Compare Westbury High School with Houston Academy For International Studies

Westbury 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 71 in student achievement, 80 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, Houston Academy For International Studies performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 96 in student achievement, 95 in school progress, 100 in closing performance gaps and 97 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.

Both schools garnered only two distinction designations or awards for performance. These are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Westbury High School. They make up for 65.03% of student population, followed by African Americans (31.17%), Whites or Caucasians (1.88%), Asians (1.15%), Two or More Races (0.68%) and Native Americans (0.04%).

The student population at Houston Academy For International Studies is also predominantly by Hispanics at 53.91%, followed by African Americans (35.87%), Whites or Caucasians (6.96%), Asians (1.74%), Two or More Races (1.09%) and Native Americans (0.43%).

Based on household incomes, Westbury High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 92.24% compared to 69.13% at Houston Academy For International Studies.

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, Westbury High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 36.08% of its student population compared to 3.70% at Houston Academy For International Studies.

In addition, Westbury High School has 35.01% bilingual students, 12.20% are in the gifted and talented program, while 9.68% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Houston Academy For International Studies with 6.30% bilingual students, 46.52% gifted and talented students and 3.04% students in the special education program.

Westbury High School's 126 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.6 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 12.9 years. Houston Academy For International Studies's 20 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 8.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 11.8 years.

Of its teaching staff, Westbury High School has seven teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 22 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 38 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 14 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 30 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers. Houston Academy For International Studies has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has two teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, seven teachers have worked for 11-20 years, six teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while five teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, and school has no beginning teacher.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Westbury High School employs 67 female teachers and 59 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by eight teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs seven staff members in the school administration department and 13 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Houston Academy For International Studies employs 13 female teachers and seven male teachers. The school also employs one staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.