Kerr High School

Houston · TX · ALIEF ISD · Public


8 AP courses

A parent's read

  • Where graduates go, as the school itself publishes it. Kerr High School publishes where its graduates go (2025): 60 colleges, including New York University, Purdue University, Rice University, University of Illinois at Chicago.
  • Students here average SAT 1,153. Texas publishes each school's own averages; 100% of seniors tested. The national SAT average is about 1,030.

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

Kerr High School publishes its college acceptances (2025): 60 colleges. See the full list ↓

At a glance

Programs & features
  • 8 AP courses offered — Elite
  • Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
  • Gifted & talented program
  • 8 calculus classes · 11 physics · 10 chemistry
Academic signals
  • AP rigor: 68th percentile nationally
  • SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 6% by test-taker volume
  • 4-yr grad rate: 100% (2024-25, Texas TAPR)

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

Their published college acceptances

College acceptances

Kerr High School publishes the colleges that admitted its graduates. What follows is copied from that document — 60 colleges, in the document's own order.

Years, as the document states them
2025

University of California · 2

University of California, San Diego · University of California, Santa Barbara

Out of state · 52

Austin College · Arizona State University · Baylor University · Boston Conservatory at Berklee · Colorado State University · Coppin State University · East Texas A&M University · Fisher College · Full Sail University · Georgia State University · Hampton University · Houston Christian University · Howard University · Indiana State University · and 38 more below

Not matched to a college page · 6

Blinn College · Houston Community College System · McMurray University · Metropolitan State College of Denver · University of Houston - Clear Lake · University of St. Thomas

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

All 60 colleges, as the document prints them
Austin College Arizona State University Baylor University Blinn College Boston Conservatory at Berklee Colorado State University Coppin State University East Texas A&M University Fisher College Full Sail University Georgia State University Hampton University Houston Christian University Houston Community College System Howard University Indiana State University Lone Star College Louisiana State University Loyola University Chicago McMurray University Metropolitan State College of Denver Miami University New York Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina A&T State University Parsons School of Design Pennsylvania State University Prairie View A&M University Purdue University Rice University
and 30 more
Sam Houston State University School of the Art Institute of Chicago Southern Methodist University St. Edward’s University Stephen F. Austin State University Temple University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University - San Antonio Texas State University Texas Tech University Tulane University University of Alabama University of Arizona University of California, San Diego University of California, Santa Barbara University of Houston University of Houston - Clear Lake University of Houston, - Downtown University of Illinois at Chicago University of Iowa University of New Mexico University of North Texas University of St. Thomas University of Texas, Arlington University of Texas, Austin University of Texas, Dallas University of Texas, San Antonio Western New England University Whitman College Xavier University of Louisiana

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Independently verified As published by Kerr High School — Kerr Profile 2025-2026 (Kerr High School School Profile, 2025-2026) ↗. Found at: Page 2, 'Post-Graduation Placement' section, under the line 'Kerr students were accepted to the following institutions in 2025:' - a three-column alphabetical l.

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How Kerr High School compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 68th percentile nationally with 8 AP courses.
  • ▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
  • ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION-SUGAR LAND, HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTON, ILTEXAS KATY WESTPARK H S 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

68th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
8
Subject breadth not reported
Students taking AP courses
177
≈22 per 100 students · uptake, not just offerings
Advanced math classes
14
8 calculus · 6 advanced
Lab science classes
21
11 physics · 10 chemistry
Other rigor signals
Dual-enrollment program
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

Bottom 6% by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
3
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
0.4
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)
0%
Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.
% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)
40.0%
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

68.8%
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
100%
Class of 2024, on-time
Attendance Rate
97%
share of days attended
Chronic Absenteeism
3%
miss ≥10% of school days — lower is better
Annual Dropout Rate
0%
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.

99%
College, Career & Military Ready (CCMR)
of graduates meet at least one readiness benchmark · 98% 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
1153
school mean (1600 scale)
% Above SAT/ACT Criterion
73%
scored above TEA's criterion
Advanced coursework
% Taking AP/IB
69%
enrolled in AP or IB
% Above AP/IB Criterion
77%
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 (99/100).

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
99/100
Student Achievement
98 · A
School Progress
98 · A
Closing the Gaps
100 · 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
96%
at Meets or above
Approaches 100% · Masters 57%
English II
96%
at Meets or above
Approaches 100% · Masters 32%
Algebra I
88%
at Meets or above
Approaches 100% · Masters 56%
Biology
100%
at Meets or above
Approaches 100% · Masters 73%
U.S. History
100%
at Meets or above
Approaches 100% · Masters 78%
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
1.4%
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
11
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.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
248:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
3.2
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
38
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 196 in 2021 to 194 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-1.0%

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

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +0.7%/year, projecting from 2024's 807 students:

2025
812
2027
823
2029
834

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

Revenue upside

At $13,417 per student in district revenue, the 27 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $362,259/year in additional funding.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION-SUGAR LAND
SUGAR LAND
Public · charter 1.5 912 +22.6%
HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-HOUSTON
HOUSTON
Public · charter 4.7 750 +6.8%
ILTEXAS KATY WESTPARK H S
RICHMOND
Public · charter 5.8 869 +22.2%
SHARPSTOWN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
HOUSTON
Public 6.2 745 +2.8%
KIPP HOUSTON H S
HOUSTON
Public · charter 4.4 642 -4.0%
HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - KATY
KATY
Public · charter 7.3 671 +120.0%
YES PREP - BRAYS OAKS
HOUSTON
Public · charter 6.5 566 +3.5%
KIPP CONNECT PREPARATORY
HOUSTON
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At a glance

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Kerr High School is a public high school in Houston, TX, enrolling 807 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

Enrollment is down 1% from 2021 to 2024.

It offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 68% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

3 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 6% of U.S. high schools.

Texas reports 99% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 100%; its average SAT was 1,153.

It has about 248 students per school counselor.

1% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.

Kerr High School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2025: 60 colleges. Source: Kerr Profile 2025-2026 (Kerr High School School Profile, 2025-2026).

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 Kerr High School graduates go to college? Kerr High School publishes a college acceptances list for the 2025: 60 colleges. Source: Kerr Profile 2025-2026 (Kerr High School School Profile, 2025-2026).

How many AP courses does Kerr High School offer? Kerr High School offers 8 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 68% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).

What is Kerr High School's graduation rate? Texas reports 99% of its graduates College, Career or Military Ready and a four-year graduation rate of 100%; its average SAT was 1,153.

How many students attend Kerr High School? Kerr High School is a public high school in Houston, TX, enrolling 807 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.

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