Compare Austin High School with Jones Futures Academy

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 72 in student achievement, 82 in school progress and 74 in closing performance gaps. It scored 80 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, Jones Futures Academy also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 86 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.

Jones Futures Academy's two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and with 25% student progress. Austin High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Austin High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 90.24% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.67%), Whites or Caucasians (0.64%), Two or More Races (0.19%), Asians (0.06%) and Native Americans (0.06%).

At Jones Futures Academy, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 59.40% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.59%), Whites or Caucasians (1.01%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no Asians student in the school.

Based on household incomes, Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly higher at 96.40% compared to 92.28% at Jones Futures Academy.

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, Austin High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 35.84% of its student population compared to 21.48% at Jones Futures Academy.

In addition, Austin High School has 34.55% bilingual students, 11.56% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.72% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jones Futures Academy with 19.13% bilingual students, 16.78% gifted and talented students and 7.05% students in the special education program.

Austin High School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.6 years. Jones Futures Academy's 24 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Austin High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 33 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 24 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers. Jones Futures Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

Austin High School has five special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Jones Futures Academy has two special education teachers and 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.