As your children go through high school, choosing the right school is equally important as deciding on a perfect home. High school is when students are given the tools to figure out the paths they want to pursue as adults. There are more subjects and extra-curricular activities that students can choose from. Taking on their interests and passions help to shape the critical decisions they need to make as they plan their future.
When we compared Washington B T High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with North Houston Early College High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Washington B T High School’s regular student population is 848 with a student-teacher ratio of 15.2 students/teacher ratio. The student population at North Houston Early College High School is 485 students and a student-teacher ratio of 21.2 students/teacher ratio.
Washington B T 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 74 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 81 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, North Houston Early College High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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. Washington B T High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Social Studies, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. North Houston Early College High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Social Studies and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Washington B T High School. They make up for 52.00% of student population, followed by African Americans (45.40%), Whites or Caucasians (1.89%), Two or More Races (0.47%) and Native Americans (0.24%). There is no Asians student in the school.
At North Houston Early College High School, Hispanics make up 88.87% of student population, followed by African Americans (9.69%), Whites or Caucasians (0.82%), Native Americans (0.41%) and Asians (0.21%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.
Based on household incomes, Washington B T High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.93% compared to 87.63% at North Houston Early College 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, Washington B T High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 22.88% of its student population compared to 17.11% at North Houston Early College High School.
In addition, Washington B T High School has 20.99% bilingual students, 8.73% are in the gifted and talented program, while 11.79% are in the special education program. This stacks up against North Houston Early College High School with 17.94% bilingual students, 47.63% gifted and talented students and 0.82% students in the special education program.
Washington B T High School's 55 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.5 years. North Houston Early College High School's 22 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 12.2 years.
Of its teaching staff, Washington B T High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has six teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 11 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. North Houston Early College High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, nine teachers have worked for 11-20 years, five teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while four teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.
Washington B T High School has three special education teachers assisted by 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. North Houston Early College High School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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