Compare Heights High School with Bellaire High School

Heights 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 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Bellaire High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 79 in closing performance gaps and 84 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. Heights High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Bellaire High School's four out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Heights High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 74.08% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.14%), African Americans (10.95%), Two or More Races (1.48%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

The student population at Bellaire High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 40.67%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (22.47%), African Americans (20.58%), Asians (13.32%), Two or More Races (2.38%) and Native Americans (0.29%).

Based on household incomes, Heights High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 61.20% compared to 48.51% at Bellaire 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, Heights High School has 274 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 11.24% of student population. Bellaire High School has significantly more ELLs at 452 or about 14.51% of student population.

In addition, Heights High School has 10.50% bilingual students, 36.14% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.34% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Bellaire High School with 13.71% bilingual students, 38.33% gifted and talented students and 6.87% students in the special education program.

Heights High School's 127 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.4 years. Bellaire High School's 177 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 10.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 14.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Heights High School has 13 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers. Bellaire High School has 15 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 34 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 55 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including nine beginning teachers.

Heights High School has one special education teachers assisted by 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Bellaire High School has two special education teachers and 8 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.