As your children go through high school, choosing the right school is equally important as deciding on a perfect home. High school is when students are given the tools to figure out the paths they want to pursue as adults. There are more subjects and extra-curricular activities that students can choose from. Taking on their interests and passions help to shape the critical decisions they need to make as they plan their future.
We are making this task easier for you by comparing two excellent high schools: South Early College High School and East Early College High School. We compiled relevant data for you to be able to make an informed decision. Both schools are under the jurisdiction of the HOUSTON ISD.
South Early College High School’s regular student population is 396 with a student-teacher ratio of 20.9 students/teacher ratio. The student population at East Early College High School is 448 students and a student-teacher ratio of 18.2 students/teacher ratio.
South Early College 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 95 in student achievement, 94 in school progress and 94 in closing performance gaps. It scored 95 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, East Early College High School also performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 97 in student achievement, 96 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 98 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.
East Early College High School's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps. South Early College High School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at South Early College High School. They make up for 54.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (41.67%), Whites or Caucasians (2.02%), Asians (0.76%) and Two or More Races (0.76%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
At East Early College High School, Hispanics make up 91.29% of student population, followed by African Americans (4.02%), Asians (3.57%), Whites or Caucasians (0.45%), Native Americans (0.22%) and Two or More Races (0.22%).
Based on household incomes, South Early College High School’s economically disadvantaged students is higher at 80.81% compared to 80.13% at East Early College 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, South Early College High School has a higher number of English Language Learners comprising 11.62% of its student population compared to 10.04% at East Early College High School.
In addition, South Early College High School has 10.61% bilingual students, 25.76% are in the gifted and talented program, while 1.52% are in the special education program. This stacks up against East Early College High School with 9.82% bilingual students, 45.54% gifted and talented students and 0.67% students in the special education program.
South Early College High School's 19 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 13.9 years. East Early College High School's 24 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.1 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, South Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only. East Early College High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has three teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, three 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, and school has no beginning teacher.
South Early College High School has zero special education teachers assisted by 1 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. East Early College High School has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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