Compare Sharpstown High School with Chavez High School

Sharpstown High School earned a State accountability rating of C (70-79) 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 67 in student achievement, 77 in school progress and 73 in closing performance gaps. It scored 76 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, Chavez High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 72 in student achievement, 83 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 80 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.

Chavez High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and with 25% student progress. Sharpstown High School has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Sharpstown High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 79.66% of student population, followed by African Americans (15.66%), Asians (2.54%), Whites or Caucasians (1.68%), Native Americans (0.35%) and Two or More Races (0.12%).

At Chavez High School, Hispanics make up 86.73% of student population, followed by African Americans (8.15%), Asians (3.66%), Whites or Caucasians (1.16%), Native Americans (0.12%) and Two or More Races (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, the Sharpstown High School’s economically disadvantaged students is slightly lower at 83.42% compared to 93.05% at Chavez 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, Sharpstown High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 55.63% of its student population compared to 34.36% at Chavez High School.

In addition, Sharpstown High School has 54.48% bilingual students, 5.95% are in the gifted and talented program, while 8.20% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Chavez High School with 32.07% bilingual students, 19.72% gifted and talented students and 8.94% students in the special education program.

Sharpstown High School's 92 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 5.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9 years. Chavez High School's 148 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.

Of its teaching staff, Sharpstown High School has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 33 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers. Chavez High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 23 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 41 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 30 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 45 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Sharpstown High School employs 53 female teachers and 39 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Chavez High School employs 80 female teachers and 68 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs two staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.