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 South Early College High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Texas Connections Academy At Houston, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a big difference in ratings.
South Early College High School’s regular student population is 396 with a student-teacher ratio of 20.9 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Texas Connections Academy At Houston is 10,126 students and a student-teacher ratio of students/teacher ratio.
South Early College 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, Texas Connections Academy At Houston earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress, 75 in closing performance gaps and 75 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.
Texas Connections Academy At Houston's one out of seven distinction is in Social Studies. South Early College High School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at South Early College High School. They make up for 54.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (41.67%), Whites or Caucasians (2.02%), Asians (0.76%) and Two or More Races (0.76%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
The student population at Texas Connections Academy At Houston is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.92%, followed by Hispanics (34.97%), African Americans (15.81%), Asians (7.47%), Two or More Races (4.86%) and Native Americans (0.58%).
Based on household incomes, South Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 80.81% compared to 42.40% at Texas Connections Academy At Houston.
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, South Early College High School has 46 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.62% of student population. Texas Connections Academy At Houston has significantly more ELLs at 412 or about 4.07% of student population.
South Early College High School’s bilingual students comprise 10.61%, gifted and talented students, 25.76%, while 1.52% are in the special education program. Texas Connections Academy At Houston bilingual students comprise 4.09%, gifted and talented students, 0.80%, and 5.52% are in the special education program.
South Early College High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.9 years. Texas Connections Academy At Houston's zero teacher have been working at the campus for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging close to years.
Of its teaching staff, South Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. Texas Connections Academy At Houston no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, school has no teacher serving 6-10 years, no teacher serving the school for 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.
South Early College High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Texas Connections Academy At Houston has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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