Compare Houston Math Science And Technology Center with Heights High School

Houston Math Science And Technology Center 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 67 in student achievement, 75 in school progress and 68 in closing performance gaps. It scored 73 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, Heights High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 85 in student achievement, 84 in school progress, 78 in closing performance gaps and 83 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.

Heights High School's three out of seven distinctions are in Science, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Houston Math Science And Technology Center has no distinction.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Houston Math Science And Technology Center is Hispanics who make up nearly 91.35% of student population, followed by African Americans (6.75%), Whites or Caucasians (1.24%), Native Americans (0.26%), Two or More Races (0.22%) and Asians (0.11%).

At Heights High School, Hispanics make up 74.08% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (12.14%), African Americans (10.95%), Two or More Races (1.48%), Asians (1.15%) and Native Americans (0.12%).

Based on household incomes, Houston Math Science And Technology Center’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly higher at 95.26% compared to 61.20% at Heights 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, Houston Math Science And Technology Center has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 40.46% of its student population compared to 11.24% at Heights High School.

In addition, Houston Math Science And Technology Center has 39.73% bilingual students, 12.84% are in the gifted and talented program, while 12.22% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Heights High School with 10.50% bilingual students, 36.14% gifted and talented students and 7.34% students in the special education program.

Houston Math Science And Technology Center's 135 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 9.6 years. Heights High School's 127 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 9.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 13.4 years.

Of its teaching staff, Houston Math Science And Technology Center has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 14 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 21 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 24 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 62 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 11 beginning teachers. Heights High School has 13 teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 20 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 31 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 26 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 31 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including seven beginning teachers.

Houston Math Science And Technology Center has seven special education teachers assisted by 11 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Heights High School has one special education teachers and 5 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.