Compare Kipp Houston High School with Kipp East End High School

Kipp Houston High School earned a State accountability rating of B (80-89) 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 88 in student achievement, 91 in school progress and 83 in closing performance gaps. It scored 89 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, Kipp East End High School earned a State accountability rating of C. The school posted 70 in student achievement, 79 in school progress, 73 in closing performance gaps and 77 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. Kipp Houston High School bagged all seven distinction awards in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Kipp East End High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, the dominant group in Kipp Houston High School is Hispanics who make up nearly 69.81% of student population, followed by African Americans (24.36%), Asians (3.59%), Native Americans (0.90%), Whites or Caucasians (0.75%) and Two or More Races (0.45%).

At Kipp East End High School, Hispanics make up 95.64% of student population, followed by African Americans (3.43%), Native Americans (0.62%) and Whites or Caucasians (0.31%). There is no Asians and Two or More Racesstudents in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Kipp Houston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 89.39% compared to 91.59% at Kipp East End 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, Kipp Houston High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 30.19% of its student population compared to 36.76% at Kipp East End High School.

Kipp Houston High School has no gifted and talented student, while 5.83% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 29.60% students. Kipp East End High School has no gifted and talented student, while 9.03% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 35.20% students.

Kipp Houston High School's 39 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 3.2 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 6.4 years. Kipp East End High School's 17 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 2.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 4.2 years.

Of its teaching staff, Kipp Houston High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, eight teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 20 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers. Kipp East End High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, no teacher serving the school for 20-30 years, one teacher only has worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including three beginning teachers.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. Kipp Houston High School employs 20 female teachers and 19 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs five staff members in the school administration department and 12 more working as school support staff.

On the other hand, Kipp East End High School employs ten female teachers and six male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three teachers are aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and four more working as school support staff.