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 Furr 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.
Furr High School’s regular student population is 1,150 with a student-teacher ratio of 17.7 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Mount Carmel Academy is 268 students and a student-teacher ratio of students/teacher ratio.
Furr High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 69 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 71 in closing performance gaps. It scored 78 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.
Mount Carmel Academy's three out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Furr High School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Furr High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.91% of student population, followed by African Americans (17.74%), Whites or Caucasians (1.57%), Two or More Races (0.43%), Asians (0.17%) and Native Americans (0.17%).
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, Furr High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.96% 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, Furr High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 33.48% of its student population compared to 25.75% at Mount Carmel Academy.
Furr High School 10.61% are in the special education program, 12.78% are in the gifted and talented program, and bilingual students comprise 31.74% 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.
Furr High School's 64 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.5 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, Furr High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 20 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including six beginning teachers. 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.
Furr High School has six special education teachers assisted by 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Mount Carmel Academy has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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