Compare Kipp Houston High School with Kipp Somos 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 Somos High School also earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 77 in student achievement, 86 in school progress, 81 in closing performance gaps and 85 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 Somos High School’s six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary and 25% closing performance gaps.

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 Somos High School, Hispanics make up 92.99% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (3.05%), African Americans (2.13%), Asians (1.22%) and Native Americans (0.61%). There is no Two or More Races student in the school.

Based on household incomes, the Kipp Houston High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 89.39% compared to 91.16% at Kipp Somos 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 32.93% at Kipp Somos 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 Somos High School has no gifted and talented student, while 16.16% are in the special education program, and bilingual students comprise 30.18% 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 Somos High School's 29 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 1.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 4.1 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 Somos High School no teacher serving the school for over 30 years, has one teacher only serving the school for 20-30 years, no teacher serving the school for 11-20 years, eight teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 16 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including five 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 Somos High School employs 20 female teachers and nine male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by four teachers aides or paraprofessionals. The school also employs three staff members in the school administration department and seven more working as school support staff.