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 Carnegie Vanguard High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Mount Carmel Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Carnegie Vanguard High School’s regular student population is 913 with a student-teacher ratio of 24.1 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Mount Carmel Academy is 268 students and a student-teacher ratio of students/teacher ratio.
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, Mount Carmel Academy earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 89 in school progress, 88 in closing performance gaps and 89 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. Mount Carmel Academy’s three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, with 25% student progress 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%).
At Mount Carmel Academy, Hispanics make up 87.31% of student population, followed by African Americans (7.46%), Whites or Caucasians (2.99%), Two or More Races (1.49%) and Asians (0.75%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
Based on household incomes, the Carnegie Vanguard High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 35.05% compared to 81.72% at Mount Carmel 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, Carnegie Vanguard High School has 3 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 0.33% of student population. Mount Carmel Academy has significantly more ELLs at 69 or about 25.75% of student population.
Carnegie Vanguard High School 0.77% are in the special education program, 99.78% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 0.88% students. Mount Carmel Academy has no bilingual student, while 4.85% are in the special education program, and 11.94% are in the gifted and talented program students.
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. Mount Carmel Academy'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, 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. Mount Carmel Academy 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.
Carnegie Vanguard High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Mount Carmel Academy has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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