalMedalMedalMedalMedal
Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Westside High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 861 31.65%
Hispanic 1,219 44.82%
White 343 12.61%
Asian 196 7.21%
Native American 6 0.22%
Two or More Races 89 3.27%
Total Students 2,720 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,829 67.24%
Limited English Proficiency 723 26.58%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 713 26.21%
Gifted & Talented 530 19.49%
Special Education 201 7.39%
Teacher Student Ratio 18.70 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 5 3.64%
20 - 30 years 31 21.02%
10 - 20 years 34 23.35%
6 - 10 years 29 19.92%
1- 5 years 29 19.92%
Beginning Teacher 18 12.16%
Teacher Experience Average 12.40 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 8.20 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 146 100%
Female Teachers 79 54.19 %
Male Teachers 67 45.81 %
School Admin 11
School Support 7
Edu Aids 11
Special Education 4

Westside High School 2025 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 77% 65% 77% 89% 94%
African American 74% 61% 75% 87% 93%
Hispanic 77% 65% 76% 89% 95%
White 82% 68% 86% 93% 96%
Asian 86% 77% 92% 96% 91%
Two or More Races 72% 72% 59% 100% *%
Economically Disadvantaged 74% 59% 76% 87% 93%
Male Students 74% 60% 75% 88% 94%
Female Students 81% 71% 81% 91% 93%
Special Education 62% 46% 61% 81% 87%
Limited English Proficiency 61% 42% 73% 82% 85%

Class of 2024 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 99 974 22.9 30.7
African American 97.1 914 19 15.5
Hispanic 99.7 942 21.6 26.6
White 100 1081 26.2 53.7
Asian 100 1223 26.6 76.6
Two or More Races 90.9 1087 * 50
Male Students 99.7 988 23.4 35.8
Female Students 98.3 960 22.6 25.6
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 80.3 78 73.6 91.5 0.3 1.2 7
African American 75.8 74.2 68 94.7 0.8 n/a 4.5
Hispanic 77.9 75.5 71.1 87.6 n/a 2.2 10.2
White 89.4 83 81.9 96 n/a 1 3
Asian 95.7 97.8 95.7 97.8 n/a 2.2 n/a
Two or More Races 90.9 90.9 90.9 71.4 n/a n/a 28.6
Male Students n/a n/a n/a 92.4 0.3 0.8 6.4
Female Students n/a n/a n/a 90.6 0.3 1.6 7.5
Special Education 50 52.9 47.1 85.7 n/a 5.7 8.6
Eco Disadvantaged 76.4 76.2 70.5 91 0.4 1.6 7.1