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When we compared Jones Futures Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Young Women's College Prep Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Jones Futures Academy’s regular student population is 298 with a student-teacher ratio of 12.2 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is 427 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Jones Futures Academy 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 86 in student achievement, 90 in school progress and 77 in closing performance gaps. It scored 86 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, Young Women's College Prep Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 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. Jones Futures Academy’s two out of seven distinctions are in Social Studies and with 25% student progress. Young Women's College Prep Academy's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Jones Futures Academy. They make up for 59.40% of student population, followed by African Americans (38.59%), Whites or Caucasians (1.01%), Two or More Races (0.67%) and Native Americans (0.34%). There is no Asians student in the school.
The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.35%, followed by Hispanics (42.62%), Whites or Caucasians (3.04%), Asians (1.64%), Two or More Races (1.64%) and Native Americans (0.47%).
Based on household incomes, Jones Futures Academy’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.28% compared to 69.79% at Young Women's College Prep 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, Jones Futures Academy has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 21.48% of its student population compared to 6.56% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
In addition, Jones Futures Academy has 19.13% bilingual students, 16.78% are in the gifted and talented program, while 7.05% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Women's College Prep Academy with 7.96% bilingual students, 34.89% gifted and talented students and 1.87% students in the special education program.
Jones Futures Academy's 24 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.9 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 11.2 years. Young Women's College Prep Academy's 29 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Jones Futures Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while six teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Young Women's College Prep Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Jones Futures Academy employs 16 female teachers and eight male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by one teacher only aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
On the other hand, Young Women's College Prep Academy employs 23 female teachers and six male teachers. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and three more working as school support staff.
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