Houston High
Public School
Level: 3
Grades: 09 - 12
Address: 206 W Spruce St, Houston, MO 65483
Phone: (417) 967-3024
Website: "http://www.houston.k12.mo.us/"
District: Houston R-I
359
Total Students
#144
of 352 in 2025
Academic Performance
EZ Schoolz Rating
50
out of 100
State Ranking
Ranked 144 of 352 (2025)
Among schools at the same level in the state
Ratings By Source
3/10
Source 1
Test Scores
MAP
Algebra I • Grade End of course • 2023
Percent of Students Meeting Standard
31.9%
Performance Distribution
Level 1 (Below)
53 students
(46.9%)
Level 2 (Approaching)
24 students
(21.2%)
Level 3 (Met)
21 students
(18.6%)
Level 4 (Exceeded)
15 students
(13.3%)
Student Body
Total Students
359
Diversity
Low
Simpson index 16/100
Free / Reduced Lunch
100.0%
of student body
Race & Ethnicity
- White 91.4% (328)
- Two or More Races 4.5% (16)
- Hispanic / Latino 3.3% (12)
- Asian 0.6% (2)
- American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% (1)
Spending & Resources
Student-Teacher Ratio
11.6:1
students per teacher
Reviews
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Based on 2 reviews
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"Houston High School is a very poor school. Most of its funding comes from the government. The conditions of the high school are poor as well - 360 or so students crammed into one building, with only one restroom per gender, each with four toilets. There was previously a second building that classes were held in, but it has been deemed unsafe to use since 2008. The older community has been rallying to keep the building up despite the fact it's literally falling apart, so it currently cannot be removed to build anything new. As a result, every class is held in the main high school, in either gym, or in the Vocational Technical building. The ala carte menu is hideously overpriced. The yearbooks are also hideously overpriced for the work that's in them (also, you don't receive the yearbook until October or November of the next year - so if you got a yearbook for the 2005 - 2006 school year, you'd receive it in October or November 2006). The school lacks up-to-date learning materials (my English book for my College Preparatory English class was over 20 years old) and harbors justifiably disgruntled teachers working for low wages. The setting is VERY rural, VERY conservative, and some of the school's policies (such as dress code) reflect that. I would not recommend Houston High School to anyone else due to the general filthiness, dreariness, and squalor that can be found there."
"Houston High School is a very poor school. Most of its funding comes from the government. The conditions of the high school are poor as well - 360 or so students crammed into one building, with only one restroom per gender, each with four toilets. There was previously a second building that classes were held in, but it has been deemed unsafe to use since 2008. The older community has been rallying to keep the building up despite the fact it's literally falling apart, so it currently cannot be removed to build anything new. As a result, every class is held in the main high school, in either gym, or in the Vocational Technical building. The ala carte menu is hideously overpriced. The yearbooks are also hideously overpriced for the work that's in them (also, you don't receive the yearbook until October or November of the next year - so if you got a yearbook for the 2005 - 2006 school year, you'd receive it in October or November 2006). The school lacks up-to-date learning materials (my English book for my College Preparatory English class was over 20 years old) and harbors justifiably disgruntled teachers working for low wages. The setting is VERY rural, VERY conservative, and some of the school's policies (such as dress code) reflect that. I would not recommend Houston High School to anyone else due to the general filthiness, dreariness, and squalor that can be found there."
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