Houston: 55 school districts, 10 counties, one rating scale
55 districts sit on this map. 55 have a published composite; the rest stay not rated rather than a fabricated zero.
One metro, 10 counties, no county-wide district
Houston is not a county school system. Families compare 55 independent districts that cut across 10 counties — the same 1–10 scale on every row.
Where every Houston district lands
- Excellent2 districts · up to 8.7
- Very Good6 districts · up to 7.8
- Average44 districts · up to 7.0
- Below Average3 districts · up to 4.8
Beats its odds by the widest margin
Needville ISD outperforms what student poverty predicts by 2.0 points on the residual.
What the same metro costs at each end
Typical home values on this map run from $106,500 to $1,164,400.
Districts with the most measured campuses
- Houston ISD6.9 · average · 262 measured
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD6.9 · average · 87 measured
- Fort Bend ISD6.6 · average · 76 measured
- Katy ISD7.3 · very good · 70 measured
- Pasadena ISD6.8 · average · 66 measured
- Aldine ISD6.1 · average · 65 measured
- Conroe ISD6.7 · average · 62 measured
- Klein ISD6.9 · average · 47 measured
And 47 more districts on the map.
Houston school districts on one map
Houston is one of the largest school markets in the country, spanning dozens of independent school districts. Most families weighing neighborhoods across Houston ISD, Cypress-Fairbanks, Spring Branch, and Katy have to compare schools district by district. This map shows the entire metro at once — the same methodology everywhere — so you can compare neighborhoods on equal footing.
Houston ISD Core
The urban core — from Heights to Midtown to East End.
Northwest Houston
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD — consistent high performance.
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