Overview
- Houston leads all Texas regions in the share of A-rated campuses, with just over half of area schools improving versus 49% statewide, according to Children at Risk’s 2025 report.
- Children at Risk named 168 Houston-area campuses as Gold Ribbon high-performing, high-poverty schools, up 60 from last year after eligibility expanded to include magnet and charter programs.
- HISD posted improvements at 52% of campuses and earned a C+ overall, yet several schools saw steep declines, including Lantrip Elementary, and five campuses received F ratings.
- The nonprofit’s rankings weigh student achievement, poverty-adjusted performance, and growth for all schools, with an added college readiness measure for high schools, differing from TEA’s inclusion of career and military readiness.
- Recently included charter networks showed pronounced volatility, with some recording double-digit average score gains and others among the largest year-over-year drops.