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.
When we compared Yates High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Houston Academy For International Studies, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted that the two schools are on opposite ends of the ratings spectrum.
Yates High School’s regular student population is 929 with a student-teacher ratio of 17 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Houston Academy For International Studies is 460 students and a student-teacher ratio of 22.4 students/teacher ratio.
Yates 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 59 in student achievement, 70 in school progress and 61 in closing performance gaps. It scored 67 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.
Houston Academy For International Studies's two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and 25% closing performance gaps. Yates High School has no distinction.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Yates High School is African Americans who make up nearly 84.93% of student population, followed by Hispanics (12.70%), Whites or Caucasians (0.97%), Two or More Races (0.97%) and Asians (0.43%). There is no Native Americans student in the school.
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, Yates High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 96.45% 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, Yates High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 5.06% of its student population compared to 3.70% at Houston Academy For International Studies.
In addition, Yates High School has 4.41% bilingual students, 3.44% are in the gifted and talented program, while 16.68% 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.
Yates High School's 54 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 14 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, Yates High School has four teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 13 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, seven teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 18 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including four 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. Yates High School employs 33 female teachers and 21 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, five special education teachers are being assisted by seven teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and 14 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.
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