Energy Institute High School

Houston · TX · HOUSTON ISD · Public


AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally 17 AP courses

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Energy Institute High School publishes where its graduates go (not stated): 196 colleges, including Boston College, Boston University, Brown University, Carnegie Mellon University.
  • Students here average SAT 1,159 and average ACT 25. Texas publishes each school's own averages; 100% of seniors tested. The national SAT average is about 1,030.
  • Course rigor in the top 14% of US high schools. 17 AP courses plus advanced math and lab-science depth — measured against every high school in the country, not just the neighborhood.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Energy Institute High School publishes where its graduates enrolled (not stated): 196 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 17 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Gifted & talented program
  • 3 calculus classes · 19 physics · 16 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 86th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: 84th percentile by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 98% (2024-25, Texas TAPR)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

Their published matriculation list

Where their graduates enrolled

Energy Institute High School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 196 colleges, in the document's own order.

The document does not state a class year for this list.

Ivy+ and most selective · 7

Brown University · Columbia University · Duke University · Harvard University · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Princeton University · Stanford University

Other California · 2

Pepperdine University · University of Southern California

Out of state · 134

Albright College · American University · ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY · Arizona State University-Tempe · Auburn University · Austin College · Barnard College · Baylor University · Bentley University · Berea College · Boston College · Boston University · Bradley University · Rhode Island School of Design · and 120 more below

Not matched to a college page · 53

Arizona State University - Polytecnic · Austin Commuity College · Benedict College in South Carolina · Blinn College · Carelton College · Case Westrn Reserve University · Clark Atlanta · College of Health Care Professions · Colorado University Boulder · Embry Riddle - Prescott · Franklin University Switzerland · Houston School of Carpentry Trade School · Institute of Culinary Education · Jamestown Community College · and 39 more below

Is my kid's college on this list?

✓ Stanford University ✓ New York University ✓ University of Southern California — University of California, Los Angeles — University of California, Berkeley ✓ University of Michigan — Cornell University ✓ Boston University ✓ Northeastern University ✓ University of Texas at Austin — Georgetown University ✓ Duke University

The school down the road: Kinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts

CollegeEnergy Institute High SchoolKinder High School for Performing and Visual Arts
Boston College✓ named—
Boston University✓ named✓ named
Brown University✓ named—
Carnegie Mellon University✓ named✓ named
Columbia University✓ named✓ named
Duke University✓ named—
Emory University✓ named—
Georgia Tech✓ named—
Harvard University✓ named—
Massachusetts Institute of Technology✓ named—
New York University✓ named✓ named
Northeastern University✓ named✓ named

Both schools print names, not counts, so this shows which selective colleges each list names.

All 196 colleges, as the document prints them
Albright College American University ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY Arizona State University - Polytecnic Arizona State University-Tempe Auburn University Austin College Austin Commuity College Barnard College Baylor University Benedict College in South Carolina Bentley University Berea College Blinn College Boston College Boston University Bradley University Brown University Rhode Island School of Design Bryn Mawr College Brigham Young University - Idaho Carelton College Carnegie Mellon University Case Westrn Reserve University Clark Atlanta Coe College Colby College College of Health Care Professions Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University
and 166 more
Colorado University Boulder Columbia University Concordia College at Moorhead Drexel University Duke University Elon University Embry Riddle - Prescott Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University Fashion Institute of Technology Franklin University Switzerland Full Sail University Georgia Institute of Technology Georgia Tech Gettysburg College Grambling State University Grand Canyon University Harvard University High Point University Houston Christian University Houston Community College Houston School of Carpentry Trade School Howard University Huston-Tillotson University Indiana University-Bloomington Institute of Culinary Education Iowa State University Ithaca College Jamestown Community College Juniata College Kalamazoo College Kansas Christian College Lamar University Langston University Lehigh University Lewis & Clark College Lone Star Community College Long Island University Louisiana State Univ. - Alexandria Louisiana State University Loyola Univeristy New Orleans Massachusetts Institute of Technology McGil University McPherson College MIAT College of Technology Michigan Technological University Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design Montana State University Morehouse College Morgan State University Mount Holyoke University New York University North Carolina A&T State University Northeastern University Northwest Vista Northwestern University Oberlin College Ohio University Oklahoma State University Oklahoma University Oregon State University Pacific Northwest College of Art Pacific University Penn State - Greater Allegheny Campus Pepperdine University Prairie View A&M University Princeton University Purdue Ft. Wayne Purdue University Queen's University Reed College Rensselaer Polytchnic Institute Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Sam Houston State University San Jacinto Community College Savannah College of Art and Design School of the Art Institute of Chicago South Dakota School of Mines South Plain College Southern Methodist University Southern Mississippi University Southern University Southwestern University Spelman College St Mary's Univrsity St. Edwards University St. John's College Stanford University Stephen F Austin State University Sterling College Stevens Institute of technology Stony Brook University Sul Ross State University Syracuse University Temple University Texas A&M University Kingsville Texas A&M University College Station Texas A&M University Corpus Christi Texas A&M University Galveston Texas A&M University San Antonio Texas Christian University Texas Lutherin University Texas Southern University Texas State Technical College - Richmond Texas State University Texas Tech University Texas Women's University The College of Wooster The Culinary Institute Of America The New School THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - DOWNTOWN THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON - MAIN CAMPUS THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN - ANN ARBOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS - HOUSTON THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT RIO GRANDE VALLEY THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY Trinity College Dublin Trinity University Tufts University Tyler Junior College University of Alabama University of Alabama - Huntsville University of Alabama - Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas University of Colorado Boulder University of Denver University of Houston University of Houston Clear Lake University of Houston Downtown University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Memphis University of New Mexico - Main Campus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of NorthTexas University of Oklahoma University of Oregon University of Puget Sound University of Southern California University of St. Thomas University of St. Thomas (Houston) University of Toronto - St. George University of Tulsa University of Virginia University Pennsylvania Utah State University Vanderbilt University Virgina Westlyn University Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Tech University Wake Forest Unversity Washington University in St Louis Webb Institute Wellesley College Wharton County Junior College Wichita State University Wiley College Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xavier University of Louisiana

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How Energy Institute High School compares for families

Standout academic depth by national standards.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor in the top 14% nationally with 17 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: YATES H S, KIPP EAST END H S, KINDER H S FOR PERFORMING AND VISUAL ARTS and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

86th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
17
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Students taking AP courses
334
≈50 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
12
3 calculus · 9 advanced
Lab science classes
35
19 physics · 16 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

84th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
302
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
45.6
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

‍ Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)
31.8%
Elevated — a quarter or more of teachers are in years 1-2. Often correlates with school instability.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
25.0%
Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Federal Title I context

Title I Schoolwide eligible

≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program

46.5%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Your state's public flagship

The University of Texas at Austin

29%
admit rate
$11,688
in-state tuition/yr · $44,908 out-of-state
1230–1490
SAT 25–75 · ACT 27–33

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $19,857/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full The University of Texas at Austin profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Pay for college in Texas

Texas's public scholarships

Texas families have two big levers: a guaranteed-admission rule for the top of each graduating class, and the need-based TEXAS Grant that pairs with it. Class rank does more here than almost anywhere.

Auto-admit Top 10% Automatic Admission
Guaranteed admission to a Texas public university (not a $ award)
GPA: Top 10% class rank (UT Austin caps at top 5%)

Graduate in the top 10% of your Texas public-HS class and finish the required curriculum for automatic admission to TX public universities (UT Austin caps at the top 5%). (Must finish the required college-prep curriculum (Distinguished plan).)

Official program details ↗
Need-based TEXAS Grant
Up to $16,182/yr (tuition & required fees)
GPA: No GPA gate to qualify (3.0 / top-third = priority) Income: Need-based (federal Student Aid Index)

Texas's flagship need-based grant — no GPA gate to qualify (a 3.0 or top-third rank just gives priority when funds run short). (Enroll within 16 months of HS, ≥¾ time, in a bachelor's program.)

Official program details ↗
Merit Texas First Early Completion Scholarship
Scholarship equal to the TEXAS Grant amount
GPA: 3.0 Test: SAT/ACT at the 80th percentile OR top-10% class rank

Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan plus a 3.0 GPA and an 80th-percentile test (or top-10% rank) for a TEXAS Grant-sized scholarship. (Graduate at least a semester early with the Distinguished plan.)

Official program details ↗

Eligibility rules change yearly — confirm with the official program before relying on it. Amounts are recent published figures; awards cover tuition/fees, not housing or books unless noted. Verified 2026-10-21.

Graduation & Attendance

Does this school get students to the finish line — and keep them in the building?

Two things every family wants to know: do students graduate on time, and do they show up. These are TEA's official campus figures.

4-Year Graduation Rate
98%
Class of 2024, on-time
Attendance Rate
97%
share of days attended
Chronic Absenteeism
6%
miss ≥10% of school days — lower is better
Annual Dropout Rate
1%
grades 9-12, one year — lower is better

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. Graduation = 4-year longitudinal rate (Class of 2024); attendance & dropout = SY2023-24. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

College & Career Readiness

How ready are this school's graduates for what comes next?

Beyond graduating, are students prepared — for college, a career, or the military? These are TEA's official readiness measures for the most recent graduating class.

100%
College, Career & Military Ready (CCMR)
of graduates meet at least one readiness benchmark · 100% met CCMR's college-ready component (a qualifying test score, dual credit, AP/IB, or an associate's degree)
SAT / ACT
% Tested
100%
graduates taking SAT/ACT
Avg SAT
1159
school mean (1600 scale)
Avg ACT
25
school mean (36 scale)
% Above SAT/ACT Criterion
66%
scored above TEA's criterion
Advanced coursework
% Taking AP/IB
84%
enrolled in AP or IB
% Above AP/IB Criterion
66%
scored at the AP/IB benchmark
% Dual-Credit
72%
earning college credit in HS (gr 9-12)
What counts as CCMR-ready? →

Under TEA's accountability system, a graduate counts as College/Career/Military Ready by meeting any one of: a qualifying SAT/ACT or TSI score; AP/IB exam scores of 3+; college dual-credit with a C or better; an associate's degree; an industry-based certification; an OnRamps course; military enlistment; or an aligned career-prep program. It rolls "is this graduate prepared for what's next?" into one comparable number — which is why a school can post a high CCMR even when its average SAT is modest (strong career, military, and dual-credit pathways count too).

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR), 2024-25, All Students. CCMR / SAT-ACT / AP-IB = Class of 2024 graduates; dual-credit = grades 9-12. School SAT/ACT averages are campus means, not the scores of admitted college applicants. TEA masks small-group results for privacy.

Texas Accountability

TEA's official A–F rating: A (97/100).

The Texas Education Agency's official accountability grade for this campus — a single A–F letter and a 0–100 scaled score the state assigns to every public high school, rolled up from the domains below.

TEA Grade
A
97/100
Student Achievement
96 · A
School Progress
97 · A
Closing the Gaps
98 · A
What the A–F domains mean →

Student Achievement — STAAR performance plus, for high schools, college/career/military readiness and graduation. School Progress — academic growth and performance relative to schools with similar economic profiles. Closing the Gaps — outcomes across student groups. TEA awards the campus the better of two methods per domain; the overall grade is the weighted roll-up.

Source: Texas Education Agency, A–F Accountability Ratings (2024-25) via data.texas.gov; the state's official campus rating under Texas Education Code §39.054. Covers every rated Texas public high school.

Texas State Testing

STAAR End-of-Course results: how many students meet grade level.

The share of students scoring Meets Grade Level or above on Texas's high-school End-of-Course exams — the state's core academic-proficiency benchmark, reported for every campus.

English I
80%
at Meets or above
Approaches 91% · Masters 33%
English II
81%
at Meets or above
Approaches 91% · Masters 18%
Algebra I
54%
at Meets or above
Approaches 98% · Masters 32%
Biology
88%
at Meets or above
Approaches 99% · Masters 45%
U.S. History
88%
at Meets or above
Approaches 98% · Masters 56%
What do Approaches / Meets / Masters mean? →

Texas reports STAAR at three rising bars: Approaches (likely to succeed in the next grade with support), Meets (solid command, on track for college/career readiness — the headline number above), and Masters (advanced command). End-of-Course exams are taken when a student finishes the course, so they reflect that subject's instruction, not a single grade.

Source: Texas Education Agency, Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) STAAR EOC performance, 2024-25, All Students. Small-group results are masked by TEA for privacy and shown only where reported.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
7.0%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
49
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 165 in 2021 to 146 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-11.5%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -1.6%/year, projecting from 2024's 663 students:

2025
652
2027
631
2029
610

≈ 53 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue at risk

At $13,316 per student in district revenue, the 53 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $705,748/year in funding at risk.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

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HOUSTON
Public 2.9 782 +0.1%
WORTHING H S
HOUSTON
Public 4.0 751 -8.9%
KIPP SUNNYSIDE H S
HOUSTON
Public · charter 5.3 622 +7.1%
KASHMERE H S
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Public 7.9 655 -16.3%
CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S
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HOUSTON ACADEMY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
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Public 1.7 473 +2.8%

At a glance

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Energy Institute High School is a public high school in Houston, TX, enrolling 663 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 12% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

302 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 84% of U.S. high schools.

Texas reports 100% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 98%; its average SAT was 1,159.

7% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Energy Institute High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 196 colleges. Source: 'EIHS Goes to College' College Attendance Map, embedded on Energy Institute High School's Our Alumni page.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Energy Institute High School graduates go to college? Energy Institute High School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the not stated: 196 colleges. Source: 'EIHS Goes to College' College Attendance Map, embedded on Energy Institute High School's Our Alumni page.

How many AP courses does Energy Institute High School offer? Energy Institute High School offers 17 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 86% of U.S. high schools (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Energy Institute High School's graduation rate? Texas reports 100% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 98%; its average SAT was 1,159.

How many students attend Energy Institute High School? Energy Institute High School is a public high school in Houston, TX, enrolling 663 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.

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