Compare Katy High School with Jordan High School

Katy 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 91 in student achievement, 88 in school progress and 86 in closing performance gaps. It scored 90 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, Jordan High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 95 in student achievement, 87 in school progress, 89 in closing performance gaps and 93 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. Katy High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary. Jordan High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Katy High School. They make up for 44.59% of student population, followed by Hispanics (36.59%), African Americans (10.38%), Asians (4.80%), Two or More Races (3.20%) and Native Americans (0.16%).

The student population at Jordan High School is also predominantly by Whites or Caucasians at 35.90%, followed by Hispanics (27.37%), Asians (23.38%), African Americans (9.57%), Two or More Races (3.57%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, Katy High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 33.62% compared to 14.54% at Jordan 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, Katy High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.63% of its student population compared to 5.90% at Jordan High School.

In addition, Katy High School has 9.25% bilingual students, 7.12% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.72% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Jordan High School with 5.64% bilingual students, 16.61% gifted and talented students and 6.98% students in the special education program.

Katy High School's 209 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.3 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 14.1 years. Jordan High School's 116 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.3 years.

Of its teaching staff, Katy High School has 13 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 44 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 56 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 31 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 52 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 13 beginning teachers. Jordan High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has 12 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 32 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 35 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 27 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Katy High School employs 132 female teachers and 76 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 27 special education teachers are being assisted by 32 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 26 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Jordan High School employs 69 female teachers and 47 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, eight special education teachers are being assisted by ten teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.