Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Memorial High School – US News & World Report – 44/100

Memorial High School
935 ECHO LN
HOUSTON, TX 77024

Phone: (713) 251-2500

District: Spring Branch Independent School District

Overview

Memorial High School is ranked 32nd within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Memorial High School is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 34 percent. Memorial High School is 1 of 5 high schools in the Spring Branch Independent School District.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#233
State Rank
#32
STEM Rank
#44
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 2,377
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 34%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 12%
Full-Time Teachers 137
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 99%
Proficient in Math 97%
College Readiness Index 58.3
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 5
Total Students 9,282
Proficient in Reading (district average) 94%
Proficient in Math (district average) 92%
College Readiness (district average) 31.9

Total Enrollment 2,377
9th Grade 687 Students
10th Grade 593 Students
11th Grade 574 Students
12th Grade 523 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 34%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 14%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 17%
White Enrollment (% of total) 66%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 2%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 10%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 12%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Total Students Tested 540
Did Not Meet Standard 1%
Met Standard 51%
Commended Performance 48%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills test.

Total Students Tested 542
Did Not Meet Standard 3%
Met Standard 41%
Commended Performance 56%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 119.5
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 16.3
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 90.9
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 98.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -7.1
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 7.8
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 58.3
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 62%
Participant Passing Rate 91%
Exams Per Test Taker 5.2
Exam Pass Rate 83%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 57%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 4.7