Westside High School
14201 Briar Forest, Houston, TX 77077. 49.9% of its 696 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 138 graduates at Texas public universities, 66.7% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Westside
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 19.8%Texas public 2-year college 28%Texas private college 2%Not found in Texas colleges 26.6%ID not trackable 23.6%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 15 13 18 41 51 66.7% Texas public 2-year college 84 25 23 27 34 31.6% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Westside
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Pima Medical Institute-Houston 7.4 mi 70% $36,425 $44,191 Chamberlain University-Texas 7.5 mi 40% $39,545 $96,897 Galen Health Institutes-Houston 7.5 mi — $30,666 $69,188 Career Schools of Texas 7.7 mi 27% $31,057 $25,397 North American University 8.0 mi 41% $24,462 $38,538 The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston 8.1 mi 72% $31,620 $37,336
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Stratford High School (2.5 mi, 39.9% to college) · Elsik High School (3.7 mi, 33.2% to college) · Westchester Academy for International Studies (3.8 mi, 52.2% to college) · Hastings High School (3.9 mi, 35.9% to college) · Alief Early College High School (4.1 mi, 60.2% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Houston ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Westside | Houston ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 49.9% | 41.1% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Westside High School graduates go to college?
- 49.9% of the Class of 2024 at Westside High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
