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Northside High School

Houston ISD · Harris County

Northside High School is a public high school in Houston ISD, serving 1,141 students in grades 09-12 in Harris County. It holds a Texas Education Agency rating of B (83 out of 100), with a 14.3:1 student-to-teacher ratio. View the Northside High School 2026–2027 school calendar, key dates, academic ratings, demographics, and staff below.

1,141
Students
09-12
Grades
High School
Type
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Texas Education Agency

School Report Card

Official A–F accountability rating and profile for Northside High School · Grade 9 - Grade 12.

TEA A–F
B
83out of 100
Overall rating
1,051Students
14.3Students / teacher
73.5Full-time teachers
$87,474Avg teacher salary

Student population & indicators

Economically disadvantaged 95.5%
Emergent bilingual / EL 34.3%
Special education 14.1%
Attendance rate 88.1%
Chronic absenteeism 40.7%
Postsecondary outcomes 23.4%

Distinction designations (7)

Academic Achievement in ELA/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Academic Achievement in Social Studies Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps Postsecondary Readiness

Academic programs

Advanced Placement (AP)International Baccalaureate (IB)Dual Credit
Advanced Placement courses20
2-D Art and DesignEnglish Literature and CompositionPre-AP ChemistryPrecalculusAfrican American StudiesHuman GeographyPre-AP English 1SeminarBiologyPre-AP Algebra 1Pre-AP English 2Spanish Language and CultureCalculus ABPre-AP Algebra 2Pre-AP Geometry with StatisticsUnited States HistoryEnglish Language and CompositionPre-AP BiologyPre-AP World History and GeographyWorld History: Modern
UIL activities22
BaseballBoys TrackGirls SoccerTeam TennisBoys BasketballBoys WrestlingGirls TennisVolleyballBoys Cross CountryFootballGirls TrackAcademicsBoys GolfGirls BasketballGirls WrestlingMarching BandBoys SoccerGirls Cross CountrySoftballSpiritBoys TennisGirls Golf

Texas School Report Card

Full official report from the Texas Education Agency.

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School Calendar

Official Calendar
Printable Calendar
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Interactive calendar

Browse the Houston ISD key dates month by month — colored markers show each event.

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    Attendance zone

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    Note: this is a magnet / choice campus — students district-wide may apply. The map shows the Houston ISD attendance boundary.

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    NCES · Common Core of Data

    Students & Community

    Enrollment and demographics for Northside High School (2024-2025), from the U.S. National Center for Education Statistics.

    NCES CCD
    1,058Total students
    14.4:1Student / teacher ratio
    73.45Teachers (FTE)
    City, LargeLocale

    Enrollment by race & ethnicity

    Hispanic / Latino 82.6% (874)White 0.9% (10)Black / African American 15.9% (168)Asian 0.1% (1)Two or more races 0.3% (3)American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% (2)

    Enrollment by gender

    Male 47.8% (506) Female 52.2% (552)

    Free / reduced-price lunch

    96%

    1,011 of 1,058 students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

    NCES school report (2024-2025)

    Full Common Core of Data profile from the National Center for Education Statistics.

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    People

    Staff & Faculty 91

    Sourced from the school's official staff directory · emails link to the district address.