Compare Sam Houston High School with Arlington High School

Sam Houston High School not rated a State accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 (Not Rated per SB 1365) 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 63 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 39 in closing performance gaps. It scored 64 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, Arlington High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 80 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 78 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.

Arlington High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. Sam Houston High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sam Houston High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 72.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (19.07%), Whites or Caucasians (3.67%), Asians (3.42%), Two or More Races (0.71%) and Native Americans (0.25%).

The student population at Arlington High School is also predominantly by Hispanics at 46.54%, followed by Whites or Caucasians (27.98%), African Americans (19.71%), Asians (2.85%), Two or More Races (2.27%) and Native Americans (0.50%).

Based on household incomes, Sam Houston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 89.18% compared to 62.32% at Arlington 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, Sam Houston High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 43.71% of its student population compared to 19.21% at Arlington High School.

In addition, Sam Houston High School has 43.26% bilingual students, 7.66% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.00% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Arlington High School with 18.98% bilingual students, 10.16% gifted and talented students and 9.28% students in the special education program.

Sam Houston High School's 219 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10 years. Arlington High School's 158 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.7 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sam Houston High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 25 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 61 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 45 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 67 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 17 beginning teachers. Arlington High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 18 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 43 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 42 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 42 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including ten beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Sam Houston High School employs 118 female teachers and 100 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 24 special education teachers are being assisted by 18 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs six staff members in the school administration department and 24 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Arlington High School employs 93 female teachers and 65 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, ten special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 18 more working as school support staff.