Compare Energized For Stem Academy High School with Houston Academy For International Studies

Energized For Stem Academy 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 82 in student achievement, 92 in school progress and 81 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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 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. Energized For Stem Academy 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, the dominant group in Energized For Stem Academy High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 94.03% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.52%), Asians (1.53%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.92%). There is no Native Americans and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

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, Energized For Stem Academy High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 98.47% 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, Energized For Stem Academy High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 64.93% of its student population compared to 3.70% at Houston Academy For International Studies.

In addition, Energized For Stem Academy High School has 64.17% bilingual students, 6.13% are in the gifted and talented program, while 2.76% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Houston Academy For International Studies with 6.30% bilingual students, 46.52% gifted and talented students and 3.04% students in the special education program.

Energized For Stem Academy High School's zero teacher have been working at the campus for an average of years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 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, Energized For Stem Academy High School 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. 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.

Energized For Stem Academy High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Houston Academy For International Studies has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.