Compare Austin High School with Sharpstown High School

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, Sharpstown High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 67 in student achievement, 77 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 76 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.

Distinction Designations for Austin High School and Sharpstown High School are not applicable as neither one earned a recognition for outstanding achievement in seven categories.

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 Sharpstown High School, Hispanics make up 79.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.66%), Asians (2.54%), Whites or Caucasians (1.68%), Native Americans (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Austin High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.40% compared to 83.42% at Sharpstown 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, Austin High School has 558 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 35.84% of student population. Sharpstown High School has significantly more ELLs at 963 or about 55.63% of student population.

Austin High School’s bilingual students comprise 34.55%, gifted and talented students, 11.56%, while 12.72% are in the special education program. Sharpstown High School bilingual students comprise 54.48%, gifted and talented students, 5.95%, and 8.20% are 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. Sharpstown High School's 92 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 9 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. Sharpstown High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

Austin High School has five special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Sharpstown High School has two special education teachers and 7 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.