Heights High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) 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 88 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 92 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Bellaire High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 88 in student achievement, 92 in school progress, 92 in closing performance gaps and 92 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. Heights High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps. Bellaire High School's seven out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Heights High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 73.17% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (14.29%), African Americans (9.07%), Two or More Races (1.86%), Asians (1.45%) and Native Americans (0.17%).

The student population at Bellaire High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 45.61%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (20.22%), African Americans (16.57%), Asians (14.11%), Two or More Races (3.18%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

Based on household incomes, Heights High School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 60.54% compared to 57.57% at Bellaire 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, Heights High School has 394 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 16.31% of student population. Bellaire High School has significantly more ELLs at 686 or about 21.37% of student population.

In addition, Heights High School has 15.36% bilingual students, 33.08% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.52% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bellaire High School with 19.78% bilingual students, 37.17% gifted and talented students and 8.29% students in the special education program.

Heights High School's 123 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.1 years. Bellaire High School's 167 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.9 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heights High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 21 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 34 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 18 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 29 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 12 beginning teachers. Bellaire High School has nine teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 34 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 39 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers.

Heights High School has three special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Bellaire High School has three special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.