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 Lamar High School, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, with Young Women's College Prep Academy, which is a part of HOUSTON ISD, we noted a slight difference in ratings.
Lamar High School’s regular student population is 2,922 with a student-teacher ratio of 21.6 students/teacher ratio. The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is 427 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 students/teacher ratio.
Lamar 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 85 in student achievement, 83 in school progress and 78 in closing performance gaps. It scored 83 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, Young Women's College Prep Academy performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A. The school posted 94 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.
It is in this area where the two schools differ. Lamar High School’s three out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science and Social Studies. Young Women's College Prep Academy's six out of seven distinctions are in Reading/English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps.
Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Lamar High School. They make up for 40.76% of student population, followed by African Americans (26.80%), Whites or Caucasians (23.61%), Asians (5.37%), Two or More Races (2.91%) and Native Americans (0.21%).
The student population at Young Women's College Prep Academy is also predominantly by African Americans at 50.35%, followed by Hispanics (42.62%), Whites or Caucasians (3.04%), Asians (1.64%), Two or More Races (1.64%) and Native Americans (0.47%).
Based on household incomes, the Lamar High School’s economically disadvantaged students is significantly lower at 47.40% compared to 69.79% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
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, Lamar High School has a significantly higher number of English Language Learners comprising 9.14% of its student population compared to 6.56% at Young Women's College Prep Academy.
In addition, Lamar High School has 8.25% bilingual students, 34.70% are in the gifted and talented program, while 6.84% are in the special education program. This stacks up against Young Women's College Prep Academy with 7.96% bilingual students, 34.89% gifted and talented students and 1.87% students in the special education program.
Lamar High School's 135 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 6.7 years with individual teaching experience averaging nearly 10.5 years. Young Women's College Prep Academy's 29 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 7.4 years with individual teaching experience averaging close to 10.6 years.
Of its teaching staff, Lamar High School has five teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has 17 teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 28 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 25 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 47 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including 15 beginning teachers. Young Women's College Prep Academy has one teacher only serving the school for over 30 years, has four teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, five teachers have worked for 11-20 years, nine teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while eight teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers.
Lamar High School has three special education teachers assisted by 6 teacher aides or paraprofessionals. Young Women's College Prep Academy has zero special education teachers and 0 teacher aides or paraprofessionals.
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