Compare South Houston High School with Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School

South Houston 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 75 in student achievement, 81 in school progress and 75 in closing performance gaps. It scored 79 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, Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 91 in student achievement, 91 in school progress, 86 in closing performance gaps and 90 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. South Houston High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics and 25% closing performance gaps. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in South Houston High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 85.37% of student population, followed by African Americans (11.47%), Whites or Caucasians (1.95%), Asians (0.61%), Two or More Races (0.39%) and Native Americans (0.22%).

At Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School, Hispanics make up 87.52% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (7.34%), African Americans (2.81%), Asians (1.92%), Two or More Races (0.27%) and Native Americans (0.07%).

Based on household incomes, South Houston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 79.36% compared to 69.14% at Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical 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 Houston High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 27.43% of its student population compared to 16.46% at Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School.

In addition, South Houston High School has 26.05% bilingual students, 3.68% are in the gifted and talented program, while 10.82% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School with 15.36% bilingual students, 7.13% gifted and talented students and 5.83% students in the special education program.

South Houston High School's 153 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10 years. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School's 93 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, South Houston High School has two teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 13 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 39 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 32 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 51 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 17 beginning teachers. Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has nine teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 25 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 38 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 19 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. South Houston High School employs 80 female teachers and 73 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, 27 special education teachers are being assisted by 25 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs eight staff members in the school administration department and 20 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Dr Kirk Lewis Career And Technical High School employs 52 female teachers and 41 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, six special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 16 more working as school support staff.