Compare Carnegie Vanguard High School with Houston Academy For International Studies

Carnegie Vanguard 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 97 in student achievement, 98 in school progress and 96 in closing performance gaps. It scored 97 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, Houston Academy For International Studies also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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. Carnegie Vanguard High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Houston Academy For International Studies’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Carnegie Vanguard High School. They make up for 30.89% of student population, followed by Asians (30.56%), Whites or Caucasians (22.02%), African Americans (11.61%), Two or More Races (4.16%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

The student population at Houston Academy For International Studies is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.91%, followed by African Americans (35.87%), Whites or Caucasians (6.96%), Asians (1.74%), Two or More Races (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, the Carnegie Vanguard High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 35.05% compared to 69.13% at Houston Academy For International Studies.

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, Carnegie Vanguard High School has 3 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 0.33% of student population. Houston Academy For International Studies has slightly more ELLs at 17 or about 3.70% of student population.

Carnegie Vanguard High School’s bilingual students comprise 0.88%, gifted and talented students, 99.78%, while 0.77% are in the special education program. Houston Academy For International Studies bilingual students comprise 6.30%, gifted and talented students, 46.52%, and 3.04% are in the special education program.

Carnegie Vanguard High School's 38 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 12 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 15.3 years. Houston Academy For International Studies's 20 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Carnegie Vanguard High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 19 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher. Houston Academy For International Studies has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Carnegie Vanguard High School employs 22 female teachers and 15 male teachers. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Houston Academy For International Studies employs 13 female teachers and seven male teachers. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.