Furr High School

Direction520 Mercury, Houston, TX, 77013
School Rating:
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C
Average

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Furr High School is located at 520 MERCURY, HOUSTON, TX, 77013. The school is part of HOUSTON ISD.

To contact the school, call (713) 675-1118.
Teachers
Furr High School employs 65 teachers, who have been with the school an average of 8 years. The teachers average 13 years of experience in teaching. The school currently has 1,150 students with a student to teacher ratio of 17.70 S/T. The special education division has 7 teachers assisting it. Furr High School also employs 5 education aids.

School Summary

Public School
Grade Span
09-12
Enrollment
1153
Is Charter
No
Address
520 MERCURY, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Principal
MS TAMMIE MORAN
School District
Phone
(713) 675-1118
County
Harris County
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Accountability Ratings & Designations

of Furr High School

Accountability Ratings

C
Average
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Texas edu board’s ratings
Scaled Score
Student Achievement 69
Student Progress 81
Closing Performance Gaps 71
Overall 78

Distinction Designations

Read/ELA
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Post-Secondary
Comparative Academic Growth
Comparative Closing the Gaps

Furr High School Student / Staff Statistics

Student Statistics

Racial/Ethnic Group
Racial/Ethnic Group Number Percent
African American 204 17.74%
Hispanic 919 79.91%
White 18 1.57%
Asian 2 0.17%
Native American 2 0.17%
Two or More Races 5 0.43%
Total Students 1,150 100.00%
Eco Disadvantaged 1,115 96.96%
Limited English Proficiency 385 33.48%
Program/Count/Percent
Program Count Percent
Bilingual 365 31.74%
Gifted & Talented 147 12.78%
Special Education 122 10.61%
Teacher Student Ratio 17.70 S/T

Staff Statistics

By Experience
By Experience Count Percent
Over 30 years 5 7.72%
20 - 30 years 2 3.70%
10 - 20 years 20 31.02%
6 - 10 years 15 22.84%
1- 5 years 16 25.31%
Beginning Teacher 6 9.57%
Teacher Experience Average 12.50 yrs
Teacher Tenure Average 7.90 yrs
Teacher Type Number Percent
Total Teachers 65 100%
Female Teachers 30 45.99 %
Male Teachers 35 54.01 %
School Admin 5
School Support 6
Edu Aids 5
Special Education 7

Furr High School 2022 STAAR Statistics

STAAR Statistics
Group All Subjects Read/ELA Math Science Soc Studies
ALL 53% 44% 56% 50% 72%
African American 59% 49% 62% 56% 78%
Hispanic 51% 43% 55% 48% 70%
White 44% 50% 17% 60% 50%
Asian *% *% .% .% *%
Two or More Races *% *% *% *% *%
Economically Disadvantaged 52% 44% 56% 50% 72%
Male Students 48% 37% 51% 49% 72%
Female Students 57% 51% 63% 51% 71%
Special Education 32% 26% 22% 36% 54%
Limited English Proficiency 31% 21% 44% 30% 46%

Class of 2021 Graduates

Standardized Test

Class Graduate
Group %
Tested
SAT
Avg
ACT
Avg
Abv
Criteria
ALL 67 835 . 2
African American 55.3 828 . n/a
Hispanic 70.6 834 . 2.4
White * * . *
Asian * * . *
Two or More Races . . . .
Male Students 61.8 825 . 1.3
Female Students 73.5 846 . 2.8
Special Education n/a n/a n/a n/a
Eco Disadvantaged n/a n/a n/a n/a

Graduation

Class Graduate
Group Read
Ready
Math
Ready
Both
Ready
Graduated GED Cont. Dropout
ALL 23.1 6.8 5.4 75.7 n/a 4.8 19.5
African American 21.1 2.6 2.6 83.7 n/a 2.3 14
Hispanic 23.7 6.8 5.6 74 n/a 5.4 20.6
White * * * * * * *
Asian * * * * * * *
Two or More Races . . . . . . .
Male Students 17.1 7.3 5.7 75 n/a 6.6 18.4
Female Students 30.6 6.1 5.1 76.7 n/a 2.5 20.8
Special Education 3.2 n/a n/a 86.2 n/a 3.4 10.3
Eco Disadvantaged 23.4 7.2 5.7 78.6 n/a 5.2 16.3