Houston High School
12501 W Hawk Lane, Big Lake, AK 99652 Map
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 7% state 18% · 2025-26 | 30% state 31% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 10 | — | — | 32% state 33% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 7% state 18% · 2025-26 | 30% state 31% · 2025-26 | 32% state 33% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7% state 18% | 30% state 31% | 32% state 33% |
| 2024-25 | 7% state 17% | 24% state 30% | 51% state 35% |
| 2023-24 | 13% state 18% | 35% state 31% | 30% state 30% |
| 2022-23 | 13% state 27% | 19% state 32% | 24% state 33% |
| 2021-22 | — | — | 35% state 37% |
Compared with similar schools
Alaska high schools where 2–12% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 7%)
- Math, 2025-26: this school 7%, typical similar school 22%. Higher than 4% of 25 similar schools.
- English, 2025-26: this school 30%, typical similar school 39%. Higher than 28% of 25 similar schools.
Similar schools nearby with higher scores
- Wasilla High School 11.1 mi from this school · math 22% · English 30%
- Chugiak High School 17.1 mi from this school · math 37% · English 45%
- Colony High School 18.4 mi from this school · math 24% · English 39%
Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.
Graduation & college
Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years.
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 1%
- White 63%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 1%
- Two or more 20%
- Other 11%
Students with disabilities: 22% of students (80) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 2% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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