Compare Stephen F Austin High School with Ridge Point High School

Stephen F Austin High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 93 in student achievement, 87 in school progress and 80 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Ridge Point High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 92 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Stephen F Austin High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary. Ridge Point High School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Asians comprise the biggest group at Stephen F Austin High School. They make up for 46.32% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (17.24%), African Americans (16.67%), Hispanics (16.49%), Two or More Races (2.97%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

The student population at Ridge Point High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 30.87%, followed by Hispanics (26.90%), African Americans (23.00%), Asians (14.73%), Two or More Races (4.07%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

Based on household incomes, Stephen F Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 36.26% compared to 28.44% at Ridge Point High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Stephen F Austin High School has 179 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.93% of student population. Ridge Point High School has more ELLs at 182 or about 5.97% of student population.

In addition, Stephen F Austin High School has 7.54% bilingual students, 6.56% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.49% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Ridge Point High School with 5.68% bilingual students, 7.02% gifted and talented students and 8.23% students in the special education program.

Stephen F Austin High School's 125 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.9 years. Ridge Point High School's 163 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Stephen F Austin High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 16 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 36 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 27 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 37 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. Ridge Point High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 53 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 19 beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Stephen F Austin High School employs 70 female teachers and 55 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 13 special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Ridge Point High School employs 91 female teachers and 71 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.