Compare Ridge Point High School with Kempner High School

Ridge Point 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 92 in student achievement, 86 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, Kempner High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 86 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 77 in closing performance gaps and 83 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. Ridge Point High School’s only distinction designation is in Comparative Academic Growth. Kempner High School's five out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Whites or Caucasians comprise the biggest group at Ridge Point High School. They make up for 30.87% of student population, followed by Hispanics (26.90%), African Americans (23.00%), Asians (14.73%), Two or More Races (4.07%) and Native Americans (0.33%).

The student population at Kempner High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 36.94%, followed by Asians (28.67%), African Americans (18.47%), Whites or Caucasians (13.37%), Two or More Races (2.45%) and Native Americans (0.10%).

Based on household incomes, the Ridge Point High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 28.44% compared to 55.97% at Kempner 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, Ridge Point High School has 182 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 5.97% of student population. Kempner High School has significantly more ELLs at 272 or about 13.88% of student population.

Ridge Point High School’s bilingual students comprise 5.68%, gifted and talented students, 7.02%, while 8.23% are in the special education program. Kempner High School bilingual students comprise 13.37%, gifted and talented students, 3.57%, and 9.34% are in the special education program.

Ridge Point High School's 163 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.5 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.7 years. Kempner High School's 116 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Ridge Point High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 53 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 29 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 40 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 19 beginning teachers. Kempner High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 15 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 37 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 28 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 28 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Ridge Point High School employs 91 female teachers and 71 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 21 special education teachers are being assisted by 14 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 15 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Kempner High School employs 63 female teachers and 53 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, nine special education teachers are being assisted by 16 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 11 more working as school support staff.