Houston High School

Houston High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
9755 Wolf River Blvd,  Germantown, TN
Germantown Municipal School District
4.0
4.1
1,938 Students
A
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School Details

Head of School
Principal Kyle Cherry
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Average SAT Score
1340
Average ACT Score
28
Math Proficiency
37%
Reading Proficiency
65%
Average GPA
3.6
Graduation Rate
91%

Niche Grade

A-
Academics
B
Teachers
A-
College Prep
C
Administration
C-
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
A-
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.6
Reading Proficiency
65%
Math Proficiency
37%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
19:1
Teachers
104
Full Time Teachers
104
Part Time Teachers
0
Teachers in First or Second Year
6%
College Prep
Average SAT
1340
Math
670
Verbal
670
Average ACT
28
Math
26
English
29
Reading
29
Science
27
Number of AP Courses
27
AP Pass Rate
70.7%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
Very High
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
95%
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

English
61.4%
State Average
56.3%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
405:1

Student Diversity

Female
51%
Male
49%
White
67.5%
Black
14%
Asian or Pacific Islander
8.2%
Hispanic
5.8%
Two or more races
3.9%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Tennessee 618 Students
University of Memphis 572 Students
Mississippi State University 222 Students
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 221 Students
University of Mississippi 208 Students
Vanderbilt University 195 Students
The University of Alabama 173 Students
Middle Tennessee State University 166 Students
Rhodes College 136 Students
University of Arkansas 129 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Business 194 Students
Biology 183 Students
Psychology 162 Students
Nursing 132 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 120 Students
Marketing 68 Students
Computer Science 65 Students
Pre-Law Studies 65 Students
Mechanical Engineering 55 Students
Political Science and Government 51 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 335 Reviews
4.0 Senior
8/15/2024
I started coming to Houston High School Sophomore years. I was welcomed from day one with new friends and teachers. The students and faculty are great at being one big school. There's enough diversity to where you can be friends with multiple friend groups and not feel like you are clashing with them. I have some great relationships with the teachers as well. One of my teachers from two years ago still helps me with any math homework or problems I have. The support of the college and career office is great too. Mrs. Schmitt has been one of the most helpful people to work with and talk to while I'm figuring out what to do in life.
4.0 Alum
6/11/2024
Houston High School is a good school in a good area. There are lots of opportunities in sports, the arts, and various clubs for students to join. There are lots of academically rigorous programs to take advantage of.
4.0 Senior
4/9/2024
The best parts of Houston High School was how much effort the teachers put into the students and all the resources given to us to get the best academic footing for college. It also gave us many AP, honors, and dual enrollment classes that allowed us to challenge ourselves more. The worst parts were how administration dealt with certain events but at the end of the day they were all well-meaning.
GreatSchools Reviews
4.1 14 Reviews
1.0 parent
3/16/2022
We moved to Germantown for the schools, and had one daughter (freshman) go to Houston High and the other (senior) the Germantown Online Academy. Two vastly different experiences. Our senior in online program - fabulous. Houston High was a terrible experience for our 15 year old who made great grades...
1.0 parent
10/23/2021
This school isn’t for African American children! The principals don’t respond to emails. My daughter had a terrible experience here. She was bullied because of her hair texture and glasses. No diversity and the children who are black have been around white people so long that they act like them too....
4.0 other
12/9/2019
This is a great school and I would recommend it to parents. However I think that since this school does focus so much on academic excellence (their motto is “Excellence. Always”) students often deal with mental health issues that aren’t taken as seriously as they should. Everyone (faculty, parents,...
5.0 parent
8/14/2018
Daughter just graduated after 4 years at HHS. GREAT teachers and huge number of AP and dual enrollment classes. My daughter entered college with over 30 hours of credit. Very high average ACT school (highest ACT average school district in the state of TN).

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